MATTERS OF THE LAW
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Has the new chief justice changed the SC’s policy of not hearing politically controversial cases?
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How the Kerala government’s appeal in the Supreme Court may dash the release hopes of UAPA prisoners
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Justice Khanwilkar’s career embodied the Supreme Court’s increasing tendency to side with the state
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Over 50% of those arrested under UAPA were under 30, Centre tells Parliament
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As the police reach increasingly for draconian UAPA, are the courts pushing back?
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UAPA should not be misused for stifling dissent, says Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud
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In the TMC versus BJP political war, Calcutta High Court’s image takes a beating
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If Lakshadweep wants to move to jurisdiction of Karnataka High Court, Parliament has to pass a law
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Why Supreme Court order in Delhi riots cases undermines Delhi High Court
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Granting bail to activists, Delhi HC exposes abuse of UAPA – but flaws inherent in the law remain
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Delhi Police plea to handcuff Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi shows how SC advice is frequently ignored
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Stan Swamy case shows why bail on medical grounds remains highly discretionary
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Why the Maratha quota case in Supreme Court is about more than just the 50% limit to reservations
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Why India may be better off if High Courts hear Covid-19 cases instead of Supreme Court
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Analysis: Could ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque lead to it being exempted from Places of Worship Act?
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Law giving more power to Delhi LG nullifies citizens’ rights, say former bureaucrats
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Bill giving primacy to Delhi LG shows hollowness of Modi’s claims of co-operative federalism
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SC dismisses Andhra CM’s complaint against next Chief Justice NV Ramana after in-house inquiry
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SC cited Maratha quota order to stay enforcement of the farm laws. Was this the right precedent?
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Jagan Reddy vs Justice Ramana: SC rejects pleas on action against Andhra Pradesh chief minister
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Contempt of court: Where does the line lie between criticising an institution and humiliating it?
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Why the controversial Kerala ordinance to curb ‘abusive’ posts is bad in law
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The ideal SC response to Kunal Kamra’s tweets? Defend liberties of all Indians like it did for Arnab
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Jagan Reddy vs Justice Ramana: SC judge UU Lalit recuses himself from hearing contempt of court plea
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Jagan Reddy vs Justice Ramana: Attorney general declines consent to initiate contempt against CM
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Supreme Court has profoundly changed how confessions can be used in narcotics cases
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Jagan Reddy vs Justice Ramana: Attorney general’s consent sought to initiate contempt against CM
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With Jagan Reddy’s allegations against Supreme Court judge, silence is not the right strategy
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At heart of Jagan Reddy vs Justice Ramana battle is India’s collegium system for picking judges
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Not just gagging reporting on land deal, Andhra Pradesh High Court even stays investigation
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‘If malls can open, why not courts?’: Lawyers are divided about restarting physical hearings
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No matter what punishment it hands Bhushan, Supreme Court has come out poorly in contempt case
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By reviving contempt case against Prashant Bhushan, Supreme Court resurrects larger controversies
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Will OBC reservations be enforced for medical seats across India after Madras High Court order?
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Why today’s Rajasthan political crisis has its roots in Constituent Assembly debates of the 1940s
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Concerns about contempt laws came up in the Constituent Assembly – and were never fully addressed
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Rajasthan: In rebel Congress MLAs case, HC frames 13 questions that could alter anti-defection law
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How the Supreme Court order on Rajasthan complicates the political quagmire further
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Rajasthan crisis: Should a court interfere with a speaker’s decisions on defection?
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Supreme Court verdict keeps the treasures of Kerala temple hidden from view – for now
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As Supreme Court fails to protect migrant workers’ rights, High Courts show the way
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Judges should strike down executive actions that are unconstitutional, says Justice Deepak Gupta
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Judge’s praise for Modi: If justices veer from professed values, can criticism of this be punished?
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Supreme Court wants political parties to justify candidate picks but won’t explain judges selection
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Supreme Court wants disqualification powers of Speakers to go. Is this justified?
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Five SC judges have recused themselves in Navlakha case. What would happen if all judges did so?
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Tahilramani case: To protect High Courts’ independence, SC must state reasons for judges’ transfers
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Why Chidambaram’s petition against CBI custody was not listed in the Supreme Court on Monday
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For 47 years, Rampur Nawab’s family fought over his inheritance. Here’s what SC decided this week
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‘For me, it now means personal liberty’: Indira Jaising explains Transformative Constitutionalism
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SC starts translating judgements into other languages. Will this improve Indians’ access to justice?
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Is death penalty for repeat rape offenders unconstitutional? This is what Bombay High Court ruled
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Court ruled Vishal Dadlani, Tehseen Poonawalla committed no offence – but fined them anyway
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PIL was meant to help marginalised people access justice. Now, it’s being used against them
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By calling for boycott of Kashmiris, Tathagata Roy has violated sacred Constitutional principles
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The law in India and other countries rests on what ‘reasonable person’ would do. Who is this person?
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From Anil Ambani to Jay Shah, why do India’s rich and powerful go to Ahmedabad to sue their critics?
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Full text: Father of Lois Sophia claims BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan threatened his daughter
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Tamil Nadu: Arrest of researcher for anti-BJP slogan is a blatant abuse of the law
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Delhi High Court’s censure of India’s vagrancy laws could be a step towards decriminalising begging
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Punjab’s move to expand India’s blasphemy laws is a blow to freedom of expression
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How contracts drawn up as comic strips are being put to use in South Africa
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What public good does the law on adultery serve, Supreme Court asks Centre
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Supreme Court calls adultery law absurd and peculiar, says it fails the test of arbitrariness
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Sabarimala case gives the Supreme Court the chance to set right its inconsistency on personal laws
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India’s adultery laws violate the right to privacy. Tradition cannot justify them
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Why the Centre wants Supreme Court to stick only to sexual rights of LGBTQ community
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From Aadhaar to Ayodhya, big judgements expected as Supreme Court returns from vacation
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Centre’s move to change appointment rules leaves National Green Tribunal with crippling staff crunch
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Video: How the system failed victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy and let Union Carbide get away
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What Indian law says when a parent attempts to brainwash a child into hating the other parent
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Supreme Court refers plea on bribes taken in judges’ names to Constitution bench
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Law Commission’s report on torture is a serious indictment of the apathy of the Indian state
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In Kerala's Hadiya conversion case, Supreme Court finally offers hope by raising important questions
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Gujarat High Court uses colonial law to assert converts’ right to inherit from Hindu parents
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Reading the law: Government seems to be on thin ice as it bans trade on cattle for slaughter
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Two charts show who gets hurt when Indian states use 'lawless laws' to detain people without charges