The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by The Peedu’s People Welfare Society, an NGO, alleging cruelty to animals in violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and the rules framed thereunder. The petitioner specifically highlighted the use of oxytocin to increase milk yield…
The Allahabad High Court has rejected bail to Amit Kumar Singh who has been accused of rape and the SC/ST Act. A Single Bench of Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava passed this order while hearing a Criminal Appeal filed by Amit Kumar Singh. The criminal appeal under Section 14-A (2) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities)…
The State of Uttarakhand on Monday scripted history by becoming the first state in the country to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). A notification issued by the Uttarakhand government said that Governor Gurmit Singh, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Uniform Civil Code, Uttarakhand,…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed highlighting the issue of vacant posts of Food Safety Officers in the State of Haryana. The petitioner alleged that 43 out of 45 sanctioned posts were lying vacant, and no recruitment or appointment process had been initiated to fill these…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed for no follow up of due process of law while allotting a medical shop within the premises of Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar. The petitioner claimed that the guidelines for opening new Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) were…
The Bombay High Court recently ruled on a high-stakes Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that aimed to curb the pervasive issues of ticket scalping, black marketing, and alleged collusion in the online ticketing ecosystem for major events. The PIL, which particularly spotlighted the irregularities surrounding ticket sales for Coldplay’s January 2025 concert in India, raised significant…
By Binny Yadav Mukesh Chandrakar, who ran the widely followed YouTube channel Bastar Junction in Chhattisgarh, was killed just days after exposing corruption in local road construction projects. His tragic death has reignited debates about the safety of journalists, particularly those working in conflict zones and reporting on sensitive issues. This incident comes against the…
By Inderjit Badhwar Journalism’s most enduring responsibility is to shine a light on events and leaders that shape our collective future. While Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration has been covered extensively by media outlets across the globe, we at India Legal felt compelled to make Kenneth Tiven’s incisive analysis of this event our cover story….
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Frederick Douglass once said: “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” The contemporary judiciary, grappling with inefficiencies, validates…
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court addressed the alarming tendency of investigative agencies and lower courts to invoke Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) indiscriminately. This provision, which penalizes abetment of suicide with imprisonment up to ten years, has often been used without due consideration of the nuanced circumstances surrounding individual cases….