The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that once a person converted to Christianity, he/she could not invoke the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Noting that the caste system was alien to Christianity, the single-judge Bench of Justice Harinath N ruled that once a person converted to Christianity,…
The Delhi High Court has decided to reshuffle and transfer judges in the courts falling under its jurisdiction, with a result Nine courts in Delhi would now get new Principal District & Sessions judges, following the Delhi High Court’s decision to reshuffle and transfer judges. Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyay took the decision…
Time stood still on Saturday as topmost stakeholders of the Indian judiciary came together during the launch of Mediation Association of India and the First National Mediation Conference 2025, to bat for making mediation an intrinsic part of the country’s dispute resolution system. While Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna said that mediation delivered true…
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has delivered a fresh verdict in the antitrust dispute between Google and the Competition Commission of India (CCI), correcting an inadvertent error in its March 28 judgement. The Appellate Tribunal clarified on May 1 that directions 395.4 and 395.5, which required Google to maintain transparency in data collection…
By Vidushi Pandey Meera’s story, like that of Philomela from Greek mythology, is one of betrayal, silencing, and eventual defiance. Philomela’s tongue was cut off by her brother-in-law to suppress her voice, but she wove her truth into a tapestry. Meera, too, finds herself piecing together a narrative of trauma and betrayal—stitching together the fragments…
By Inderjit Badhwar It was a few years ago at a legal conclave in Mumbai, organised by the India Legal Research Foundation. I was seated in the bar-lounge with colleagues, waiting for the evening’s opening session. A simply dressed man entered the room—slightly lost, soft-spoken, and entirely unremarkable in appearance. I invited him to sit…
By Kenneth Tiven In just 100 days, US President Donald Trump has demonstrated that a real estate salesman in the White House will accentuate the positive, dismiss the negative, and call all criticism a conspiracy of enemies jealous of his “success.” With ad hoc, often impulsive decisions, Trump has thrown the nation—and the world—into a…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a landmark judgment that has sent shockwaves through India’s music and film industries, the Delhi High Court has imposed a Rs two crore penalty on Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman for alleged copyright infringement. The ruling pertains to his song Veera Raja Veera from Mani Ratnam’s film Ponniyin Selvan 2, which…
The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of Dalit PhD scholar and Left student leader Ramadas K.S, who was suspended by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in 2024 for alleged misconduct and anti-national activities. The Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Manmohan on Friday further allowed the Dalit scholar to conclude his…
The Uttarakhand High Court has rebuked the State police over its failure to prevent communal violence in Nainital following the arrest of a Muslim man in connection with the rape of a minor. The Bench of Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Ravindra Maithani on Friday observed that the incompetence of state police lead to…