The Supreme Court has ordered the Department of Archaeology, Delhi to constitute within a week, a committee to initiate the process for restoration of Lodhi-era Shaikh Ali ‘Gumti’, a 500-year-old tomb of archaeological importance, which was under the illegal occupation of the Defence Colony Residents Welfare Association (DCRWA) for 60 years. The Bench of Justice…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a foreigners tribunal did not have the power to review its own verdicts. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan observed that once a foreigners tribunal passed an order, the only remedy available with it was to challenge it’s decision before a higher forum. The…
Senior Advocate Indira Jaising has expressed serious concern over the backdoor attempt to reshape the Constitution of India through legislative and judicial practices, doing away with the need of formal amendments. Delivering the 29th Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial Lecture on Modern Constitutionalism, the Senior Advocate said the reinterpretation of laws in alignment with the majoritarian…
By India Legal Correspondent When Rekha Gupta’s name was announced as chief minister of Delhi, the city’s women erupted in celebration. It was not just a political victory; it was a symbolic moment of woman power triumphing over caste, community, and even competence in the eyes of many. Across the capital, women lauded Prime Minister…
The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the National Medical Commission (NMC) guidelines on eligibility to pursue the MBBS course, specifically the requirement to have ‘both hands intact,’ needed revision. Noting that the rule requiring ‘both hands intact’ made a mockery of the principle of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities, the Bench of Justice…
The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the petitions filed by Nikita Singhania, her mother and her brother, seeking to quash an FIR registered against them for allegedly abetting the suicide of Atul Subhash, a Bangalore-based techie and husband of Nikita. The order was passed by the single-judge Bench of Justice SR Krishna Kumar after…
By GS Pannu In her speech, while presenting the Budget for 2025-26, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Union finance minister, announced the government’s intention to introduce a new Income-Tax Bill to replace the Income-Tax Act, 1961. On February 12, 2025, she presented the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in Parliament signalling the government’s commitment to create a tax…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a significant legal victory for the Union government, the Delhi High Court has ruled against Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and its foreign partners in a long-standing dispute over unauthorized oil and gas extraction. The verdict reinstates the government’s $1.7 billion claim against RIL and its associates for alleged “unjust enrichment”…
By Kenneth Tiven His public rapprochement with Russia has effectively abandoned Ukraine, NATO, and the United Nations, sending diplomatic shockwaves across the world. This abrupt shift places India and fellow BRICS nations in a new, uncertain strategic position as global alliances are disrupted. Not content with merely reshaping international relations, Donald Trump and his ruling…
India Legal (IL): If we look at your life, you have dedicated a significant part to the legal profession. How do you view the journey? Justice VK Gupta (VKG): One word comes to mind: “satisfactory”. When I reflect on the past 50 years of my life, I feel a sense of goodness and satisfaction. I…