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Above: Most legal journalists would be jobless if observations made by judges during court proceedings are not to be reported. Photo: Anil Shakya The decision of the Delhi High Court to frame rules...

Above: The standing counsels appointed by the Yogi government lack efficiency and expertise. Photo: UNI In a scathing indictment of the UP government, the Lucknow Bench said these law officers are ...

Above: (Left) Ashutosh Maharaj, who is supposed to be in samadhi; (right) the Dera which he heads claims to have 15 lakh followers across the world. Photo: djjs.org The Court has allowed this relig...

The apex court has sought a law for the appointment of Election Commissioners as the present system is arbitrary and non-transparent and can’t be left in the hands of the Executive ~By MG Devasaha...

The higher judiciary is poised for a salary upgrade that will bring it on a par with the bureaucracy, with the Chief Justice of India maintaining his slight edge ~By Sucheta DasguptaThe wait is alm...

Above: Advocates and lawyers struggle as the Supreme Court experiments with its digital transformation. Photo: Bhawna Gaur As the Supreme Court opens after the summer recess, advocates and judges a...

Above: MP’s Minister of Public Relations Narottam Mishra welcoming President Pranab Mukjherjee on his arrival at Datia in June this year. Photo: UNI In a first case of paid news before a high court...

Above: Unfair and unequitable land acquisition often results in displacement and reallocation of the population. Photo: mangaloresez.com A PIL seeking the return of unutilised land to the farmers h...

Above:There is an increasing demand to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. Photo: abortionuae.com The inordinate delay by parliament in amending this Act to allow abortions beyond 20 ...

As the Supreme Court gets back to work after its summer recess, five cases which impact Indian society and politics will be decided. India Legal looks at the status of the cases, the arguments so far ...