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The recent conviction of caste panchayat leaders in Haryana who killed a young couple for marrying within their gotra is historic. But the knee-jerk reaction of calling for new laws…

Can a doctor remove a patient’s organs without informed consent, in the course of surgery, even if he thinks it’s in the patient’s best interest? In a recent judgment, the…

In India, a programme or channel that 'offends good taste and decency, contains criticism of friendly countries, contains obscene, deliberate, false and suggestive innuendoes or denigrates women' can be banned.…

Today, everything from river pollution to the selection of the cricket team has become the purview of judicial activism. Is it time to put the genie back in the bottle…

How has the judiciary dealt with cases relating to upper-caste humiliation of dalits, as also sati and its glorification? An examination of the judicial pronouncements of the courts delivered in…

The Supreme Court's recent declaration which says that the slum dwellers have no right to a notice before eviction and demolition is an indication of its attitude towards the poor.…

The declaration of Bharti Yadav as a proclaimed offender in the Nitish Katara murder case is being touted as a crowning achievement for the prosecution. The move highlights disinclination of…

In response to a public interest litigation, the Supreme Court of India has issued directions to the central and state governments to provide children of women prisoners in jail, and…

In a rare case of sensitivity, the Alwar court in Rajasthan convicted B H Mohanty for rape of a German woman within 22 days of the incident. The attitude of…

The Supreme Court is right in observing that the constitutionality of Section 377, which criminalises homosexuality, needs to be looked into. The Delhi high court had rejected a petition by…