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‘Arbitrary, unconstitutional’ — Himachal HC stays implementation of ST status for Hattees

Inhabitants of Trans-Giri area of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, ‘Hattees’ were included in state list of STs through bill passed in both houses of Parliament.

‘Met on dating app, not matrimonial site’: Delhi HC grants bail in ‘rape on pretext of marriage’ case

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday granted bail to a man accused of raping a woman on the false promise of marriage, and...

‘Respect foreign courts’: SC junks plea by kin of Nikhil Gupta, who faces extradition in Pannun case

Currently detained in Prague, Gupta faces extradition to the US, where he faces charges in connection with an alleged plot to hire a hitman to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

What’s the new law on hit-and-run cases and why transporters were protesting against it

Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS) 2023 provides for a jail term of up to 10 years, along with a fine, in hit-and-run cases —  a significant increase from current Indian Penal Code provision.

Adani-Hindenburg case: SC says no grounds for probe by SIT or CBI, SEBI to continue investigation

CJI-led bench was hearing petitions seeking court-monitored probe into Hindenburg Research report's allegations of stock price manipulations. 'Truth prevailed,' Gautam Adani posts on X.

Ayodhya case judges unanimously decided to keep verdict anonymous, says CJI Chandrachud

CJI, who was part of the constitution bench, said when the judges sat together, as they do before a pronouncement, it was unanimously decided that this will be a 'judgement of the court'.

Article 370, demonetisation, Gyanvapi, same-sex marriage: 11 major judgments of 2023

More than one of this year’s major judgments dealt with fraught relations between the Modi government and administrations led by Opposition parties in states as well as Delhi.

‘Article 370 temporary provision, meant to disappear’ — Justice Kaul on ruling undermining federalism

The judge, who demitted office Monday, also spoke on several other issues, including now-scrapped National Judicial Appointment Commission, which, he said, should have been given a chance.

Courts still use ‘jamadar’ as post, need to shed colonial mindset, says SC report

Citing SC judgment that discontinued use of the term 'subordinate judiciary', report calls for more respectful nomenclature for district court staff.

SC report on district courts: Just 2.8% have sign-language interpreters, 6.7% toilets female-friendly

Report by SC’s Centre for Research and Planning calls for urgent action to improve accessibility, hygiene of district courts & their washrooms for women and persons with disabilities.

On Camera

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party mustn’t be AAP of Bihar. Let’s hope no anarchy, corruption

Prashant Kishor must have learned a lot from the political parties that were his clients in the past. Can he succeed amid the uncertainties of Bihar's electoral landscape?

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

‘Nightmare at Chennai Marina’: 4 dead, 96 hospitalised after pandemonium at packed IAF air show

Lakhs of people were stranded at beach in heat as crowd control measures apparently failed. At least 14 lakh people were in attendance though police had expected around 10 lakh.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?