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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) took Suo Motu cognizance of the matter relating to the alleged illegal mining taking place in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Petition is registered suo-moto on the basis of the news item dated 04.03.2024.  As per the article, the joint team of Mineral, Police, Environment and Revenue Department together took action on 95 cases, which yielded revenue of Rs 26 lakh, while 18 crusher mines in the district were sealed for violating environmental norms. ...

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PMLA Section 19 Defanged

Two Supreme Court benches have blunted the ED’s ultimate weapon: power to arrest under the PML Act. This marks a restoration of due process for the targets of the investigative agency

A Shot in The Arm For Docs

The apex court bench recently declared that a 1995 judgment that had brought medical professionals under the Consumer Protection Act requires reconsideration

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A Step Forward in Punishing Ecocide?

In this landmark order, the Court accentuates the environmental rule of law and principles of sustainable development and lambasts officials of the State who abdicated their duty of protecting forests

The Might Of The State

The apex court’s defence of private business and private property is par for the times when applying socialist interventions of yore can end up alienating investors

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Friend Indeed

By deferring repayment of the $50 m treasury bill of Maldives for one more year, India has shown that it’s a friend, not a master of its neighbour. But as China is involved, it needs to draw red lines for the future

Sex and the Citizen

With a growing number of women alleging sexual assault by powerful politicians and even the governor of West Bengal, it raises the issue of identity secrecy granted to a rape victim as a protective mechanism enshrined in statute books to prevent any further trauma or indignity

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Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, while calling Justice AS Bopanna 'Mr. Dependable' of the Supreme Court, said that when Justice Bopanna would circulate a judgment, the CJI would respectfully agree with a smile and warm regards. Speaking during the farewell function of Justice Bopanna, organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), the CJI said that Justice Bopanna had all the qualities of a great judge, a good human being and a worthy friend. He said Justice Bopanna had a ke...