By Shivendra Pratap Santosh Singh On April 30, 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a clear and humane message in a world where essential transactions, services and civic participation are increasingly digital, exclusion from digital systems can amount to a denial of the right to life with dignity. The Court took up two Public Interest Writs filed…
By Ritti Changani Gender inequality did not start at a single point in time but emerged gradually, with early evidence pointing to the Neolithic period (around 10,000-12,000 years ago) as a time when it began to take shape due to the shift from nomadic lifestyles to settled agricultural societies, leading to new concepts of ownership…
Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath took the Delhi Metro to the Faculty of Law in Delhi University’s North Campus to deliver a lecture on Tuesday. This is being credited as a first for a sitting Supreme Court judge to take public transport for commuting. Justice Nath boarded the Yellow Line from Rajiv Chowk station…
The Delhi High Court has denied regular bail to former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Councillor Tahir Hussain in connection with the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna dismissed Hussain’s bail application in FIR 65 of 2020 registered at Dayalpur Police Station, stating, “The…
The Delhi High Court has expressed concerns regarding a plea by Priya Kapur, widow of the late Sunjay Kapur, seeking permission to file her husband’s asset and liability details in a sealed cover. Justice Jyoti Singh, presiding over the matter, indicated that granting such a request could pose complications, particularly concerning the rights of Sunjay…
The Union government has assured the Delhi High Court that it will provide Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with appropriate residential accommodation in the capital within ten days. This commitment was conveyed during proceedings before a bench led by Justice Sachin Datta, where Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for…
The Delhi High Court has said it will issue an order to safeguard the personality rights of Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna after he raised serious concerns about unauthorized use of his image. Justice Tejas Karia, hearing the matter, noted that once the specific URLs are provided, intermediaries can be directed to take down the content….
The Supreme Court has raised strong concerns over the prolonged incarceration of lawyer and activist Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case. While hearing his bail plea, a bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi asked the State how it could justify keeping an accused in custody for years without meaningful…
The Supreme Court has raised pointed questions to the Union government in connection with Balwant Singh Rajoana’s plea for commutation of his death sentence, asking why the convict has remained on death row for so many years without his sentence being carried out. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N.V. Anjaria took…
The Delhi High Court has reiterated that courts are under a binding duty to respond firmly and decisively to cases of sexual violence against children, underscoring that leniency or procedural shortcuts cannot dilute the seriousness of such crimes. Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while deciding a case involving allegations of sexual assault on a minor, made…