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Lack of inter-state coordination has led to rampant illegal sand mining in Chambal—SC-appointed panel

The Central Empowered Committee highlighted that both Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan had issued de-reservation orders in violation of the SC’s November 2000 order.

Bias, burnout & lack of infra: SCBA survey lays bare struggle of women lawyers in India

SC Bar Association survey, the first of its kind, revealed 81% women lawyers had harder professional journey than male peers; 71.5% reported some form of professional impact due to marital status.

Bengal SIR: SC directs deployment of central forces in state after judicial officers gheraoed in Malda

Rapping the WB govt, the top court called the incident & lack of prompt action 'an abdication of duty', while issuing show cause notices to chief secy, home secy, DGP & others.

Bengal SIR adjudication likely to end by 7 April. SC says electoral roll updates to continue after polls

Of the nearly 60 lakh objections, 47 lakh was resolved by 31 March. Top court says it is not 'absolutely not unusual' that there have been mass fresh enrolments.

In Andhra, 39 ad hoc workers win 11-yr fight for regularisation. What HC said on ‘idea of welfare state’

Pulling up Andhra govt for employing workers on contractual basis for decades, the court ruled that such practices amount to 'nothing but exploitation' & are 'opposed to good conscience'.

No public injury, no case: HC junks PIL against EC transfers of govt officials in poll-bound Bengal

Division bench ruled petitioner failed to show transfers would cause 'administrative collapse' — and had acknowledged EC's authority in its own petition.

Rajasthan HC flags Transgender Bill as ‘departure’ from Constitution. What it said on gender rights

Rule of law requires that legislative and executive frameworks must align with constitutional values and not merely procedural legality, a division bench asserts.

Why ED arrest of resolution professional is rare case. ‘In insolvency, misuse isn’t plain-vanilla’

Resolution professional is appointed to conduct insolvency resolution process and manage negotiation between creditors and debtors under corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP).

Why HC junked jailed Punjab MP Amritpal’s plea seeking temporary release to attend Parliament

Amritpal Singh, held in Assam’s Dibrugarh central jail under Punjab home dept’s preventive detention order, had sought temporary release to attend ongoing Budget Session of Parliament.

UNDP-commissioned report flags ‘shadow use’ of AI in India’s legal sector. ‘Unaware of risks’

A DAKSH and Digital Futures Lab report, ‘AI for Justice: Ethical, Fair and Robust Adoption in India’s Courts’—in collaboration with the UNDP—was released this week.

On Camera

The influencer war that took rural creator Pujarini Pradhan global

As social media debated whether audiences were consuming Pujarini Pradhan as a symbol, The Juggernaut turned her into a story that could circulate globally, with or without her participation.

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.