The Delhi High Court has formulated a set of guidelines to be followed while dealing with survivors of sexual assault/rape, seeking medical termination of pregnancy (MTP). The single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma directed that a comprehensive medical examination should be conducted without any delay in all cases, wherein a survivor of rape/sexual assault…
By Pawan Kumar The post-World War era saw a proliferation of nation-states, dramatically altering the landscape of international law. Globalisation, the defining phenomenon of the 20th century, catalysed the infusion of international legal norms into domestic systems. This dynamic has sparked growing interest in the process of constitutionalising international law—embedding global norms into national legal…
By Sujit Bhar In a powerful and significant ruling, the Calcutta High Court recently set aside a judgment delivered by a trial court in a divorce suit filed by a husband on grounds of cruelty and desertion by his wife. The High Court’s ruling, delivered by a Division Bench of Justices Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Uday…
By Kumkum Chadha Former Deputy National Security Advisor Pankaj Saran, who has worked closely with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, offers a rare glimpse into the strategic thinking inside the Indian establishment during and after the Pahalgam terror attack. In a candid conversation, Saran forcefully rejects the notion that India lost face or blinked first in…
By Binny Yadav When Shalini Kumari, a government school teacher in Bihar, applied for maternity leave in 2022, her request was flatly denied. Her employer insisted she wasn’t entitled to it—because she was a contractual worker. It didn’t matter that she was in her third trimester, or that the Maternity Benefit Act had been amended…
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the judiciary, Maharaja Bir Bikram University has conferred an Honorary Doctorate (Doctor of Letters) to Justice T Amarnath Goud, judge of the Tripura High Court. Justice Goud was conferred the coveted honour during the university’s first convocation ceremony held in Agartala, Tripura on Thursday. Tripura Governor Indrasena Reddy…
In a major reshuffle, the Delhi High Court on Saturday transferred 135 judges serving in various trial courts across the national capital. The list included the names of Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai and Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala, two judges of the Karkardooma court, who were hearing cases related to the 2020 North-East Delhi…
The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Delhi Director of Education on a petition challenging the Delhi High Court verdicts that permitted private unaided schools on government lands to increase fees. The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice AG Masih passed the order on Thursday on a petition filed…
By Inderjit Badhwar In a country that prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy, the arrest of a respected academic for a social media post should send a chill down our collective spine. This week’s India Legal cover story by senior journalist Dilip Bobb dives into the arrest of Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad—a scholar…
By Dilip Bobb Last week, as the Supreme Court bid farewell to Justice Abhay S Oka on his retirement, it seems appropriate to remember his championing of free speech, liberty and equality as reflected in his judgments. In contrast to the Ali Khan Mahmudabad case wherein a bench led by Justice Surya Kant warned the…