The Supreme Court of India has allowed recently qualified Advocates-on-Record (AORs) to take part as voters in the upcoming elections of the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association, offering interim relief in a dispute over their exclusion. The direction came during the hearing of a petition challenging the preparation of the electoral roll, which had left out…
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the dismissal of a bus conductor who was found carrying 59 passengers without issuing tickets and failed to offer any satisfactory explanation. The Court reiterated that permitting passengers to travel without tickets constitutes serious misconduct warranting strict disciplinary action. Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery, heard the said petition, which emphasized…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha When questions of personal intimacy and a child’s legitimacy come under the judicial gavel, can forensic science dictate the outcome? A recent ruling of the Uttarakhand High Court revisits this delicate intersection of law, science and human dignity. While adjudicating a dispute involving allegations of adultery and the legitimacy of a…
By Sujit Bhar The recent suo motu intervention by the Meghalaya High Court on the rampant illegal transportation of minerals towards the Bangladesh border is, at one level, a straightforward reaffirmation of the rule of law. Courts are expected to act when illegality is apparent, particularly when environmental degradation and administrative apathy intersect so visibly. Yet, in…
By Inderjit Badhwar There are moments in geopolitics when a single crisis exposes the architecture beneath the global system. Operation Epic Fury appears to be one of those moments. What began as a violent escalation between Israel, the United States, and Iran has quickly evolved into something much larger: a test of the economic and…
By Annunthra Rangan India has been watching Operation Epic Fury from an uncomfortable chair—close enough to feel the heat, far enough to claim it wasn’t in the room. New Delhi’s initial response was a masterclass in studied ambiguity. The Ministry of External Affairs called for restraint and a ceasefire. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemned attacks…
By Kenneth Tiven Americans watching Hungary’s national election saw a striking political moment unfold: voters swept Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power after 16 years in office, delivering a clear message—enough is enough. When a leader widely accused of manipulating the political system loses power without a single gunshot, the obvious question is how and…
Judicial history will be made next year if the seniority principle is followed. Justice BV Nagarathna is set to assume office as the chief justice of India in 2027. Currently, she is the lone woman among the sanctioned strength of 34 judges on the Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant. The presence…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg In the evolving landscape of Indian jurisprudence, certain judgments stand out not merely for their legal precision, but for the clarity they bring to long-misunderstood concepts. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Ex Sqn Ldr R Sood vs Union of India & Ors is one such milestone. By holding that an…
The Punjab and Haryana High Court quashed an FIR alleging sexual harassment against a private company director, holding that the use of the phrase “f*** off” in a workplace email, though inappropriate, does not by itself constitute sexual harassment under criminal law. Justice Kirti Singh observed that while the remark was “uncouth and discourteous,” it…