Supreme Court judge Justice BR Gavai, who is scheduled to take oath as the 52nd Chief Justice of India on May 14, on Sunday supported the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan after four days of military action heavy from both sides on land, air, and sea. Speaking during an informal conversation with mediapersons…
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court against the filing of multiple trademark applications for the term ‘Operation Sindoor,’ the name of India’s ongoing military operation against Pakistan. Soon after the Government of India made the name of the operation public, 12 entities or persons, including Reliance, moved the Trademark…
President Draupadi Murmu has nominated Supreme Court judge, Justice Surya Kant, as the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA). A notification issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice said that in exercise of powers under Section 3(2)(b) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, thePresident of India has nominated Justice Surya…
Legal, political, and social realities are colliding with President Donald Trump’s efforts to rule the United States as though he were a monarch—his reign marked by deportation crusades, trade wars waged by whim, and a relentless disdain for constitutional boundaries. When asked whether everyone in the US—citizen or not—is entitled to constitutional protections and due…
By Dilip Bobb Last week’s declaration of assets by 21 of the 33 Supreme Court justices on the apex court’s website follows the decision of the full court to make assets public. The move comes in response to renewed scrutiny over the wealth of constitutional court judges following the alleged discovery of a large sum…
By Sujit Bhar The disaster called demonetisation, suddenly imposed on unsuspecting Indians nearly a decade ago, still shows up sometimes, fangs bared. Having destroyed umpteen human dreams and even lives in its heydays, the spectre of demonetisation doesn’t seem to have run out of appetite, yet. Even today individuals and companies continue to suffer under…
By India Legal Correspondent Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, member of Parliament from Srinagar and a prominent face of the National Conference, is no stranger to the political churn in Jammu and Kashmir. Once a close ally of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Ruhullah now finds himself distanced from his party’s core leadership—a shift he attributes to…
By Pawan Kumar “The Constitution is not a mere lawyer’s document; it is a vehicle of Life, and its spirit is always the spirit of the age.” —Dr BR Ambedkar These prophetic words by the chief architect of the Indian Constitution hold enduring relevance as we mark 52 years of one of its most significant…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In a landmark suo motu case, the Supreme Court has intervened to address a staggering backlog: over Rs 1,085 crore in compensation remains unclaimed in Motor Accident Claims Tribunals (MACTs) and labour courts across the country. To tackle this, the apex court has laid down a set of mandatory procedural…
By Vikram Kilpady Later this month, the Delhi Assembly is expected to debate and pass the Delhi School Education (Transparency in Fixation and Regulation of Fees) Bill, 2025, a legislation aimed at curbing arbitrary and often exorbitant fee hikes by private schools—a longstanding grievance among parents. The Bill is being brought forward by the Delhi…