The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a criminal case and investigate allegations of corruption and abuse of official position concerning close aides of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, following communications issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to the state authorities. A Division Bench comprising Chief…
By Inderjit Badhwar There are moments when an article arrives on the page and seems to be speaking not merely to its own time, but to something that is unfolding outside our windows. Dr JP Singh’s meditation on Mahatma Gandhi, Artificial Intelligence and human consciousness is one such piece. At first glance, the subjects may…
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has approached the Delhi High Court challenging the Delhi Police’s refusal to permit a proposed demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at Jantar Mantar. The petition has been instituted by IYC national president Uday Bhanu Chib, who has assailed the Delhi Police order dated October 1 rejecting the organisation’s…
The Delhi High Court has commended a young advocate for independently conducting arguments after being entrusted with the matter in the absence of his senior, observing that junior counsel must be adequately prepared to address the Court rather than merely seek adjournments or passovers. A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Nivedita…
The Supreme Court has underscored that an electoral mandate does not confer unfettered authority upon an elected representative to exercise personal influence, intimidate individuals or bypass institutions entrusted with maintaining law and order and administering justice. A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta made the observations while setting aside the bail granted…
By Dr JP Singh On October 2, as India and the world pause to honour the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, we find ourselves standing at an unprecedented crossroads in human history. We inhabit an epoch defined not merely by political realignment or geopolitical strife, but by a profound metaphysical shift: the dawn of Artificial…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, was conceived as an unyielding legislative fortress—a law deliberately armed with stringent provisions, presumptions and procedures to protect children from sexual abuse. Its purpose is unambiguous: to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected from one of the gravest forms…
By Kenneth Tiven Most Americans understand that the national mid-term Congressional elections on November 3 will help determine whether the United States remains a citizen-led democracy or moves further towards a political system in which right-wing oligarchs exercise extraordinary power and a president accumulates increasingly monarch-like authority. The world has already had a preview, critics…
By Sujit Bhar The art of writing has already been at the receiving end of the current Artificial Intelligence (AI) invasion. Whole AI-written books are preparing to jostle for space on store shelves alongside books written by authors who spent sleepless nights and worrisome days developing new ideas, novel storylines and, ideally, an adherence to…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha When the head of the Indian judiciary steps out of his courtroom and engages in a no-holds-barred interaction with the young law fraternity, it is time to sit up and take notice. In a significant first, the Supreme Court has launched a Monthly Lecture Series on Law, Justice and Legal Education,…