By Annunthra Rangan With the US retreating from multilateralism, India’s strategic positioning will determine whether it emerges as a trade powerhouse or a vulnerable player in the evolving global economy. India’s trade in goods with the European Union (EU) surged to $137.41 billion in the 2023-24 fiscal year, with $75.92 billion in exports and $61.48…
By Vikram Kilpady For decades, South India prided itself on reining in population growth through successful family planning campaigns. Today, the very states that led India’s population control efforts are now urging newlyweds and young couples to have more children—and urgently. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, following similar appeals from Andhra Pradesh CM N…
By Inderjit Badhwar There are moments in journalism when a story transcends its local borders and speaks to the entire world—a story so urgent, so chilling in its implications, that it demands to be amplified far beyond its country of origin. The investigative piece we are carrying in this issue of India Legal, originally published…
By Sujit Bhar Freedom of speech is possibly a lost concept in India today. As the Supreme Court of India has recently observed, there is little comprehension among the public and, especially within the police, those responsible for maintaining law and order in states, as to what this term means. The top court of the…
By Kumkum Chadha It was a festival that had a clear divide: VIPs versus commoners. It was as if the whole world had converged to participate in the 45-day festival in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj city. The Maha Kumbh which is held every 12 years, is one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. This…
The Union of India on Saturday approved the appointment of three lawyers as Additional Judges to the Calcutta High Court. Those appointed as judges include Advocates Smita Das De, Reetobroto Kumar Mitra and Om Narayan Rai. The information was shared by Minister of Law and Justice (Independent Charge) Arjun Ram Meghwal on his X (formerly…
A Delhi court has refused to quash summons issued by a trial court against Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra over controversial remarks allegedly made by Mishra during the Delhi Assembly elections in 2020. Special Judge Jitendra Singh of the Rouse Avenue Courts on Friday dismissed the revision plea filed by…
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India on a Public Interest Litigation seeking adequate facilities for disabled prisoners in jails and full implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act of 2016 in prisons across the country. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta directed the…
The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the summons issued by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife, BM Parvathi, accused in the alleged Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. The single-judge Bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna further quashed the summons issued by ED to Byrathi Suresh. Though the Minister was not…
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the repatriation of Justice Atul Sreedharan, currently serving as a judge at the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, to his parent High Court in Madhya Pradesh. On April 7, 2016, Justice Sreedharan was appointed as a judge of the Madhya Pradesh High Court. In early 2023, he…