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India’s Supreme Court’s initiative to publish the asset declarations of its sitting judges on the court’s official website will go a long way in boosting judicial accountability

Bhuwan Ribhu, a child rights lawyer, became the first Indian to receive the World Jurist Association’s Medal of Honour. Leading 60 PILs and founding Just Rights for Children, he combats child marriage, trafficking, and abuse

Supreme Court collegium’s decision to transfer Justice Varma to Allahabad High Court falls short of public expectations as the case raises several disturbing questions that need to be answered

Judicial independence is essential to uphold the rule of law as it ensures that legal decisions are made based on facts and not on external pressures

In a notice issued by SC Registrar (Technology) Hargurvarinder Singh Jaggi, it was confirmed that the Supreme Court's Registry was alerted about a phishing attack. The notice mentioned that fake websites were impersonating the official Supreme Court website.

The relief was granted as part of a special leave petition filed by Mohan Babu, challenging the Telangana High Court’s refusal to grant him anticipatory bail in the matter.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan granted the relief to Kejriwal on a bail bond of Rs 10 lakh, and two sureties.

The four-day event recently organised by Mahindra University’s School of Law, Lex Erudites and Grayspace Law & Policy Consulting aimed to widen the appreciation of mediation as a powerful tool for conflict resolution.

The juvenile justice system must walk a fine line between its focus on rehabilitation and punishment for heinous offence

Yesterday, Pakistan dismissed the Indian Supreme Court's verdict upholding the abrogation of Article 370 as having "no legal value," emphasizing that international law does not recognize India's "unilateral and illegal actions" of August 5, 2019.

Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud acknowledged security concerns but emphasized that direct elections, a crucial aspect of India's representative democracy, should not be delayed until statehood is restored.

Shah welcomed the verdict, stating that since the visionary decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 5, 2019, to revoke Article 370, peace and normalcy had returned to Jammu and Kashmir.

36 queer collectives from law schools across the country issued a statement condemning the BCI’s remarks that ask the apex court to let Parliament deal with the matter of same-sex marriage.   

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said, "The real question is who would take a call on what constitutes marriage and between whom."

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government has been opposing the petitions and said that same-sex marriages do not fit into the Indian template of a family.

Rahul Gandhi will now have to appeal in Gujarat High Court or Supreme Court against the Surat court's order.

Seeking an independent expert committee Advocate Vishal Tiwari moved the apex court on Sunday and also sought an inquiry into the 183 encounters that have taken place in Uttar Pradesh since 2017.

"The power of mediation is understated, it has deep roots in the ancient India and Indian society," Justice NV Ramana, Former Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India said.

Dama Seshadri Naidu, the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, said the case would be heard on April 14 and not April 10 due to the list of cases prepared for that day.

A bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala is likely to deliver its verdict over setting up of a panel of domain experts for strengthening existing regulatory measures for stock markets.