The Supreme Court has directed the Union government and State authorities to establish exclusive National Investigation Agency (NIA) courts for expeditious disposal of pending trials under special statutes such as…
The Supreme Court has strongly criticised the alleged neglect, encroachment and damage to several historical and heritage structures in Delhi, while questioning how ancient monuments could be leased or handed…
The Bombay High Court has pulled up the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) over the hardships caused to citizens due to biometric mismatches, technical irregularities or administrative errors in…
The Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to a Delhi University (DU) student accused of inciting violence during an industrial workers’ protest in Noida last month, observing that the…
By Inderjit Badhwar There are election victories, and then there are political realignments that alter the emotional map of a nation. What has happened in West Bengal belongs firmly in…
By Sujit Bhar Democracy is fragile, always has been. At a stretch, sometimes, it looks less like democracy as we know it; it simply resembles the outcome of an elaborate,…
The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of the controversy arising from proceedings before the Andhra Pradesh High Court in which a young advocate was directed to be taken into judicial…
The Calcutta High Court has held that public interest litigations challenging alleged violations of the Forest Rights Act in connection with the Great Nicobar infrastructure project are maintainable, rejecting the…