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Disqualification of legislators: The law and its implementation

New Delhi, March 24 -- A Gujarat court on Thursday convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case and sentenced him to jail for two years. The punishment for the Wayanad MP was s... Read More


Punjab refusing to finish SYL canal link, Supreme Court informed

New Delhi, March 18 -- The Punjab government has refused to construct the remaining portion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, saying it does not have additional river waters to share with Haryana... Read More


Punjab refusing to finish Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal, Supreme Court informed

New Delhi, March 18 -- The Punjab government has refused to construct the remaining portion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, saying it does not have additional river waters to share with Haryana... Read More


How do we reinstate a CM who didn't even face floor test?: Supreme Court on Sena crisis

New Delhi, March 17 -- Calling it an "intellectual conundrum", the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Uddhav Thackeray faction how a court can reinstate a chief minister who did not even face the flo... Read More


How do we reinstate a CM who didn't even face floor test?: SC on Sena crisis

New Delhi, March 17 -- Calling it an "intellectual conundrum", the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Uddhav Thackeray faction how a court can reinstate a chief minister who did not even face the flo... Read More


CJI: Legal glossary soon to stop using improper gendered terms

New Delhi, March 16 -- The Indian judiciary will soon have an official glossary guiding judges against the use of inappropriate gendered terms in legal discourse, Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y C... Read More


SC dismisses plea for higher payout by Union Carbide

New Delhi, March 14 -- A Constitution bench in the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by the Union government in 2010, demanding an additional compensation of more than Rs.7,400 crore... Read More


Same-sex marriages will wreak havoc: Govt in SC

New Delhi, March 13 -- Legal validation of same-sex marital unions will cause "complete havoc" with the delicate balance of personal laws in the country and in accepted societal values, the Union gove... Read More


Judiciary mustn't wait for another pandemic to evolve: CJI

New Delhi, March 11 -- The judiciary must not wait for another pandemic to evolve by adopting measures for judicial efficiency, emphasised Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud on Frid... Read More


Can't prescribe 50% quota for women in National Defence Academy: Supreme Court

New Delhi, March 4 -- The National Defence Academy (NDA), which was exclusively a man's world, has finally been opened to women but it may not be feasible for the court to prescribe 50% reservation fo... Read More