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‘Children not pawns’: Calcutta HC rolls out framework to ensure judicial uniformity in custody matters

Guidelines lay out joint parenting norms, visitation schedules to transform custody litigation from contest of parental rights into process centred around children’s emotional developmental needs.

Behmai massacre to Salman Khan hit-and-run, why case diaries are ‘backbone’ of police probes

From hit-and-run involving Salman Khan car and Behmai massacre carried out by Phoolan Devi gang, missing or tampered case diaries have repeatedly undermined judicial scrutiny.

‘Faceless firm taking refuge under unbridled freedom’: Why HC junked X plea against govt’s Sahyog portal

Sahyog portal 'beacon of cooperation' between citizen & intermediary, Karnataka HC said, adding that it's a mechanism through which state endeavours to combat menace of cybercrime.

Sonam Wangchuk & NSA: A look at 1980 law, preventive detention & role of ‘subjective satisfaction’

The preventive detention law allows Centre and states to detain anyone from acting in a way prejudicial to India’s defence, security, or its relations with other countries.

Why SC overturned its earlier order, upheld JSW’s takeover plan for Bhushan Power & Steel

SC bench was examining review pleas that questioned its May order to liquidate the company; says JSW turned Bhushan Power from a loss-making to a profit-making entity.

Supreme Court delivers a tit-for-tat order to builder for delay in possession. Big win for homebuyers

SC orders M/s Business Park Town Planners Ltd to refund a homebuyer’s money with 18% interest per annum, doubling the interest earlier granted by the consumer commission.

Shocked by repeat adjournments in 2021 rape case, SC comes up with guidelines for ‘day-to-day’ trials

The Supreme Court flagged glaring delays in proceedings before the trial court in this particular case, including a gap of four months between stages of recording evidence.

Rejecting bail plea in forgery case, why Delhi HC slammed district court judges for ‘insubordination’

The court came down heavily on two district court judges who granted interim protection to the accused despite the Supreme Court rejecting his anticipatory bail application. 

How HC cracked down on Haryana Police’s ‘habit of backdoor mercy’ for convicted personnel

Punjab & Haryana HC junked a constable’s plea to convert dismissal to retirement, and in another case, held that state home department and secretary enjoyed overriding powers over DGP.

Why does Tamil Nadu have Adi Dravidar welfare dept instead of SC welfare dept? Debate reaches HC

A PIL has been filed in Madras High Court seeking to change the name of the Adi Dravidar & Tribal Welfare Department to Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.