Law & Justice

When Criminal Law Becomes a Weapon: Justice Bhatia’s Reminder on Power, Process and Fairness

In an age where criminal law is increasingly deployed as an instrument of pressure rather than a pursuit of truth, judicial interventions that return us to first principles assume...

SC issues notice in plea seeking removal of D-voter category from electoral rolls

The plea filed by many affected individuals, states that their categorisation is an arbitrary act beyond legislative framework

SC issues notice to NIA on Gautam Navlakha’s plea

He had moved the top court against Bombay HC’s order denying him default bail

Delhi violence: Court drops attempt to murder charge against two accused

It held that 100 suspicions don’t make proof, but sent the case back to the Magisterial court as it found grounds against the two for rioting

Expression of dissent not seditious: SC

The top court dismissed plea seeking action against Farooq Abdullah’s ‘seditious’ views on Article 370, holding that disagreeing with government policies and views cannot be termed as seditious

Madras HC refuses to hear PIL seeking regulation of social media content

The Bench opined that the petitioner could opt to live in the ‘stone age’ as courts cannot impose sanctions on how the online world operates

Karnataka HC asks State to clarify their stand on compensation for farmer suicides

The affidavit submitted by the government provides that only those farmers who obtained loans from banks will be compensated

Why Indian courts tip toe around issue of marital rape

The courts do not have legislative sanction that criminalises marital rape, and they maintain the stance of ‘the ball is in their court’

Tenets of free and fair trial are sacrosanct: Delhi court on media leak of chargesheet in violence case

During the hearing, the court took cognisance of supplementary chargesheet against 18 accused, including Umar Khalid and others

Women’s rights activists demand CJI’s apology for alleged comments

Letter condemns CJI’s comments questioning marital rape and  for asking rape accused if he would marry survivor

Centre delays compliance of CCTVs at probe agencies, SC says it is “dragging its feet”

The court had directed in December 2020 installation of CCTVs at police station as well as central probe agencies like CBI, ED and had even detailed where they should be put up

Trending

Related VIDEOS

ALL STORIES

ALL STORIES

Himanta Biswa Sarma must resign as Chief Minister of Assam for serial violations of his oath of office: PUCL

The constitutional oath of office enjoins a chief minister to govern without ‘fear or favour, affection or ill-will’

Synthetic Content, Three-Hour Compliance and the Risk of Over-Removal: Analysing the IT rules amendments

While the government introduces safeguards against deep fakes and non-consensual imagery, the amendments also shorten response timelines and expand administrative takedown authority, prompting questions about due process and free expression

Turning the Constitution into Action: CJP’s year against a rising tide of hate

CJP turned constitutional ideals into action—defending dignity, curbing organised hate, and pressing for institutional neutrality

Supreme Court asked to intervene as petitions flag “normalisation of hate” in Assam CM’s public speeches

CPIM, Annie Raja, former civil servants and clerics seek FIRs, an independent SIT and binding guidelines on speech by constitutional functionaries, alleging sustained communal targeting and abuse of executive authority

Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?

The Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali (Karnataka People’s Health Movement/Struggle) has written a strong critique of the draft Karnataka Right to Health and Emergency Medical Services Bill 2025, questioning its rationale and orientation; the critique points how this draft has been mostly borrowed from the Rajasthan Right to Health Act (2022). Besides, says KJC, while some activists in Karnataka have been clamoring for a replication of the Rajasthan Right to Health Act, this demand has been made without investing too much thought into whether this is what Karnataka requires