By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The Indian judiciary has long wrestled with a paradox. While the maxim “justice delayed is justice denied” remains a cornerstone of legal philosophy, courts have also cautioned that “justice hurried is justice buried”. The challenge has always been to find the balance between thoughtful adjudication and timely delivery. The Supreme…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha India’s online real-money gaming industry suffered its most significant legal setback in decades when the Supreme Court, in two landmark judgments delivered on May 27, effectively dismantled the legal framework that had enabled the sector’s rapid growth. In rulings that strike at both the legality and economics of the industry, the…
By Dr JP Singh “The future of humanity may well depend upon its ability to move beyond the limitations of its inherited identity towards a conscious humanity rooted in freedom, compassion, self-awareness, and direct experience.” I do not see science and spirituality as opposing realities. To me, they are two pathways through which the same…
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried a bag of toffees for his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni, he knew the gesture would grab headlines. Dubbed as the story of the three M’s—Meloni, Melody and Modi—the Parle toffee bag broke the internet. People back home rushed to the nearest store to grab the toffees which, till Modi…
When the Supreme Court was approached over the deletion of more than 65 lakh names from draft electoral rolls ahead of the 2025 Bihar assembly elections, the controversy was never merely about numbers. The petitioners—led by the Association for Democratic Reforms and other civil society organisations—presented the issue as one of constitutional urgency. They alleged…
The Supreme Court has held that statutory amendments enhancing royalty rates under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957, will prevail over pre-existing contractual arrangements, ruling that royalty is payable at the rate applicable on the date of actual dispatch or removal of minerals and not on the date of auction or execution…
A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court challenging the reappointment of Bihar Panchayati Raj Minister Deepak Prakash on the grounds that he is not a member of either House of the State Legislature and is, therefore, constitutionally ineligible to continue as a minister beyond the period permitted under the Constitution. Filed by…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has expressed serious concern over arbitration increasingly developing many of the shortcomings associated with conventional court litigation, observing that the system was now beginning to exhibit many of the same structural deficiencies it was intended to overcome. Speaking at the 4th International Conference on Arbitrating Indo-UK Commercial Disputes,…
The Supreme Court has dismissed the bail plea of YouTuber Jyoti Rani, popularly known as Jyoti Malhotra, who was arrested on allegations of espionage and sharing sensitive information with operatives linked to Pakistan intelligence agencies. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Friday declined to interfere with the Punjab and…
The Indian High Commission in London has strongly condemned what it described as “indecorous audience behaviour” during a lecture delivered by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant at Birkbeck, University of London, where some attendees attempted to raise questions relating to dissent in India and the CJI’s recent “cockroach” remarks. The incident occurred on…