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….
By Sujit Bhar As the Kolkata Sessions Court handed down a life sentence to Sanjay Roy for the gruesome rape and murder of a young postgraduate medical trainee, the verdict has left the city polarized. The case, marked by shocking cruelty, political intrigue, and allegations of a botched investigation, has exposed fractures in public trust…
The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a split verdict on whether a deceased Christian, who had converted from the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community, could be buried in the common burial ground where his Hindu ancestors were buried. The Chhattisgarh government had insisted that the deceased should be buried in a separate burial ground for Christians,…
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking de-recognition of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the grounds that it violated a Supreme Court ruling mandating publishing of criminal antecedents by candidates and political parties. The Division Bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela refused to…
A special court in Bengaluru has accepted the closure report filed by the state Lokayukta Police on September 12, 2024, giving clean chit to former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in a Rs 1.3 crore bribe case regarding appointments in the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC). Additional City Civil and Sessions judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat accepted the…
The Union of India has approved the appointment of three judicial officers as judges of the Rajasthan High Court. The information was shared by the Ministry of Law and Justice on its website by way of a notification. As per the Ministry, judicial officers Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Pramil Kumar Mathur and Chandra Prakash Shrimali have…
The Allahabad High Court while dismissing an application said that on the application by the public prosecutor to withdraw the criminal case on the basis of government order without mentioning any reason or his opinion, court should not permit to withdraw the prosecution as the same is not permissible in the eyes of law. A…