Crossing the Laxman Rekha
As courts become the arena for political slugfests, have judges developed circumspection in dealing with such cases? Often, they have been unsparing in reprimanding the recalcitrant executive for its failures …
Is This A Laughing Matter?
Even as there was furore over MP Kalyan Banerjee’s mimicry of Vice-president Jagdeep Dhankhar, he said it was his fundamental right to do so. Can mimicking a target be a…
Protecting Personal Data
India passed its first official enactment on data in the form of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and gradually the rules in its fulfilment are being evaluated. However,…
2023: Looking like a Wow?
Gaza continues to be pounded. At home, Manipur hasn’t been at peace since May, the Ram Janmabhoomi project nears its completion, the BJP flexed its electoral muscle in three key…
Supreme Court questions Calcutta High Court ruling asking adolescent girls to control sexual urges, says absolutely wrong
The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up a Calcutta High Court ruling advising adolescent girls to control their sexual urges to prevent being deemed a loser in the eyes of…
Supreme Court refuses to quash criminal case against Congress leader Pawan Khera for botching up Prime Minister Modi’s name
The Supreme Court has repudiated to quash the criminal case which was registered against Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera for remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a press conference in…
Patna High Court dismisses PIL seeking to handover possession of land to surviving heirs
The Patna High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondents to handover possession of land to the grantees/surviving heirs as also to cancel the…
Supreme Court seeks Allahabad High Court response on plea against decision to defer establishing E-Seva Kendras in courts
The Supreme Court sought the response of the Allahabad High Court Registrar General on a plea challenging the High Court’s decision to defer setting up of E-Seva Kendras in the…