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Supreme Courts Stays The Ban On The Kerala Story

Shinde Survives Due To Thackeray Resignation Blunder

Big Win For AAP For Governing Delhi

It's Back To Academy For Errant UP Sessions Court Judge

Centre Must Change Its Stand And Allow Same-Sex Marriages

Bilkis Bano Case: If Reasons For Remission Of Sentence Are Not Provided, The Supreme Court Will Draw Its Own Conclusions

Fact-Check Unit Notification: Bad In Law, Will Suppress Freedom Of Media

Supreme Court: Constitutional Courts Cannot Seek Explanations From Trial Courts For Orders Issued By Them

Misuse Of Central Agencies: Politicians Cannot Demand Higher Immunity, Says The Supreme Court

Supreme Court Sets Aside Broadcast ban On MediaOne

Politicizing A Legal Issue

ED: Integrity & Independence At Stake If Extensions Given To Incumbent Chief

Does Rahul Gandhi Deserve Sympathy For Calling All Modis Chor?

Rahul Gandhi Convicted For Defamation In 'Modi Surname' Case, Sentenced To Two Years In Prison, Allowed 30 Days To Appeal

Supreme Court's 2022 Order On Bail Not Being Followed By Trial Courts

Bombay HC Rules DNA Tests Cannot Be Ordered In Frivolous Cases

Governor's Role In Maharashtra Under Supreme Court Scanner

Foreign Laywers & Law Firms Allowed In India In Restricted Manner

Same-Sex Couples Should Be Allowed The Right To Marry

Is CBI Hoping That Sisodia Will Incriminate Himself?

Supreme Court: Making The Election Commission Truly Independent

Institutes of Empathy Needed, Says CJI Chandrachud And Finds A Pattern In Suicides By Students of Marginalized Communities

Supreme Court Asks Manish Sisodia To Approach Trial Court Or Delhi HC First

Setback For Thackeray Group: SC Refuses Interim Stay Against EC Order

Election Commission Gives Symbol To Shinde Group, Uddhav To Approach SC

The Law Is Clear: Nominated Members Cannot Vote In Municipalities

Green Bench Clears Stalled Projects But Issues Remain

Justice Gowri's Appointment: SC Dismisses Pleas To Stop It

Technical Deficiencies Cannot Be Allowed As Loopholes For The Accused To Escape Punishment

Late Stage Abortion: Bombay HC Allows Termination Of 33-Week Fetus

Appointment of Judges Tussle: No Easy Solution

SC Asks Advocates Not To Politicise The Serious Legal Issue Of Illegal Conversions

Bombay HC Say CBI Arrested The Kochhars Casually And Flouted The Law

Supreme Court Says Haldwani Squatters Cannot Be Removed By Brute Force

Freedom Of Expression Is Important But Hate Speech Must Be Stopped

Supreme Court Says Proper Procedure Followed In Demonetization, Upholds Its Constitutional Validity

Kerala HC: Important Judgement On The Right To Be Forgotten

Making Laws Better To Earn Jan Vishwas

Same-Sex Marriages Must Be Accorded Legal Sanction

Calcutta HC: Delay In Filing FIR Cannot Be The Ground For Nixing A Sexual Abuse Case

SC: Circumstantial Evidence Enough To Nail Public Servants In Corruption Cases

Pocso: Culture Of Silence & Age Of Consent

In Search For A Perfect System To Appoint Judges

Is The Judiciary Stepping In Executive Domain?

Sex With Minor Wife Is A Crime Under Pocso Act: Kerala HC

Denying Backward Caste Rights to Muslim or Christian Dalits: The Government Is Legally & Logically Correct

Supreme Court 'Embarassed' At Repeated Requests For Adjournment By The Centre

PMLA Court Accuses ED Of Misusing Powers

Death Row Convicts Acquitted For Lapses In Trial

Supreme Court: Economic Backwardness Valid For Reservation As New category

SC Hauls Up Doctor For Not Reporting Crime Against Minors

Accused Cannot Be Ordered To Part With The Password Of Their Digital Devices, Says A Delhi Court

Supreme Court Pulls Up Staff For Delay In Listing Cases

Supreme Court Warns Doctors Against Conducting Two-Finger Test On Rape Victims

Azam Khan's Conviction For Hate Speech Should Spur Action Against Others

Delhi HC: "Any Corrossive Substance Is Acid"

Forced Abortion Amounts To Mental Cruelty, Is Ground For Divorce, Rules Punjab & Harayan HC

States Transgressing Limit By Introducing Doorstep Ration Schemes, Says Calcutta HC

A Tragedy That Could Have Been Averted

Honouring Rape & Murder Convicts: Shows The Depravity Of A Section Of The Society

Delhi HC Allows CCI To Probe WhatsApps' New Privacy Policy

Supreme Court Rightly Agrees To Review Two Aspects Of Its Earlier PMLA Verdict

Stringent PMLA Provisions Held Valid By Supreme Court

CJI N V Ramana Warns Electronic Media Against Running Kangaroo Courts

Unmarried Women Get The Right To Abortion

Supreme Court Grants Bail To Mohammed Zubair, Clubs All FIRs

Supreme Court Says Indiscriminate Arrests Show India To Be A Police State

Is It Fair For A Sit-In Diner To Levy Service Charge?

Judges Must Refrain From Making Unwarranted Oral Observations

Supreme Court Questions 'Mechanical' Orders By NGT

Supreme Court Questions Why Nupur Sharma Has Not Been Arrested Yet

Maharashtra: Floor Test As Scheduled As Supreme Court Refuses To Intervene

Supreme Court Junks 'Larger Conspiracy' Charge In 2002 Gujarat Riots Case, Upholds Clean Chit To Narendra Modi

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay UP Demolitions

No 'Shivling' Worshipping Right Now

SC Issues Guidelines To Help Sex Workers

Supreme Court Bats For Junior Lawyers

What 'Settlement' Can There Ever Be In Rape Cases?

No Drug Case Against Aryan Khan

If A Crime Is "Rarest of Rare", As Per Law Death Sentence Must Be Imposed

Gyanvapi Case: Supreme Court Says Places of Worship Act Does Not Bar Determination Of Religious Character Of A Place

Navjot Singh Sidhu Gets One-Year Jail Term In The 1988 Road Rage Case

Supreme Court's Lesson On The Powers Of A Governor

Attempts To Erase History And Create Mischief Should Be Stopped

SC Extends Tenures Of CAT Members Using Its Special Powers Under Article 142

Gyanvapi Complex Issue: Courts Must Tread Carefully

Sedition Law Put On Hold Till Government Re-Examination

Marital Rape: A Split Verdict From Delhi HC

Jahangirpuri Procession: Why Was It Allowed When It Was Not Permitted

Even "Time-Tested" Laws Need To Be Re-Examined As Times Keep Changing

All Political Parties Have Become Thin-Skinned

Supreme Court: Forced Vaccination Is Against The Law

Increase Judicial Infrastructure, Fill Vacancies and Stop Frivolous Adjournments To Clear Pendency

Sharad Pawar Is Wrong: Section 66A Of The IT Act Was As Draconian As Section 124A Of The IPC

Political Will Needed To Stop Hate Speeches, Why Should Courts Intervene Every Time?

Ashish Mishra: Jail Not Bail

The Electoral Bond Scheme Must Be Suitably Amended Or Scrapped

Maligning Judges: A New, Unfortunate And Dangerous Trend

SC Pulls Up Investigating Agencies For Routine Arrests And Opposing Bail Pleas

The Aakar Patel Case: Court Slams CBI

Criminal Data Bill: Safeguards Needed, Not Assurances

How Did UP Government Know Mishra Will Not Tamper With Witnesses?

Karnataka HC Shows Why Marital Rape Should Be Criminalized

Calcutta High Court: Lawyers As Brokers

Justice Kureshi: Deserved To Serve As A Supreme Court Judge

Supreme Court Says Damages Are Consequential If EPF Default Is Admitted

Expense On Freebies To Doctors Taxable: Supreme Court

Moral Policing By Employers Will Not Do

UP Government Asked To Issue Fresh Notices As Per Law In Anti-CAA Protest Damage Claims

Madras HC's Unusual Ruling In A Medical Negligence Case

The Future-Reliance-Amazon Case Is Tied Up In Knots

Pegasus In India: Will The Truth Ever Come Out?

Why Smriti Irani Is Wrong

Madras HC Refuses To Stop Removal Of Temple On Public Land

Is Spice Jet At The End Of Its Tether?

Kerala: LDF Government Wants To Finish The Lokayukta

Malls And Parking Charges

Franco Mulakkal Rape Verdict: Shocking

Hate Speech Case: Different Yardstick For Religious Leaders?

Victim's Testimony And Convictions In Rape Cases

Marital Rape: The Government Has To Junk Its Regressive Mindset

Supreme Court Gets Tough On Dowry

Divorce Is The Best Option For Irretrievable Broken Down Marriages

No Relief For Rogue Employees Found Guilty In Disciplinary Proceedings

Justice Venkatesh Calls For Dignified Reporting On The LGBTQIA+ Community

WhatsApp Group Admin Not Vicariously Liable For Action of Members

Governments Must Not Ignore Court Orders

Law Making Must Be Above Politicking

Political Class Unites Against Collegium System Of Judicial Appointments

Anti-Trafficking Bill: Concerns Remain

Pocso Act: Skin-To-Skin Orders Of Bombay HC Laid To Rest

'Goondas' In Uniform Assault Judge In Bihar

The Government Should Not Object To Saurabh Kirpal's Elevation

Extending Terms Of ED & CBI Chiefs: Double-Edged Sword

Centre Cites Scientific Study To Claim That Stubble Burning Is Not A Major Contributor To Pollution In Delhi

Torture Inside Police Stations And Custodial Deaths Must End

Autonomy For The CBI Is The Only Solution

Justice Sanjib Banerjee: What Prompted His Transfer?

Supreme Court: Balance Needed Between Concern For Environment And National Security Needs

Supreme Court: Purpose Must Be Defined For Receiving Foreign Funds Under FCRA

Supreme Court Allows "Green" Firecrackers In West Bengal

SC Ruling In Puducherry Bar Near Temple Case: Rule Of Law Is Supreme

Calcutta HC Blasts Central Government And CAT For Not Following Due Process

Supreme Court Appoints Probe Committee In The Pegasus Case

NGT Can Take Up Cases On Suo Motu Basis

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Supreme Court Slams UP Government

Is It Fair To Keep Him In Custody?

SC Upholds Madras HC Judgment Awarding Just Compensation To Motor Accident Victim

What To Do About 'Forced' Bypolls?

Pegasus Snooping Allegations To Be Probed By A Panel Of Experts

Supreme Court Reiterates That Guilt Has To Be Proved Beyond Reasonable Doubt For Convicting An Accused

Interesting Turn In Pegasus Case As Centre Cites National Security

Tax Time Must Not Be Taxing Time

Railways Held Accountable For Delay

Overhauling The Criminal Justice System And Police Reforms Must Be Done Simultaneously

Judgments Must Not Include Personal Views of Judges

SC Collegium Recommends Record 68 Names For Judgeship

Rape Of Minor And "Amicable Settlement"

High Court Nod Needed To Withdraw Criminal Cases Against Netas

Exception 2 Of Section 375 Should Be Read Down

Arrests Are Not Mandatory Under Section 170 Of The CrPC

SC Breaks Another Entry Barrier For Women

People Must Know How The Collegium Makes Recommendations

Kerala HC: Redefining Rape By Moving Beyond Actual Penetration

No Immunity For Legislators For Criminal Acts In House

No Recalculation: Telecom Companies Will Have To Pay Full AGR Dues In 10 Years

Calcutta HC Judge Calls Virtual Hearings A "Circus" Due To Repeated Link Failures

No 'Mitigating Guidelines', Section 124A Must Go

Executive And Judicial Domains: The Line Is Getting Blurred

Justice Chanda Of Calcutta HC Exits From The Nandigram Poll Result Case

The Rule Innocent Until Proven Guilty Was Ignored In Stan Swamy's Case

Section 66A Of The IT Act Still Lives In India's Thanas

Man Sues Restaurant For Rounding Off His Bill Amount

At What Age Should A Child Be Tried As An Adult For Heinous Offences?

Supreme Court Directs NDMA To Pay Ex Gratia To Covid Vicitms

Police Firing: Kill, Throw Money And Close The Case

When The Dying Declaration Nails The Accused

Child Pornography: Browsing And Downloading, Even For Private Viewing, Is An Offence

SC Glare On Delhi HC Order, But Bail Allowed

Not Hearing Bail Pleas In Time Defeats The Administration Of Justice

Terror And Sedition Laws Cannot Be Used Against Unarmed Protestors

Live-In Relationships Must Be Legal If Protection Is Sought From Courts

Discrimination Against The LGBTQIA Community: A Judge Learns To Junk Misconceptions

Kerala HC Prescribes Guideline To Follow In Case Of Guilty Plea

Supreme Court Slams 'Liberalized' Vaccination Policy

Sedition Laws Have No Place In A Democracy

Supreme Court: Plugging Loopholes In The Dowry Law

Loan Default: Personal Guarantees Can Be Invoked Even If IBC Proceedings Have Begun, Says Supreme Court

States Lose The Power To List OBCs

Supreme Court Refuses To Expand Quotas

Appointing Ad Hoc Judges Is A Short Term Solution

The Covid-19 Situation - Supreme Court Intervenes

Vikas Dubey Case: 'Lack Of Evidence' Gets UP Police A Clean Chit

Supreme Court Calls Accident Accused Rich Brat, Refuses Bail

Courts Order Lockdowns: Judicial Activism?

Supreme Court Says Courts Cannot Routinely Interfere With Criminal Investigations

Waters Are Being Tested For Starting Temple Politics Again

Pre-Pack Scheme For MSMEs: Excellent Move

Justice Bobde Courts Controversy, Justice Ramana Avoids One

Wearing Mask Even When Driving Alone Mandatory In Delhi

The Tatas Versus The Mistrys: Time Now For A Clean Separation

Supreme Court Calls Out The "Insidious Patriarchal System" In The Indian Army

Supreme Court Provides Relief To Patricia Mukhim, Says Free Speech Cannot Be Stifled By Filing Criminal Cases

No More Stumbling Blocks In Justice Ramana's Elevation As CJI

SC Order On Moratorium Will Help The Banking System

Governing Delhi: Debate Reopens As Centre Seeks To Expand L-G Role

The PIL Challenging The Places Of Worship Act Is Irrational

Independence Of State Election Commissions Cannot Be Jeopardized

Has The Time Come To Revise The 50 Percent Cap On Reservations?

Jobs For Locals: Haryana Law Is Discriminatory and Parochial

Marrying The Victim Cannot Be The End Of The Crime Of Rape

Sexual Intercourse And Live-In Relationships

Centre Can Override States In Transfers Of IPS Cadre Officers

Why Deny Same-Sex Couples The Right To Marry Each Other?

Disha Ravi: Free At Last

NCDRC Pulled Up For Withholding Reasoned Orders

Why Keep Disha Ravi In Jail For Another Three Days?

Sedition Laws: A Judge Stands Up To An "Arrest-Happy" Police Force

M J Akbar Loses Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani

Protest Cannot Be Held Anytime And Everywhere, Says The Supreme Court

Allahabad HC Says Sacking Order Vindictive, Reinstates LGBT Home Guard

Muslim Girl Marrying Upon Reaching Puberty: Personal Laws Cannot Prevail Over Criminal Laws

The Munawar Faruqui Case: Supreme Court Directives Flouted

DNA Bill: Need For More Discussion

Another 9-Year-Old Raped And Murdered, This Time In Kolkata

SC Rightly Stays A Strange Reading Of The POCSO Act By Bombay HC

Bihar Must Withdraw The Circular Designed To Crush Dissent

Aadhaar Act Order Of 2018: SC Decides Not To Review It In A 4-1 Verdict

Supreme Court Dismisses Challenges To IBC Provisions

After The Delhi HC Order, RTI Act Will Become Meaningless

WhatsApp Is Wrong In Asking All Users To Agree To Share Private Data

Forced Sex In Marriage Must Be Considered As Rape

Why Keep Adultery A Criminal Offence In The Armed Forces?

Notice And Its Publication Mandatory Under Special Marriage Act, 1954

The Farm Agitation Will Not End As Farmers Reject Supreme Court Committee

The Supreme Court's Intervention Is Unlikely To Break The Impasse

The Central Vista Is A Need-Based Project

Right To Be Represented In Court Is Part Of Due Process

Supreme Court Stops Misuse Of NSA

Supreme Court Intervenes In Farm Dispute

Death Of Housewife By Road Accident Is "Loss Of Future Prospects"

Payment For Amenities Can Be Included In Total Cost Of Acquisition Of A Flat

Madras High Court Now Has The Highest Number Of Women Judges

Supreme Court Orders Installation Of CCTVs In Police Stations

Conversion Law Unlikely To Pass Judicial Scrutiny

What Is The Remedy Against Legislative Or Executive Overreach?

Demolishing Kangana Ranaut's Office: "Illegal And Mala Fide" Says Bombay HC

Any Law On The Right To Be Forgotten Must Be Balanced

Kerala Draconian Law: Vijayan Forced To Junk It

A Draconian Law In Kerala To Curb Freedom Of Speech

Freedom For Arnab: SC Says Bombay HC Erred In Denying Bail

Election Commission Must Have Well-Defined And Punitive Powers

There Is No Real Evidence of "Love Jihad"

Should Recent Conversion To Another Faith Cast Doubts Against An Otherwise Valid Marriage?

Risk Perception, Not Paying Capacity, Should Be Considered For Providing Security Cover To Private Citizens

Demonstrations Occupying Public Places, Blocking Roads Are Not Legal

Finally, Rhea Chakraborty Granted Bail By Bombay HC

All Accused Acquitted In Babri Masjid Demolition Case

Supreme Court to Centre - Come Up With Something Concrete on Easing The EMI Burden In 14 Days

The Kochhar-Dhoot Case: Will ED Succeed In Proving Quid Pro Quo?

Gandhi Statue Is Not A Place Of Worship

SC Order On AGR: Partial Relief Is Unlikely To Help The Telcos Fully

Allahabad High Court Bats For Free Speech, Releases Kafeel Khan

The Prashant Bhushan Case: Strange Reluctance To Sentence The Offender

A Woman Makes Shocking And Unprecedented Allegations Of Abuse By 143 Persons

Is There No Conflict Of Interest In Courts Deciding On Contempt?

Supreme Court Hands The SSR Death Probe To The CBI

Contempt Law: Need To Precisely Define The Term 'Scandalizing The Courts'

SC Clears The Confusion Over Section 6 Of The Hindu Succession Act

Supreme Court Versus Prashant Bhushan

Doing Away With Section 138 Of The NI Act Will Be A Retrograde Step

Was Phone Tapping In Rajasthan Done Illegally?

Rape Victim Sentenced To Jail For Contempt in Bihar

SC Rightly Refuses To Tinker With Validity Period Of Cheques

Supreme Court Allows, In Principle, Delivery Of Court Notices And Summons Over IMAs Like WhatsApp And Telegram

Was Vikas Dubey Eliminated To Prevent Him From Exposing Powerful People?

Overhauling IPC, IEA and CrPC Is Good But Police And Judicial Reforms Must Also Be Carried Out Simultaneoulsy

Honour Killing Judgment Sends Wrong Signals

News Content Generators Must Be Paid By Aggregators Like Google And Facebook

Social Media Platforms Must Be Made Accountable

Safoora Zargar Case: Granting Bail Is Not Charity But A Right Of The Unconvicted

Going After Vinod Dua Is Not Right, Dissenting Voices Will Always Be There

Nirbhaya Case: Justice Done, Time To Revisit The Judicial Process

No Respite For Telecom Companies, Supreme Court Says Non-Payment Would Amount To Contempt

Controversy Over Retired CJI Ranjan Gogoi's Rajya Sabha Nomination

Calcutta High Court Rejects Petition Pleading For Banning The Release of The Bengali Film "Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti"

Supreme Court Dismisses The UP Government Petition Over "Name And Shame" Posters

Supreme Court Allows Trading In Virtual Currency Through Banking Channels

Bar Associations Passing Resolutions To Ask Lawyers To Refuse Briefs Is A Form Of Terrorism

Transfer of Justice Muralidhar: Routine Or Rushed?

Justice Arun Mishra: Crossing The Line

Is There Actually A Need To Mediate in Shaheen Bagh? If They Are Inconveniencing the Public, They Should Shift, If Not, They Can Remain There

DoT Order Allowing Relief To Telcos: The Supreme Court Is Livid And Rightly So

What's Wrong In The Supreme Court Order On Reservations In Promotions?

Nirbhaya Death Row Convicts: Making A Mockery Of The Judicial Process

Who Will Prevent Criminals From Contesting Elections?

Petitions Challenging The CAA Rightly Referred To A Larger Bench

Did The Supreme Court Fail In Its Duty In Its Order On Curbs On J&K?

SC On Kashmir: Indefinite Suspension Of Internet Is Not Permissible, Periodic Review Mandatory

Unnao Rape Case Verdict: Showing The Good And Bad Of Systems In India

Tatas Versus Cyrus Mistry: NCLAT Ruling Bad In Law

RIL Stake Sale To Aramco In Trouble As The Government Seeks Security For PMT Arbitration Award

Hospital "Vicariously Liable" For Medical Negligence On Part Of The Doctors Employed By It, Rules The Supreme Court

CAA: Democratic Right To Protest Cannot Be Denied

Why Are Muslims Protesting Against CAB?

CAB: The Bill Of Contention

Certainty Of Punishment And Speedy Trials Are The Solution

Accused On Bail Burns Unnao Rape Survivor

Killing Rape Accused In Hyderabad: Inefficiency, Instant Justice Or Something Else?

Chidambaram Granted Bail: The Supreme Reaffirms That Bail, Not Jail, Is The Rule

It Is Not Rape Only If It Is Consensual Sex

Are Rape Crimes Becoming Planned And Gang Affairs?

How To Use Public Money As Your Own

The Transgender Persons Act Is Flawed And Will Not Protect Their Rights In Full

The Supreme Court Order On Essar Steel Gives A Huge Boost To The IBC

Karnataka MLAs Case: Lacuna In Anti-Defection Law Allows Them To Contest Bypolls

CJI's Office Is Brought Under The RTI Act But Reasons For Most Decisions Might Still Not Be Disclosed

After Supreme Court's Order, The Opposition Must Act Responsibly In Making Accusations In Defence Deals

Ayodhya: Supreme Court Was Neither Strict Nor Patronizing, It Went By Law

The Ayodhya Verdict: First Impressions

Shameful And Deplorable Clash Between Lawyers and Police in Delhi

The Whistle Is Blown At Infosys

The Law To Regulate Social Media Must Be Balanced And Have Clear Definition Of All Terms

Can A Purchaser Of Goods For Commercial Purpose Be A Consumer Under the Consumer Protection Act?

Booking Celebrities For Sedition: Where Will This Lead To?

Recalling The 2018 Order On Scheduled Caste Act: Supreme Court Makes Amends

The Law Will Take Its Own Course Against Justice V K Tahilramani

Chinmayanand Case: A New Turn

Supreme Court Glare On Misuse Of Social Media Platforms

Supreme Court Rules Police Cannot Seize Immovable Property Under Section 102 Of CrPC

Ayodhya Dispute: No More Mediation, The Court Should Decide On Facts

Denied Anticipatory Bail By The Supreme Court, Chidambaram Faces Arrest

Is It A Crime To Be Well-Read?

Pehlu Khan Lynching: Prosecution Stands Accused Of Weakening The Case

The J&K Action: Over To The Courts Now

NMC Bill Brings Much-Needed Reforms To Medical Education And Profession

The Triple Talaq Act Will Bring Dignity In The Lives Of Muslim Women

Rushing Bills Through Parliament Not Good For Democracy

Amrapali Case: Supreme Court Bats For Home Buyers

The Amendments Being Made To The RTI Act Will Kill It

Pakistan Asked To Be Fair To Kulbhushan Jadhav

Labour Laws: Consensus Needed On Contentious Issues

Political Will Needed For Law Against Mob Lynching To Be Effective

NCLAT Confirms: NBFCs Not Covered By IBC

CJI Has Good Suggestions For Clearing Backlog of Cases In HCs And SC

UP Police: Acting Without Legal Basis To Arrest Journalists

Kathua Rape & Murder Verdict: Faith In Judiciary Reaffirmed

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SC: Sec 148 Of NI Act Can Be Applied Retrospectively

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Brother-in-Law Can Be Ordered To Pay Maintenance

Anurag Kashyap Does The Right Thing By Filing FIR Against Vile Trolls

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Thank SC For Small Mercies: No Reservations In Qualifying Exams

EVMs With VVPAT: Penalizing Voter For Complaining Is Unfair

Clarity Needed On Prosecution of Judges

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In Trying To Be Over Smart, Rahul Gandhi Gets Contempt Notice From SC

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Powers Of The Magistrate To Order Further Investigation After Discharging The Accused

Apology From Rahul Gandhi: At Least One More Is Due

Justice Gogoi: Brazening It Out

Sec 156(3) Of The CrPC Does Not Empower An Executive Magistrate To Direct Filing Of An FIR

EC Acts To Ban Yogi, Mayawati, Maneka and Azam Khan From Campaigning

Supreme Court Bats For Transparency In Governance And Free Speech

Why Have A Model Code Of Conduct That Does Not Have Legal Sanctity?

Gagging The Media: What is Tejasvi Surya Afraid Of?

Kolkata Mob Lynching Raises Disturbing Questions

Will The Lokpal Make A Difference?

Samjhauta Blast Verdict: Is It Fair To Berate The Judge?

The Shillong Times Case: Contempt Of Court Or Highhandedness?

Ayodhya: SC Exploring Mediation Before Final Hearing

Cheque Bouncing And Company Directors

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Limitation Act And Sale Of Minor's Property

Anil Ambani: Trouble Comes In Threes

SC: Stern Action Taken Against Tamperers Of Order On The Website

M Nageswar Rao Guilty of Contempt: Supreme Court Rightly Sets An Example

Supreme Court Demarcates Governance In Delhi

Insolvency Code Constitutionally Valid, Says Supreme Court

Doubting Justice Sikri: Anything To Be Anti-Modi

Landlords Versus Tenants

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Mala Fide To Be Proved For Rape Charge To Hold If Man Refuses To Marry After Consensual Sex

Transgender Persons Bill: Not Quite There

Snooping: NDA Has Just Notified Agencies Under Existing Laws And Rules

Park Street Slapping: Police Cannot Legally Hit A Citizen

Death Penalty Must Be The Exception

Protecting Witnesses Is Not Easy

SC: Birth of Third Child Disqualifies Panchayat Candidates

Law Versus Faith, Tradition and Custom

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Evidence Cannot Be Rubbished For Minor Discrepancies, Says Supreme Court

SC Allows Women Of All Age Groups To Enter Sabarimala Temple

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Legislators Can Practice Law, Says SC

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Supreme Court Decriminalizes Adultery

Supreme Court Addresses Privacy Concerns Over Aadhar Data

Criminals Will Continue To Be Lawmakers

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Minor Inconsistencies Do Not Make A Witness Unreliable

Supreme Court Modifies Order On Sec. 498A

SC Asks NCLT To Stop Unnecessary Meddling In Resolution Process

No Controversy: Justice Gogoi Is Next CJI

SC Refuses To Clip Wings of Ideas And Expressions

Major Victory For Gays, SC Decriminalizes Sec. 377

Appointment of CJI: Over To The Government Now

Draconian Laws Not Needed, Use Existing Ones Efficiently

What Should Be Done In Case Of False Rape Cases?

Adultery Should Be Decriminalized

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SC Approves BCCI Constitution But Waters Down Several Clauses

Controversy, Thy Name Is Justice KM Joseph

Companies Act: Making Less Serious Offences Compoundable Is Sensible

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People Will Suffer As Kejriwal Refuses To Shed Confrontationist Attitude

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After SC Decision, Delhi Must Be Granted Full Statehood

Criminal Intent Must To Attract Sec. 306 of IPC

Bonds Signed By Doctors: Government Cannot Act Illegally To Withhold Degrees

Kerala HC Strikes A Blow For Love, Live-In And Freedom of Choice

Hugging A Child Without Consent Is Not Playfulness

Single Mothers And Father's Name Of The Child

Abusing Parents Yet Coveting Their Property

Congress Gives Up Its Dirty Game, Withdraws Petition on CJI Impeachment

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SC Follows Propriety In CJI Impeachment Petition

Appointing Judges: Stop Politicizing, Find A Solution Fast

Asaram: No Penance Will Suffice

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What If CJI Impeachment Case Moves To The Supreme Court?

Child Rape: Death Penalty is Not the Answer

Impeachment: CJI Must Ignore Congress' Tricks

Congress Doing Serious Damage by Bringing Impeachment Motion Against CJI

Politics Over Justice Loya's Death

BCCI Must Be Brought Under RTI Act

Mecca Masjid Blasts Case: Disturbing Developments

Delivery of Justice in Rape Cases

Salman Khan: The Law Is A Great Leveler

Lawyers' Strike At Calcutta HC Is Becoming Counter-Productive

Supreme Court on SC/ST Act: Law Must Be Equitable

Facebook in CA Mess, Privacy Goes For A Toss

SC Allows Death With Dignity, But With Conditions

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No More Tareekh Pe Tareekh

Mediclaim Cannot Be Denied for Genetic Disorders, Rules Delhi HC

Fraudulently Synchronized Trading is Illegal, Says SC

Stepson Not Entitled To Inheritance if Hindu Dies Intestate

Asaduddin Owaisi: Misguiding Muslims Over Triple Talaq Bill

Marriage Does Not Change Wife's Caste, Rules Surpeme Court

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There Is No Need To Link Aadhaar To Each And Every Thing

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Will Padmavaat Now Release in Raj, Guj, MP and Haryana?

Making Triple Talaq A Criminal Offence is Not Improper

Courts Are Not Lawyers' Playgrounds

What is Adultery and How Sec. 497 of IPC is Archaic

Daughter's Right Cannot Be Terminated Just Because She Married Outside the Community

Should We Disband the CBFC?

Sex With Wife Below 18 is Definitely Rape As Per Current Laws

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Hindu Divorce: Waiting Period Can be Waived

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Triple Talaq Shown the Door

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Section 498A: Shield or Weapon?

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POCSO Act Cannot be Extended to Mentally Retarded Adults

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Liquor Ban Dilution: A Face Saving Exercise

Law Commission Recommends Radical Reforms in Bail Process

Lalu Prasad: The Smile Will Soon Vanish

Nirbhaya Verdict: Justice Done

Alimony Must Be Decided Based on Facts

Women Criminals: No Justification to Show Leniency

Jugaad to Bypass SC Ban on Liquor Sale Near Highways

Justice Denied: Investigation, Prosecution and Judicial Delays

Gifts, Bribes and Disproportionate Assets

Social Awareness Needed to Curb Lavish Weddings

Judge Recusal is a Sensitive Issue

Beware of Fake Lawyers

Budget & State Elections: SC Dismisses PIL Challenging Advancement

The Media in India is Largely Free, But is it Largely Fair?

Adjournments Are the Bane of Indian Legal System

Political Parties: Ending I-T Exemption is Not the Way

Government Not Serious About Court Cases

Drinking in Public Places and Near Liquor Shops

Triple Talaq: A "Cruel" Practise, Says Allahabad HC

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Supreme Court Judgments: Not Protected by Copyright

Ossification Test Not Conclusive Proof of Age Says SC

National Anthem: Supreme Court Must Review its Order

Refusing to Answer Questions is Not Contempt of Court

Soumya Case: Supreme Court Did Not Err

Is NDTV India Above The Law of The Land?

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Supreme Court, BCCI Tug of War to End Soon

Sharia, Triple Talaq and Uniform Civil Code

Domestic Violence: Bringing Women of Household Under the Ambit

BCCI: Banking on Public Support?

Liquor Ban in Bihar: Law Quashed by Patna HC

Scarlett Keeling Let Down By British Eyewitness

Existence of Debt on Date of Cheque Main Criteria Under Section 138

Judge Debunks Collegium: What is the Best Way to Appoint Judges?

Does Reporting Lawyers' and Judges' Name Amount to Publicity?

Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill: In One Word - Regressive

Mutual Consent Divorce: Waiting Period Can be Waived Only by Supreme Court

Supreme Court Negates Misuse of Administrative Power in UP

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Permanent Blacklisting of Contractors is Illegal

Why SC Rebuked Rahul in RSS Defamation Case

Search Engines and Law in India

Nomination, Title, Wills & Succession

Give Transgenders Their Legal Due, But Make Them Behave, Apply Criminal Laws to Them

Gulberg Society Judgment: Gravity of Crime Ignored and Watered Down

Judiciary and Age of Consent

Should Celebrities be Punished for Misleading Ads?

Backlog and Tarikh Pe Tarikh

Triple Talaq to be Examined by Supreme Court

Real Estate Regulatory Bill: Addressing Grievances of Home Buyers

Little Hope of Supreme Court Deleting Sec 377

Shocking Judgment in a Mumbai POCSO Court

Supreme Court Takes A Hard Look at PIL's & Prashant Bhushan

Observing Road Safety Week is Wasteful Expenditure

Study Abroad and Get Deduction for Interest Paid on Edu Loan

Monkeying by MP's Lets a Brute Walk Free

Salman: Not Innocent Beyond Reasonable Doubt

SC Denies Tamil Nadu Govt the Right to Free Rajiv Killers

Titles are not Subject to Copyright

Judges Should Not Prescribe Radical Punishment

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Judges Get it Wrong in NJAC Case

The Case Diary and Bail Applications

Draft National Encryption Policy: Ill-advised and Stupid

Welcome Conviction & Sentencing in Machil Encounter Case

Santhara Will Remain Illegal Under Current Laws & Legal Thinking

Upahaar Judgment: Discretion Allowed to Judges is the Villain

Muslim Personal Law Should be Codified Without Delay

New Law Not Needed to Put Curbs on Social Media

Defamation: One Suit for One Statement

Rosogolla War: Give GI to Both Pahala & Bengal

Why Wearing Hijab to Exam Hall is Wrong

Threatening or Killing Witnesses is Becoming the Norm

Judges Should be Punished for Disregarding SC Guidelines

SC Says No to Compromise in Rape Cases

SC Says Death Row Convicts Have Right to Dignity and Judicial Remedy

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Supreme Court is Wrong in Leaving Out CM's and Governors

How Could Officials be so Unprofessional?

Forced Sex in Marriage is Nothing But Rape

Supreme Court Raps Family Courts

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Conflict of Interest in NJAC Case

Sec 66A Repealed: Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish

Ganashakti Cannot be Denied Government Ads

Time to do Away With Sec 66A of I T Act

The Right to Light in India is Vague

Religious Practises versus State Law

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