Allahabad High Court grants bail to murder accused
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Vivek Tripathi of Chakeri Kanpur Nagar, accused of murderous attack. A Single Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori passed this order while…
Muzaffarnagar child slapping incident: Supreme Court rebukes UP government, directs probe by IPS-rank officer
The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Uttar Pradesh police over the delay in registration of FIR and the omission of communal allegations in the case related…
The Delhi-Ottawa Rift
By Kenneth Tiven The dispute between Canada and India over the killing of a Canadian citizen, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh activist, is escalating dramatically based on alleged electronic intelligence…
Crime & Punishment: Between Mood Swings of Reform
By Prof Upendra Baxi The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (BNSB), 2023, is a massive effort to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), but it still retains verbatim much of the…
Gelding the Election Commission?
By Vikram Kilpady Unlike Mohammed Siraj, who nearly got a hat-trick in the Asia Cup finals in September against Sri Lanka in his six-wicket haul, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government…
Allahabad High Court sets aside order by DIOS denying payment of gratuity to a teacher
The Allahabad High Court has set aside the order of the District Inspector of School (DIOS) Shamli denying payment of gratuity to a teacher due to non-filing of options in…
Chhattisgarh High Court dismisses PIL seeking directions to frame necessary guidelines for better communication
The Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the respondent authorities to take immediate action and please to order to frame necessary guideline and…
Equality in Corruption
By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a case which dealt with corruption probe against senior administrative officers of the central government, the Supreme Court gave a landmark ruling. The Court held…