Image used for representation | Photo Credit: M. Sathyamoorthy In an attempt to rid the Western Ghats of harmful plastics, the Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu government to convene a meeting with all stakeholders, including brand owners who sell eatables, drinking water, and other such products in plastic packets, sachets, and PET … Read more
A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking removal of the present mode of execution of death row convicts by hanging from the statute. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The problem is that the government is not ready to evolve, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday (October 15, … Read more
Madras High Court. File | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Corruption cases involving sitting as well as former Ministers, other legislators, Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, and such other individuals must not be allowed to get “ambushed” by long-drawn procedures and instead, they must be dealt with as expeditiously as possible to gain public confidence on … Read more
Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for the conduct of elections to Parliament and State legislature shall vest with the EC. Article 326 provides that every citizen who is not less than 18 years of age shall be entitled to be registered as … Read more
Kalaignar TV office. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The 18-year-old alleged 2G spectrum scam has come back to haunt Kalaignar TV Private Limited, with the Income Tax (I-T) department reviving its inquiry into the receipt of ₹200 crore by the television channel during the assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The Madras High Court has, … Read more
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Monday (September 22, 2025) made it clear that a Bench led by Justice Surya Kant would hear pleas challenging Karnataka’s decision to withdraw consent to investigate a disproportionate assets case against Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. Chief Justice of … Read more
Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty, Melanie Stewart-Smith and Victoria FarncombeFame Under Fire podcast Getty Images Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, are planning to present photographic and scientific evidence to a US court to prove Mrs Macron is a woman. Their lawyer says the French president and Mrs Macron will present the documentation in a defamation suit they … Read more
The scene of stubble burning in Haryana’s Hisar. Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court and the Union government differed sharply on Wednesday (September 17, 2025) over how to deal with farmers who burn stubble ahead of the winter season. Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, … Read more
The Supreme Court is scheduled on Monday (September 15, 2025) to pronounce judgment on a plea to stay the implementation of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which over a 100 petitioners described as a “creeping acquisition” of Muslim properties while the government defended as a necessary counter to “rampant encroachment” on public and private properties. … Read more
The High Court of Kerala has directed four Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] leaders from Kannur, the Station House Officer concerned, and the District Police Chief (Kannur) to appear before it on October 6 in connection with a contempt of court case related to a protest meeting held in Kannur on February 25, when … Read more