Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal on Thursday called for revising the syllabus for legal education in the country with greater emphasis on the practical aspects of law. Addressing the inaugural session of the Bharat Shiksha Summit 2025 organised by the Balaji Foundation in New Delhi, Justice Bindal drew attention to the uneven quality of…
The Bharat Shiksha Summit 2025 will be held on Thursday (April 3) in New Delhi’s Vigyan Bhawan. The theme of the Summit is Shaping The Future of Education. The event will see prominent leaders, educationists, legal practitioners, EdTech innovators and policymakers brainstorm on the future and evolving landscape of education in the country. The inaugural…
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has recently issued non-bailable warrants against three directors of Direct News Private Limited in an application filed by Nxt Digital Limited of Hinduja Global Solutions of the Hinduja Group. The directors are Rakesh Sharma, resident of Greater Kailash, Delhi; Intzar Ali, resident of Badarpur, Delhi and Prateek…
By Annunthra Rangan In today’s world, misinterpretations and misunderstandings are inevitable. However, targeting a specific community and attempting to marginalize them is contrary to the principles of a democratic and secular nation. India, which upholds secularism as a fundamental value, is expected to guarantee press freedom as an essential democratic right. While freedom of the…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Union government to file a short status report on Section 103(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which introduced mob lynching as a specific offence, punishable by death or life imprisonment. The Bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice N Kotiswar Singh issued the directions on a public…
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Wikipedia to take down the alleged defamatory statements made on its page about news agency Asian News International (ANI). The single-judge Bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the interim order on an application moved by the ANI, which had earlier filed a suit accusing Wikimedia Foundation, the parent…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday relegated the petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Hindu Religious Endowments laws implemented by three states and one Union Territory, to their respective High Courts. The batch of petitions, including a writ petition filed by Swami Dayananda Saraswati and others in 2012, challenged the constitutional validity of the Tamil Nadu…
Supreme Court judge and the Chairman of the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee (SCLSC) Justice Surya Kant has laid out his vision for bringing about a robust system, where a prisoner is given all information about his/her right to legal services once he comes to prison. The SCLSC chairman also stated that prisoners should be…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a writ petition filed by Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra, seeking directions to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to mandate public disclosure norms for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs). The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, however,…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the State of Uttar Pradesh for carrying out ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘inhuman’ demolition drives in the Prayagraj district, without following the due procedure of law. The Bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan granted Rs 10 lakh compensation to the homeowners and further castigated the state government…