The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to accept an application requesting for increasing the number of vehicles from 1300 to 5000 that are permitted to travel to the Rohtang pass. The request was rejected on the ground of concerns about climate change and damage to the environment. It was Read more
Rishi Saunak has agreed to toughen up the illegal migrant Bill, defying the ECHR court’s past judgement and acting contradictory to various international treaties and conventions. The right-wing MPs and the backbench politicians have been pushing the Prime minister to ignore the interim ruling of the EU court. Last year Read more
The Andhra Pradesh High Court, one of the leading judicial institutions in India, has recently issued an important statement about the importance of adjudicating legal disputes based on merit and justice. The Court emphasized that litigation should not be seen as a means of causing undue delay or harassment to Read more
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the prosecution must present to the trial court all information necessary to evaluate the mitigating circumstances that favour the accused in cases where the crimes are so heinous that the death penalty is appropriate. The Court made it clear that this Read more
On April 24, it will be fifty years after the Kesavananda Bharati decision, which outlined the fundamental structural philosophy. The nation’s most well-known constitutional case is this one. A total of 13 judges, including Chief Justice S. M. Sikri and Justices J. M. Shelat, K. S. Hegde, A. N. Grover, Read more
Tens of thousands of people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday as part of a nationwide protest demanding immediate action from the UK government to address the climate crisis. The demonstration, organized by the UK Environmental Movement, saw protesters holding banners and chanting slogans, demanding politicians take action to Read more
The Supreme Court stayed an unusual order made by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court earlier today, ordering the secretary general of the high court to give him the translation of a contentious media interview that was presented before a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in Read more
In a key milestone, the Supreme Court ordered the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand Police to take suo motu action against hate speech instances in its October 2022 judgement. On Friday, the Supreme Court expanded the scope of this order to all States and Union Territories. Therefore, without having to Read more
“Canberra, Australia – The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has become the first state in Australia to provide free abortion care to all women, regardless of their circumstances. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Chief Minister of the ACT, Andrew Barr. The move comes after years of lobbying by Read more
The Central government, in its affidavit before the Bombay High Court, opposed the petition filed by comedian Kunal Kamra challenging the recent amendments to the IT Rules 2021. The government, through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), stated that false and misleading information can have a negative impact Read more