The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a petition relying on a 2018 Supreme Court judgment in Board of Control for Cricket in India vs Kochi Cricket Private Limited & Others. This judgment stated that the amended Section 36 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, only applies to court proceedings that began on or after…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Zone, has recently disposed of a case related to a mining project in Karnataka’s Sandur forest. The case was filed suo motu by the tribunal based on a news article published dated June 17, 2024. The article highlighted the proposal by the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) to…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Zone, has recently disposed of two cases related to exotic plantations in Kerala’s forests. The cases were filed suo motu by the tribunal based on news articles published in newspapers. The news articles highlighted the issue of exotic plantations, particularly eucalyptus, in Kerala’s forests, which has led to degradation…
A recent Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, seeking the appointment of Examiners of Electronic Evidence under Section 79A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, for the State of Chhattisgarh. The PIL, filed by Shirin Malewar, prayed for a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ,…
By Dilip Bobb French President Emmanuel Macron used artificial intelligence to showcase his lighter side, featuring in AI-generated videos the day before co-chairing the AI Summit in Paris, last week. In a series of clips posted on Instagram, Macron was seen dancing, starring in a spy comedy film, and even rapping. Goofy, entertaining and irreverent,…
By Lakshmi from Arunachal Pradesh The Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh, bordering the Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve (NP&TR), depends heavily on large cardamom cultivation. This highly lucrative spice serves as the primary source of livelihood for the local community and has long supported the region’s economic stability. Recently, however, the district administration issued…
By Justice Kamaljit Singh Garewal Seventy five years after emerging as a sovereign republic, India faces an urgent crisis in its judicial system. The promise enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution—to secure justice for all—remains largely unfulfilled due to an overburdened judiciary, long delays, and an alarming backlog of cases. The crisis is deepening,…
By Prof Upendra Baxi Theoretically, we live under some kind of separation of powers regime, but as a matter of lived law, it remains far from truth to say that we live under laws made by Parliament. Since the landmark Advisory Opinion in Re Delhi Laws Act [1951, AIR. 332], parliamentary law-making function has been…
By Binny Yadav By upholding detainees’ right to be informed of the grounds of their arrest as “mandatory” rather than a mere formality, the Supreme Court has reaffirmed the fundamental right to personal liberty enshrined in the Constitution. The ruling strengthens the protections under Article 22(1) of the Constitution, which guarantees that every arrested person…
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna has expressed concerns over climate change, saying that it was not just an environmental concern but a major issue threatening the very fabric of human rights and social justice. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) in Nagpur on Saturday, the CJI listed climate change…