The Delhi High Court has held that law students cannot be prevented from appearing in examinations or promoted to the next semester solely because of a shortage of attendance. The Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Amit Sharma stated that attendance norms for legal education must strictly adhere to the regulations laid down…
The National Forensic Science Laboratory (NFSL) in Gandhinagar has told the Supreme Court of India that the audio recordings submitted as alleged evidence against former Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh were tampered with and are therefore unsuitable for reliable forensic analysis. The revelation came during a hearing in which the apex court is reviewing…
By Sujit Bhar When the Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta recently refused to entertain the centre’s plea against the Calcutta High Court’s June 18 order, it did more than uphold a legal position—it restored a semblance of dignity and survival for millions of impoverished rural citizens of West Bengal. The…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The Kerala High Court has ruled that it is legally untenable to demand the appointment of santhis (temple priests) from only a particular caste or lineage, holding that the appointment of priests is a secular activity, not an Essential Religious Practice (ERP) protected under the Constitution. The verdict, delivered in Akhila…
By Prof Upendra Baxi Rajendra Bihari Lal and Another vs State of Uttar Pradesh and Others (delivered on October 6, 2025) is a very important Supreme Court of India (SCOI) decision reaffirming the secular character of the Indian Constitution against the battle cry of those who believe and urge that the term “secularism” inserted in…
By Kumkum Chadha A bomb blast in Karachi, politician Shashi Tharoor and business tycoon Ratan Tata “a god to many Indians”, his student days when he made money “selling ice cream”, diplomat and author Mohamed Maliki is a multi-faceted personality. Unlike many diplomats, he does not measure his words, but is frank and forthright: enjoying…
By Dilip Bobb The tender was so precise and well-defined it would have given a car enthusiast a serious inferiority complex. The Lok Pal’s tender for the purchase of seven BMW cars specifically mentioned the model—the 3 Series 330 Li M Sport models launched earlier this year in India. It also had to be a…
By Kenneth Tiven Americans who once feared for their constitutional democracy now believe they are witnessing its collapse. What began as bluster has become blueprint—a coup not against a foreign enemy, but against the United States itself, led by its own President Donald Trump. The most recent example came November 1, when Trump abruptly shut…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In yet another ground-breaking judgment, the Supreme Court has underscored that establishing an employment relationship is not a matter of applying a rigid formula, but is a “mixed question of fact and law”. The decision not only provides a comprehensive overview of labour-law jurisprudence, but also traces the evolution of…
By Inderjit Badhwar When global politics burns, it’s usually oil that fuels the fire. This week’s cover story, Oil, Power, and Pressure: How Trump’s New Sanctions Are Testing India’s Energy Nerves, explores how the Donald Trump administration’s new sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil have redrawn the fault lines of global energy—and placed India squarely on…