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In life term to 15-yr-old’s rapist father, J&K court’s question to society—’will sentencing alone work?’

Sessions court relied on Supreme Court ruling in Bhanei Prasad Raju vs State of Himachal Pradesh case, emphasising the irreparable nature of breach of trust in 'incestuous cases'.

SC refuses 2 weeks for Delhi Police response to bail for 2020 riots conspiracy accused, gives 3 days

‘We have given you enough time’, the Supreme Court bench said, adding that accused had already been in jail for 5 years.

Chief Justice BR Gavai recommends Justice Surya Kant as next CJI

Justice Gavai will demit office on 23 November. Justice Kant is the senior-most judge after Gavai in the Supreme Court.

It’s Bar Council vs Bar Association after Punjab & Haryana HC tags 76 lawyers as ‘senior’. Here’s why

Legal fraternity divided on HC notification, months after Supreme Court directed that new selection guidelines should be followed.

Why Delhi HC ruled SC/ST Act cannot be invoked to obstruct bank’s claim over mortgaged property

HC stayed summons to Axis Bank officials by National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, moved by man alleging atrocities under SC/ST Act over bank effort to claim mortgaged property.

This story has a sweet ending: Mars & Cadbury end trademark feud with shared Diwali ‘celebrations’

The two confectionery titans finally chose peace over rivalry in a settlement over the 'CELEBRATIONS' trademark earlier this festive month.

Roche patent case: Why SC refused to halt Natco’s generic spinal muscular atrophy drug Risdiplam

Roche had approached Delhi High Court, accusing Natco of violating its Indian patent, before going to the Supreme Court with its petition.

‘Integrity of the sport’: BCCI’s push for match-fixing to constitute as ‘cheating’ under BNS, in SC

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has submitted to the SC that match-fixing is ‘cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property’ under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

SC panel-NALSA mediation drive: 1 lakh cases resolved, matrimonial disputes make up biggest chunk

Data accessed by ThePrint shows 8,103 matrimonial cases saw successful mediation in the special drive (July-September), followed by cheque-bounce matters & compoundable criminal cases.

‘India-Sri Lanka environmental cooperation a matter of survival’—Justice Surya Kant in Colombo

At Indo-Sri Lanka Policy Dialogue, incoming CJI flagged problems of ecological fragility and degradation & lack of integrated transboundary environmental governance mechanism.

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.