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The Bombay High Court has declined to quash criminal proceedings against AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi over allegedly objectionable remarks concerning Lord Ram and his mother, holding that the statements, at the prima facie stage, appeared to have been made with an intention to mock religious figures and hurt the sentiments of their devotees. Justice R [] The post Akbaruddin Owaisi speech prima facie intended to mock Lord Ram, hurt religious sentiments: Bombay High Court refuses to quash proceedin

The Centre is set to move the Supreme Court seeking the quashing of FIRs registered against student protesters by invoking the Courts extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned the matter before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant shortly before the Bench rose for the day, seeking an urgent [] The post Centre moves Supreme Court to quash FIRs against student protesters under Article 142 appeared first on India Legal .

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed residents of three jhuggi clusters near Prime Minister Narendra Modis residence in the Race Course area to vacate the premises within six weeks and shift to alternative accommodation allotted to them by the government. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said [] The post Delhi High Court gives six weeks to slum residents near PMs residence to vacate, orders rehabilitation monitoring appeared first on

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it may direct the Uttar Pradesh government to acquire land required for the development of the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan if efforts by the court-appointed High-Powered Committee to privately purchase the land continue to face resistance. A Bench comprising CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice [] The post Supreme Court may direct UP Government to acquire land for Banke Bihari temple development if private purchase fails appeared fi

The NALSAR convocation controversy raises a larger constitutional question: can the Bar Council of India, entrusted with regulating the legal profession, exercise powers that Parliament never gave it? The post When the Regulator Crosses the Line appeared first on India Legal .

The states first ethanol plant was meant to turn corn into opportunity. Instead, villagers say it turned their wells dry, their fields unproductive and their neighbourhood unliveableraising a stark question about the hidden environmental cost of the states bio-fuel ambitions The post The Plant That Drank a Village Dry appeared first on India Legal .

Seven years after the abrogation of Article 370, the National Conference MP says the fight for its restoration is far from overand accuses his own party of abandoning its original position in favour of statehood The post Article 370: The Battle Over a Dark Chapter appeared first on India Legal .

The State has a duty to facilitate religious pilgrimages, but that duty cannot come at the cost of a childs constitutional right to education. When schools are closed while the administration itself celebrates a procession from the skies, questions of constitutional balance inevitably arise The post When Devotion Meets the Duty to Educate appeared first on India Legal .

By Inderjit Badhwar There was a time when a courtroom was, quite literally, a room. What was said inside it travelled outward through judgments, legal reporting and, eventually, public discussion. Today, a courtroom can be watched live on a mobile phone, clipped within seconds and circulated to millions before the hearing itself has concluded. That [] The post When Justice Goes Viral appeared first on India Legal .