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By Dr GV Rao The further elevation and appointment of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as the 49th chief justice of India (CJI) is a matter of great pride to lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court of Ind...

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The question of consent during a sexual act has been a much debated one. A recent judgment of the top court of Canada has added a new dimension to the already complicated i...

By Kenneth Tiven in Washington In today’s climate of the Russia-Ukraine war, there is a nervousness when super powers behave negatively. The stated objective for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a d...

In the case X versus The Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department & Anr (sc 2022), Justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and AS Bopanna recognised that under Article 21 of the Constitution, a woman’s right to reproductive choice is an inseparable part of her personal liberty.

By Sanjay Raman Sinha Recently, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had expressed concern over the increase in pending cases in the country, which he said will touch the five crore mark. He said that ...

Litigants as well as the Bar need to be apprised that going paperless will benefit them in the long run. While giving some incentives will be beneficial initially, making it mandatory like in the Kerala High Court will bring it into regular practice.

The Central Ground Water Authority, constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986, has the mandate of regulating groundwater development, and regulates groundwater extraction by NOCs. However, the relaxation of NOC was not without precedent.

In a televised 8-part political reality series, the House Investigating Committee concludes that former President Donald Trump committed a seditious crime by forming a coup against the US Constitution at the Capitol to prevent him leaving office despite losing an election.

The overturning of Roe vs Wade by the United States Supreme Court has meant that the Constitutional right to abortion has been taken away; a severe blow to a woman’s ability to make decisions about her own body. The debate raging over this topic begs the question: What rights do women have in this country with respect to pregnancy and beyond?

A recent publication of the Lok Sabha Secretariat created a stir over the use of some words and expressions. While the Opposition has said that it is an attempt to gag them, is this much ado about nothing?