India’s Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea seeking punitive action against citizens who do not cast their vote, reiterating that voting in a democracy is a voluntary right…
Retiring Supreme Court judge Rajesh Bindal has observed that although judges decided cases strictly according to law, public perception of judicial independence was often based on whether the outcome favoured…
In a step aimed at enhancing transparency and fairness in the electoral process, the Election Commission of India has set up 19 appellate tribunals across West Bengal following directions from…
People, who have been posting reels, images, text on news and current affairs on YouTube, Instagram, X, Facebook, Threads etc, are likely to see the ground shifting beneath their feet.…
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday rejected a public interest litigation challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to transfer several senior police officers and bureaucrats in…
Vedanta Group has moved the Supreme Court seeking a halt on the implementation of the resolution plan submitted by the Adani Group for the takeover of Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL),…
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently examined how property should be inherited when a person dies without leaving behind children. The case was decided by a bench of Justice V.…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha It is not often that a sitting Supreme Court judge openly questions the system of which he is a part. Yet, Justice Dipankar Datta did exactly…