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President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday called for stronger people-centric and community-based approaches to climate adaptation, stressing the importance of traditional knowledge and local communities in building climate resilience. Addressing the valedictory session of the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) international conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics” in New Delhi, President Murmu said the…

The Supreme Court is playing an increasingly significant role in reshaping India’s environmental jurisprudence by moving beyond a human-centred approach and recognising the intrinsic value of nature, Justice B.V. Nagarathna said on Sunday.Addressing the valedictory session of the International Conference on “The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics”, organised by the National Green Tribunal (NGT)…

The Centre has told the Karnataka High Court that same-sex partners cannot avail themselves of tax exemptions available to “spouses” under the Income Tax Act unless their relationship is legally recognised as a marriage. The submission was made in response to a constitutional challenge by Bengaluru-based same-sex partners Anurag Kalia and Akhilesh Godi, who have…

The Madras High Court has held that a person’s fair complexion, tall stature, good physique, curly hair or ability to speak Tamil and English cannot, by themselves, be treated as evidence that the person follows Christianity. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observation while setting aside an order of the District Level Vigilance Committee which had…

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday said the challenge before courts is no longer choosing between conservation and development, but harmonising the two, as he traced India’s environmental jurisprudence from civilisational ethos to constitutional mandate. Addressing the inaugural session of the National Green Tribunal International Conference on “The Future of Environment and…

The Bombay High Court has held that a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) cannot exercise jurisdiction over a child who does not fall within the category of a “child in need of care and protection”, including a child who is neither orphaned nor abandoned. A Division Bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Justice Nivedita P. Mehta…

By Sanjay Raman Sinha Two recent cases have once again brought into sharp focus the uneasy equation between State power and the personal liberties guaranteed by the Constitution. The first concerns Akriti Chaudhary (24), a student detained under the National Security Act (NSA) in connection with the April 2026 workers’ protest in Noida. The second…

By Sujit Bhar An arrest is among the most serious powers available to the State. It takes away, at least temporarily, an individual’s liberty and places that person under the control of the police and, subsequently, the judiciary. Precisely because the power is so serious, the law does not leave an arrest to the discretion…

By Pawan Kumar  A graduating law student’s answer to a question on biodiversity protection law was so incomprehensible that a judge in Prayagraj could not make sense of it. Nor could the advocate designated to evaluate the answer sheet when the matter eventually reached the Allahabad High Court. Ordinarily, that might have remained an unremarkable…

By Inderjit Badhwar There are summits that produce headlines, summits that produce declarations, and occasionally summits that reveal something larger than either. The 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi belongs to the third category. At first glance, the familiar statistics tell the story: 11 member states, nearly 40 percent of global GDP, about half the…