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By Dilip Bobb   The Supreme Court judgment on speedy trials which related to a particular case the apex court was hearing has been covered in another article in this issue,…

By Sujit Bhar When Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai spoke at the second National Mediation Conference in Bhubaneswar recently, his words carried the weight of both tradition and…

By Kumkum Chadha Among the many other things that come to mind vis-a-vis Bangladesh are Jamdani sarees and hilsa fish. Therefore, when Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah…

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In a strongly worded judgment, the Supreme Court directed a return to the long-discarded practice of day-to-day hearings in criminal trials, calling fragmented, piecemeal proceedings…

Shyamkanu Mahanta, organiser of the Northeast Festival, has approached the Supreme Court challenging multiple criminal proceedings initiated against him following the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore on September…

The Bombay High Court has refused to intervene in a challenge mounted by Reliance Communications promoter Anil Ambani against the State Bank of India’s (SBI) decision to categorise his loan…

The Madras High Court’s principal bench has ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into the stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Karur, a tragedy that…

The wife of noted Ladakhi innovator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk has moved the Supreme Court against his preventive detention under the National Security Act, 1980. The petition, filed by…