In a landmark move aimed at decentralizing judicial access, the Chief Justice of India Bhushan Ramakrishna Gavai has officially inaugurated the new circuit bench of the Bombay High Court in Kolhapur today.The ceremony took place opposite the CPR Hospital, followed by an inaugural address at Merryweather Ground . The establishment of this bench, the fifth…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The “vote theft” controversy has come as a godsend for a beleaguered Congress, struggling to corner the BJP. With Rahul Gandhi marshalling the party’s energies to keep the “vote theft atom bomb” smouldering, the Election Commission has found itself in the crosshairs of the Opposition. The charge: aiding the ruling BJP…
By Kenneth Tiven In 2016, Donald Trump was a novice politician, a demagogue, unprepared to lead the change even before the pandemic shut down the globe for nearly two years. Despite that he spent four years constantly complaining, culminating in a failed coup assault on the US Capitol. While President Joe Biden led the nation…
By Vickram Kilpady The Supreme Court has recently ruled that built-up structures, other than polluting industries, should meet environmental norms for wherever they are located. The Court was hearing an appeal by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) against a Delhi High Court division bench order that upheld a single-bench order striking down show cause…
By Sujit Bhar The scene in Geneva this week is historic: delegates from 180 nations have gathered to negotiate the first-ever Global Plastics Treaty. The goal is clear—to tackle plastic pollution at its root, from production to disposal. But behind the official smiles and diplomatic language, fault lines are emerging. Countries such as India, China,…
By Inderjit Badhwar In any democracy, the right to vote is sacred. It is the single act that makes each citizen an equal stakeholder in the nation’s destiny. It is also, by design, an act of trust—in the integrity of the system, in the neutrality of the institutions that conduct elections, and in the fairness…
By Kumkum Chadha “I remember when I was fighting the farm laws, Arun Jaitleyji was sent to me to threaten me. He told me ‘if you carry on opposing the government, fighting the farm laws, we will have to act against you…’ I looked at him and said, ‘I don’t think you have an idea…
By Dilip Bobb Last week, the Union Law Ministry provided the latest pendency statistics in all courts in India—and they were shocking. Over five crore cases are pending at various levels. This huge backlog slows down justice delivery, affecting governance, economic growth, and human rights. The issue of cases pending in India’s judicial system is…
By Binny Yadav In the opening scenes of the 1953 classic, the camera follows Shambhu, played by Balraj Sahni—once a proud farmer—now hunched over the wooden shafts of a hand-pulled rickshaw in Kolkata’s teeming streets. His bare feet slap against the scorching road. His lungs gasp for air as the weight behind him tugs at…
A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court seeking registration of an FIR against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray over his alleged hate speech targeting Hindi-speaking citizens. Filed by Sunil Shukla, President of the Uttar Bhartiya Vikas Sena, the plea accused Thackeray and MNS members of inciting violence and making repeated…