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Delhi allows loudspeakers till midnight for festivals: what does the law say?Subscriber Only
September 28, 2025 23:31 IST
The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules, 2000 provide a detailed framework for regulating noise from various sources, including loudspeakers
Why Karnataka HC upheld Union govt’s Sahyog portal, rejected X’s challengeSubscriber Only
September 24, 2025 19:47 IST
The verdict concludes a significant legal battle in which X had characterised the Sahyog portal is a form of extra-legal 'censorship' and the government had defended it as an efficient tool for regulation.
Supreme Court to decriminalise defamation? What the law says, how this may be possibleSubscriber Only
September 24, 2025 16:37 IST
As the present bench has signalled, the question of whether this colonial-era offence continues to serve a purpose in a democracy remains open. In 2016, the Supreme Court had upheld criminal defamation as constitutional.
UP caste-based rallies banned: The HC ruling behind the state govt orderSubscriber Only
September 23, 2025 11:58 IST
Caste Based Political Rallies Banned In Uttar Pradesh: The HC did not issue directions to ban caste-based political rallies, but the UP govt has prohibited them. The HC directions came in a case that had nothing to do with caste discrimination.
Why multiple states will file a review against SC ruling on Teaching Eligibility TestSubscriber Only
September 21, 2025 07:32 IST
This intervention comes against the backdrop of years of demands from teachers’ bodies to either exempt in-service teachers from the test, or recognise long service as a substitute qualification, under the constitutional framework of Article 21A.
Why SC order on Anand Marriage Act won’t end old debateSubscriber Only
September 22, 2025 07:30 IST
The apex court has directed states and UTs that are yet to frame rules for the registration of Sikh Marriages under the 1909 Act to do so within four months. But this does little to address fundamental lacunae in the law
Does the cover of Arundhati Roy’s latest book violate any law?Subscriber Only
September 20, 2025 14:25 IST
The COTPA prohibits the advertisement of tobacco products, and regulates their sale. Does the cover of Arundhati Roy’s latest book, in which she is smoking a beedi, violate this law?
What petitioners are arguing against online gaming banSubscriber Only
September 19, 2025 08:02 IST
The Online Gaming Act, 2025, which received Presidential assent last month, has banned all online games involving money, regardless of whether they are games of chance or skill
Reliance’s Vantara cleared of PIL allegations: What SC’s investigation team foundSubscriber Only
September 17, 2025 12:17 IST
The apex court closed all complaints against the facility and notably barred future proceedings over the same allegations, which ranged from animal smuggling to financial irregularities.
SC on amended Waqf Act: What has been stayed, what remainsSubscriber Only
September 16, 2025 07:36 IST
Supreme Court Waqf Amendment: While refusing to put a blanket stay on the entire amended Waqf law, the SC temporarily put on hold certain provisions. We explain what the court said.
Explained: Issues in SC hearings on timeline for the President and Governors to assent to BillsSubscriber Only
September 15, 2025 12:18 IST
Whether the Supreme Court can set a timeline for the President and state Governors to give their assent to legislative Bills has become a contested federalism issue. What have the states and the Centre argued?
Can a foreign court divorce order apply to marriages in India? What courts have saidSubscriber Only
September 14, 2025 15:22 IST
The benchmark for how India treats foreign divorce decrees was set more than three decades ago in Y. Narasimha Rao v. Venkata Lakshmi (1991). Here is what courts have ruled over time.
MLA arrested in J&K: 1985 Bhim Singh case, when Supreme Court slammed police for ‘abducting’ a legislatorSubscriber Only
September 12, 2025 19:41 IST
The arrest of AAP MLA Mehraj Malik is not the first time a sitting Jammu & Kashmir MLA has been arrested. The Supreme Court’s decision after the arrest of Bhim Singh in 1985 remains a cornerstone in constitutional law
Mehul Choksi case: What law on extradition says, grounds for refusalSubscriber Only
September 10, 2025 17:55 IST
India has assured Belgium that Choksi, if he were to be extradited, would not be mistreated
Why Delhi lawyers threatened strikes less than a month after protesting against L-G notificationSubscriber Only
September 10, 2025 15:54 IST
The issue concerns how evidence is presented in criminal trials, where the prosecution’s witnesses, particularly police personnel, play a role in shaping the facts of the case before a judge.
What Rajasthan’s coaching centre Bill says, why it matters so muchSubscriber Only
September 5, 2025 20:39 IST
The Bill is described as “a decisive step to curb the commercialization of coaching institutes and [to] ensure that they operate within a framework prioritizing the well-being and success of students”.
Defined registration, exemption for some minority religious groups: What’s in the new Foreigners Act?Subscriber Only
September 5, 2025 10:07 IST
Rules and Orders have been issued to give effect to a sweeping overhaul of India’s system for regulating the entry, stay, and exit of foreign nationals, and to lay down exemptions for certain classes of foreigners.
Tougher, with steeper penalties: How Rajasthan’s anti-conversion Bill differs from the earlier version tabled by Govt in February 2025Subscriber Only
September 5, 2025 07:03 IST
Proposed law approves of ‘ghar wapsi’, increases jail term to 20 years and fine to Rs 1 crore for certain kinds of offences, prescribes long public process for voluntary religious conversion
Medical admissions: All about SC verdict upholding Telangana’s 4 year domicile rulesSubscriber Only
September 4, 2025 15:48 IST
This verdict closes a two-year legal battle between the students, the state government and the Telangana High Court, which had twice struck down the rule. Here is what to know
Delhi riots: Why UAPA accused, including Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, have been denied bailSubscriber Only
September 4, 2025 12:57 IST
The accused have been charged under various provisions of the law, including one that prescribes the death penalty for committing a “terrorist act”. They have spent more than five years in jail, and the trial is yet to begin.
Explained: The Right to Education Act and minority educational institutionsSubscriber Only
September 3, 2025 12:09 IST
SC has questioned a 2014 judgment that exempted minority schools from the ambit of Right to Education Act. The key issue is to strike a balance between minority rights and the universal right to education
Is it right to exempt minority schools from the ambit of RTE? Here’s why SC has questioned its 2014 judgmentSubscriber Only
September 3, 2025 07:03 IST
At issue is an evaluation of the balance between minority rights and the universal right to education. The SC has framed four questions for consideration by a larger Bench.
Trump targets cashless bail: How the practice works, situation in IndiaSubscriber Only
August 29, 2025 17:23 IST
Trump says that cashless bail leads to an uptick in crime. Researchers say that there is no evidence to support this claim
Why lawyers across Delhi’s courts went on strike over L-G’s notificationSubscriber Only
August 29, 2025 04:24 IST
The Coordination Committee of all District Court Bar Associations in Delhi, which represents 1.65 lakh registered lawyers in the Capital, called for the strike last Thursday.
Why has the government banned online money games, and what could be the economic impact of the new law?Subscriber Only
August 29, 2025 12:08 IST
The law has removed the distinction between games of skill and games of chances, on which courts have pronounced a number of judgments. Several states have notified laws and regulations on online gaming.
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