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Lone Crusader

The IAS officer has had another face-off with the Haryana government, this time over his appraisal report. However, the apex court has sided with the state, leading to a setback to the honest officer

See No Evil

The Supreme Court recently agreed to examine a plea challenging the judgment of the Madras High Court related to downloading and watching child pornographic content privately. The High Court had ruled that this does not constitute an offence under the POCSO Act. However, the top court termed the ruling “atrocious”

Pill for Pharmas

To prevent unethical practices in the sector, the centre has instituted a code which prohibits companies from conducting CME workshops abroad and making it mandatory for them to share expense details

Opening Pandora’s Bond

The March 15 release of entities and individuals who donated to political parties under the electoral bonds scheme has set the proverbial cat out of the bag. It marks a major legal milestone in the disputed area of transparency in political fundraising

Government vs Government

Kerala has moved the top court against the centre lowering its debt ceiling. The centre says the state is borrowing only for pensions and salaries, not infrastructure By Vikram L Kilpady The on...

Courting Controversy

Courts are sacrosanct places and demand a certain behaviour and dress code. When these are flouted, judges have been known to pull up the person concerned

A Matter of Integrity

The conduct of a trial judge as he “assisted” a rape accused was questioned by the Delhi High Court as this is a heinous crime for which there can be no monetary settlement

Deadly Bites

A PIL in the Madras High Court has questioned rules which require RWAs to feed community animals. This seems absurd when stray dogs have increasingly and tragically bitten and killed humans

Not Privileged Enough

The apex court’s recent big order, curtailing the privileges of parliamentarians and other lawmakers, has the potential to clean up Indian politics while leaving lawmakers vulnerable to allegations of bribery

Hold Your Horses

The Delhi High Court has deprecated the practice of filing of an appeal by a third party as it can be done without the knowledge of the missing person and lead to irreparable harm

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