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…
Just like our everyday habits shape different aspects of our lives, our financial habits help build our credit profile and shape how we stand in the credit landscape. Your credit journey starts the moment you take a loan or start using a credit card, creating a credit footprint that shapes your credit score—a three-digit numeric…
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on Friday told the Supreme Court that it has decided to scrap the previous tender process floated for the mega infrastructure projects, including the construction of Rs 8,000 crore Thane-Ghodbunder to Bhayandar road tunnel and Rs 6,000 crore elevated road projects. The submission was made during the hearing…
The Supreme Court on Friday directed Chandigarh-based journalist Ajay Shukla to take down a video containing serious allegations against a senior judge of the Apex Court from his YouTube channel, The Principle (owned by Varprad Media India Private Limited). The Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice Augustine George Masih and Justice Atul…