Iconoclast. Jurist. Pop Culture Icon. Dissenter. Feminist Hero. Liberal.These are some of the words that have been used to describe the 86 year old still serving second female U.S. Supreme Court...

The nation (let's paraphrase and say people like us, as we can no longer claim to speak for the 'nation') watched aghast at the spectacle that was passed off as an 'Oath Taking Ceremony'. Other than...

Over the years there have been many questions raised and a lot has been written on the subject on what determines obiter dicta and ratio decidendi. Legal academics have been arguing ever since over...

In the year 1997, Election Commission of India had undertaken an intensive revision of electoral rolls in the State of Assam as apprehensions were expressed from various quarters that the electoral...

Here is something you rarely hear about while discussing the Indian legal system – the court fees are appallingly high.Court fees, or the idea that a litigant must pay for a shot at the justice...

Recently, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) passed a significant judgment holding a senior doctor as well as the hospital vicariously liable for the medical negligence of...

Woman in Gold, released in 2015, is based on the real story of Maria Altmann, an elderly Jewish lady (played by Dame Helen Mirren), a holocaust survivor from Austria who sought refuge in USA. The...

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is in the process of revising the Guidelines on Access to Biological Resources and Knowledge and Benefit Sharing Regulation, 2014 (2014 ABS Guidelines). ...

'The universe along with its creatures belongs to the land. No creature is superior to any other. Human beings should not be above nature. Let no one species encroach over the rights and privileges...

Widows have always got a raw deal in our culture. Though things have changed a lot from the times when widows were asked to burn themselves, the orthodoxy is still finding it tough to recognize...

The Border police and Foreigners Tribunal came into existence in 1962 and 1964 respectively. On 23rd day of September 1964, The Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964 was enacted by the central Government...

Prashant Kanojia was arrested for posting a tweet about a political personage. He did not abuse, use names, or anything of that sort. He posted a link to another story that was carried in the news...

All India Law Entrance Test ('AILET') is the admission test for National Law University, Delhi ('NLU-D') that is organised by it every year for admission into its various courses. This year, for...

Gandhi was a lawyer; so was Ambedkar. Former got us independence and latter was instrumental in getting us a system which recognizes inherent equality of all human beings. Role of a lawyer is notable...

Since you're here, I take it that you want to be a Judge, or, at any rate, are intrigued by the thought of being a judge.You may find this ironic that someone who hung his boots as a judge after...