By Prof Upendra Baxi The passing of Mahendra Pal Singh on March 7, 2026, marks an irreplaceable loss to India’s community of legal scholars and teachers. A towering figure in…
For years, Indian law quietly carried an assumption that few paused to question: that a woman who adopts a child older than three months somehow needs less time to become…
By Neeraj Mishra If someone manages to source high-quality opium in Delhi, there is an increasing possibility that it has travelled not from Afghanistan, but from hidden plantations in Chhattisgarh.…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha Prolonged incarceration under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) has once again come under sharp judicial scrutiny. In a significant move, the Supreme Court has issued…
By Vickram Kilpady Long before winter smog became the defining image of Delhi’s air crisis, a single public interest litigation (PIL) transformed how India confronted pollution. In 1985, environmental lawyer…
Justice Surya Kant has called on High Courts across India to accelerate the process of judicial appointments, emphasizing that delays continue to strain the justice delivery system. Speaking on the…
The Bombay High Court has passed an interim order restraining both the Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Trust and former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh from publishing or circulating allegedly defamatory…
A petition has been moved before the Supreme Court of India challenging the anticipatory bail granted to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual…