The Union Minister of Law and Justice has highlighted a serious manpower crisis in the Indian judiciary, where high judicial vacancies combined with a rising case load—nearly 4.80 crore pending cases in lower courts&mdas...
Read MoreIndia’s electoral integrity is increasingly under strain, not because of an absence of reforms, but due to the introduction of potentially deformative measures such as Delimitation, One Nation One Election (ONOE), and Sp...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has recently asked the Union Government to clarify whether a new executive order allowing the entry of persecuted minorities into India violates the 1971 cut-off date prescribed under the Assam Accord. Abo...
Read MoreThe Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, has called for the formulation of a National Judicial Policy to reduce divergence in judicial functioning across courts. He also stated that the Supreme Court would consider a pl...
Read MoreIndia’s judicial system is facing a serious backlog of cases, with over 4.8 crore cases pending across various courts. Many cases have been pending for decades, highlighting the urgent need for judicial reforms. Pende...
Read MoreRecently, several deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been reported in states undergoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. This has raised concerns about BLO welfare and working conditio...
Read MoreOn 1st November, eight Indian states—Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu—along with five Union Territories—Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh,...
Read MoreThe Doctrine of Clean Slate under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has been reaffirmed by the Delhi High Court. The Court clarified that a successful resolution applicant—i.e., the new owner or buyer of an ...
Read MoreThe Doctrine of Clean Slate under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) has been reaffirmed by the Delhi High Court. The Court clarified that a successful resolution applicant—i.e., the new owner or buyer of an ...
Read MoreThe Kerala High Court (HC) has ruled that the appointment of temple priests is a secular activity, and therefore subject to constitutional principles of equality and non-discrimination under Articles 14, 15, 25, and 26. The judgme...
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