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New tribunal reforms bill promises structural change

The first threat to tribunal justice is often not a dramatic assault on independence. It is an empty chair.

Published 2 days ago

Delhi HC stays FSSAI ban on Dabur selling food products with '100%' claims

Bottles of Dabur honey at a supermarket in India,

Updated 6 days ago

Legal researcher says she was offered ₹50 for 500-word article

The legal researcher questioned the low pay offered for legal writing.

Published 14 days ago

SC shut door on post-facto green clearances. Experts say it left a backdoor open

The ruling spared a slate of projects already given post-facto environmental clearances.

Published 14 days ago

‘No law bars eating chicken over Ganga’: SC judge slams Muslim students' arrest

Justice Bhuyan pointed out that the people voicing concern over the environment are treated as criminals, and students spend over a month in jail for campus protests.

Updated 18 days ago

Stiffer jail term, task force, faster trial: Changes paper-leak bill proposes

Students holding placards shout slogans during a protest in Amritsar in solidarity with the ongoing protest at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar over NEET paper leak.

Updated 19 days ago

Special courts, fast justice: Inside new draft law on paper leaks promised by PM

CJP supporters wave the national flag during a protest demanding the resignation of Pradhan over NEET paper leak issue.

Updated 20 days ago

CJP protests | How much force is too much? Courts, not Parliament, drew a line

Security personnel lathi-charge protesters during the CJP demonstrations, in New Delhi.

Updated 21 days ago

Is calling someone 'motherf***ker' punishable under obscenity law? What SC says

The case arose out of a dispute over agricultural land in Tamil Nadu in August 2017.

Updated 26 days ago

‘Samay Raina has taken court for a ride’: SC raps comic; fines him, 4 others

Samay Raina's counsel told the court that <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>9 lakh was raised through the shows for disabled persons.

Updated 30 days ago

India's uranium diplomacy with Australia

Law

Published 31 days ago

The case for a law against marital rape

A four-kilometre-long saree was embroidered with thousands of signatures supporting the removal of the marital rape exception.

Updated 33 days ago

Can you be fined for pretending your pet is a service animal?

According to the official legislation, the law applies to businesses and public accommodations.

Published 34 days ago

Supreme Court drama: Petitioner uses cuss words, calls bench ‘judicial servants’

The petitioner was arguing a petition challenging an Allahabad high court order.

Updated 34 days ago

TS LAWCET Counselling 2026: Phase 1 registration begins, direct link here

TS LAWCET Counselling 2026: Phase 1 registration begins at lawcetadm.tgche.ac.in, direct link here

Updated 38 days ago

How a 75-year-old ruling undid Tamil Nadu order on BCM quota

The Madras high court, in its order, held that the executive cannot override a judicial precedent.

Updated 43 days ago

Registration without rituals doesn't validate Hindu marriage: Gujarat HC

The HC referred to section 7 of the Hindu Marriage Act, which provides that a Hindu marriage may be solemnised in accordance with the customary rites and ceremonies, such as saptapadi, to render the marriage complete and binding.

Published 44 days ago

Law that could follow Indians wherever they go

Governance (Shutterstock | File)

Updated 49 days ago

Delhi court cites fundamental rights, lets money laundering accused travel

Travelling abroad part of fundamental rights, says Delhi court, allows accused woman Thailand trip.

Updated 50 days ago

Despite earning ₹1 lakh a month, she decided to leave corporate law. Here’s why

Harshita Agarwal explains why she left a high paying corporate law job.

Updated 54 days ago

Walking on footpaths a fundamental right, Supreme Court says

The Supreme Court ruling came in a motor accident compensation case involving the death of a child pedestrian, but evolved into a broader constitutional examination of the rights of pedestrians and the duties of public authorities.

Published 55 days ago

TS LAWCET & PGLCET Result 2026 declared, direct link to check here

TS LAWCET & PGLCET Result 2026 declared at lawcet.tgche.ac.in, direct link to check here

Published 70 days ago

Fee hike by private schools to be capped at 5 pc annually: Punjab CM Mann

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann. (Photo: X)

Updated 70 days ago

Processing children’s personal data under the DPDPA

Digital Personal Data Protection Act. (HT PHOTO)

Published 92 days ago

From workplace rights to safety laws: 20 laws every girl in India should know

Laws every woman in India should know about.

Published 95 days ago

Punjab tightens sacrilege law, proposes life imprisonment and hefty fines

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann speaks during the meeting with the saint community and eminent scholars regarding the preparations for the upcoming 650th Prakash Purab of Bhagat Shri Guru Ravidas Ji, in Chandigarh on Saturday. (@BhagwantMann X/ANI Photo)

Published 124 days ago

Delhi woman quits ₹1 lakh law job, explains why she chose a different path

A Delhi woman quit her <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh law job due to burnout and built a freelance career earning <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>2 lakh a month.

Published 128 days ago

‘No law and order left’: Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over death of Baba in Mathura

The Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed BJP on failing to improve law and order situation in UP, citing two different criminal incidents.

Updated 145 days ago

Making the SHANTI Act deliver

Law (Shutterstock)

Published 167 days ago

Law must evolve from 'fortress to forum' to make it more accessible: CJI Kant

Law must evolve from 'fortress to forum' to make it more accessible: CJI Kant

Published 173 days ago

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