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Mediation should be first choice, not last resort: Justice BV Nagarathna

Supreme Court Judge BV Nagarathna has highlighted the need to expand the use of mediation in India beyond its present focus on commercial disputes. She suggested that mediation could play a constructive role in resolving matters linked to government contracts,...
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Muslim personal law cannot override POCSO Act or BNS: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that Muslim personal law cannot supersede the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) or BNS (BNSS). The case arose when a Muslim man, accused under Sections 363 and 376 of...
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Supreme Court cancels bail in Rs 6 crore cheating case, orders training for two Delhi judges

The Supreme Court has cancelled the bail granted to a couple accused in a cheating case involving more than ₹6 crore and has directed two Delhi judicial officers to undergo special training at the Delhi Judicial Academy. The apex court...
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Karnataka High Court rejects X corp’s challenge, affirms sahyog portal’s validity

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by X Corp (formerly Twitter) against the Central government’s Sahyog portal, a system used to issue and track takedown orders directed at online intermediaries. The company had questioned the legality of the mechanism, arguing...
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Justice Surya Kant underscores the humanising role of alternative dispute resolution

Justice Surya Kant has emphasised that mediation is not merely an ancillary tool in the justice delivery system but a transformative process that restores dignity and compassion to dispute resolution. Speaking at a recent programme devoted to the promotion of...
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Telangana HC posts hearing on BC quota plea in local body elections to Oct 8

Telangana High Court Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Saturday posted the hearing on October 8 over petitions challenging the state government’s order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. In its order, the court made...
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Kerala High Court directs state to declare snakebite as notifiable disease, orders strong preventive and monitoring mechanisms amid rising public health concerns

The Kerala High Court has issued a significant directive to the State government, instructing it to formally recognise snakebite envenoming as a notifiable disease under the Kerala Public Health Act, 2023, and to complete the process within a two-month period....
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When the Air Turns Toxic

By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Every winter, Delhi and its neighbouring states sink into a haze of smog that has become a grim ritual of the season. This time, however, the Supreme Court has signalled that enough is enough. In...
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Donald Trump’s Two Faces

  By Kenneth Tiven Angry, intemperate speeches have never been a hallmark of the US presidency—until Donald Trump. True to form, he turned American diplomacy upside down with a ferocious address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York,...
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Broken Cameras, Broken Justice – India Legal

By Binny Yadav Why is it that every time there’s a death in police custody, the CCTV cameras are mysteriously “not working”? Coincidence—or a deliberate design? Behind locked station doors, away from public scrutiny, torture has long been suspected, but...
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