By Binny Yadav Days after a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan of the Supreme Court directed the Delhi government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on August 11 to “immediately remove stray dogs from all localities” in the capital, the order was modified by a…
By Om Upadhyay On a sultry afternoon in Lucknow, 22-year-old Neha (name changed) stepped nervously into a cybercrime police station. Her hands shook as she held out her phone. A video—meant only for her partner—was now being shared across WhatsApp groups in her neighbourhood. Before she found the courage to approach the police, she had…
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Centre’s decision to mandate the sale of petrol blended with 20% ethanol, commonly known as E20 fuel. The plea, moved by advocate Akshay Malhotra, argues that the government’s policy is arbitrary and unreasonable as it fails to provide an option for ethanol-free…
India is at a defining moment in its energy journey. With rising urbanization, increased power demands, and growing environmental awareness, solar power has shifted from being a futuristic idea to an everyday solution. From bustling cities to quiet towns, homes across the country are looking toward the sun, not just as a source of light,…
The Supreme Court of India has issued significant directives to ensure fairness and transparency in Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, following concerns over the exclusion of approximately 65 lakh voters. A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ruled that individuals whose names were omitted from the draft electoral rolls can…
The Supreme Court of India has intervened to prevent the Assam Police from taking coercive action against senior journalists Karan Thapar and Siddharth Varadarajan. The court’s decision follows the issuance of fresh summons under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a provision addressing acts that endanger India’s sovereignty, unity, and integrity. A bench…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a sweeping set of interim directions revising its earlier mandate on stray dog management, making the guidelines applicable across India. A Bench led by Justice Vikram Nath clarified that these instructions are temporary until a comprehensive national policy is formulated. Justice Nath stated that the court has impleaded all…
The Supreme Court of India declined a request for an expedited hearing on a plea challenging the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD) directive to round up stray dogs in the capital. The plea was presented before Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi, who dismissed it and issued no interim orders. This dispute centers on a…
By Shatakshi Vyas The legal profession in India is not an exception to the way Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing businesses worldwide. The Indian legal industry, which has historically relied on manual procedures, copious amounts of paperwork, and human judgment, is currently undergoing a technological transformation. American computer scientist John McCarthy coined the phrase artificial…
In the edifice of jurisprudence, access to justice cannot be the exclusive domain of socio-economically privileged litigants. As emphasized by Justice Surya Kant, the equitable dispensation of justice mandates the obliteration of elitist bottlenecks—every threshold, from courthouse porches to appellate benches, must be permeable to the meritorious, irrespective of fiscal leverage, and never wielded as…