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The dream of a composite NCR seems to be unravelling with the state wanting a reduction in its share. Instead of NCR reducing the urbanisation burden on Delhi, it has led to ill-effects for the state.

Recently, I was speaking to a client discussing yet another sexual harassment complaint. There are several these days from various quarters. And while on the one hand, this might seem like a cause for introspection, on the other, it might actually be a good thing because it means that women are finally speaking up.

The Karnataka High Court has reserved its judgment on the batch of pleas challenging the state government’s order allegedly banning the wearing of the hijab by Muslim girls in state colleges and educational institutions. However, the Court’s interim order on the hijab row led to another twist when an Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked by her college in Bengaluru to remove her turban.

Development of infrastructure has been hampered by fund crunch and under-utilisation. Will the SC’s e-court project, which has been on for 18 years, make a difference to the crumbling state of affairs?

By Vivek K Agnihotri ...

Poetry sometimes is reflected in legal prose. Justice, like equality and democracy, is a word of ambiguous import and possesses a basic absolute meaning and plural relativist meaning(s).

The Supreme Court has developed a strong definitive jurisprudence over time, limiting the use of handcuffing as a practice. The latest incident related to former JNU student Umar Khalid reveals how it is being ignored by police forces.

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