Amaal Sheikh

Stalking, neighbourhood fights: Why Delhi HC is leaning on community service over trial to close minor casesSubscriber Only

November 24, 2025 08:19 IST

Orders from the Delhi HC between July 2024 and October 2025 show courts using community service to balance law with social resolution — offering the accused a clean slate, victims closure, and courts a way to close cases.

How Supreme Court has defined contours of gubernatorial power, over the yearsSubscriber Only

November 21, 2025 15:14 IST

Here is a timeline of cases, from 1952 to 2025, in which the apex court determined both the limits of the Governor’s power and the areas in which discretion can be exercised

SC strikes down Vanashakti judgment: Why ruling is significantSubscriber Only

November 20, 2025 15:25 IST

The Supreme Court rarely exercises the power to review its own judgments. By recalling its judgment from May, the court has has put ex post facto environmental clearance up for being litigated again

Sale deeds and SC: What apex court has said about property ownership and what it meansSubscriber Only

November 17, 2025 15:49 IST

In two rulings this year, the SC clarified that registration of a sale deed does not necessarily mean ownership of property under the current laws, even suggesting reforms to a ‘structurally fragile’ system. Here's a breakdown of what the court said.

‘No suspicious circumstances pointed out’: Delhi High Court quashes FIR under Arms Act against foreign nationalSubscriber Only

November 14, 2025 20:02 IST

According to the FIR, a single live ammunition was detected in the petitioner’s handbag in January 2025, while she was departing from IGI Airport for Hong Kong.

Explained: Proposed Israeli death penalty law & why it’s being criticisedSubscriber Only

November 14, 2025 15:23 IST

The bill was introduced in the Knesset by Itmar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu’s far right ally

Can Trump sue the BBC for defamation over January 6 documentary?Subscriber Only

November 13, 2025 14:37 IST

Trump has said he had “an obligation” to sue the BBC for “defrauding the public” by turning a “calming speech” into a “radical” one. But there are several hurdles to his legal challenge.

Explained: Delhi HC holds marriage of ST couple with Hindu rituals under Hindu Marriage ActSubscriber Only

November 08, 2025 12:11 IST

Both the High Court and family court did not deliberate on whether the Lambada community as a whole had become “Hinduised”, and limited the scope of their verdicts to whether the particular marriage had been conducted according to Hindu rituals

Malayalam film before Kerala HC on CBFC cuts: How film censorship works in IndiaSubscriber Only

November 06, 2025 13:44 IST

The process for certifying films runs in stages. An examining committee watches the film and makes a recommendation, after which the film may be referred to a revising committee. Certification follows, sometimes with mandated edits

Balance evidentiary privilege with procedural needs: What SC held on summons to advocatesSubscriber Only

October 31, 2025 15:18 IST

The case was triggered by a summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to two senior advocates of the SC, Arvind Datar and Pratap Venugopal, which the Bar Associations had widely condemned.

Explained: Supreme Court to determine criteria for seniority in higher judicial servicesSubscriber Only

October 29, 2025 13:01 IST

The data shared by several High Courts in their affidavits shows a clear gap between judges who are promoted through the ranks and those who enter service directly from the Bar

Why SC held minors can reject property sale made by guardians after attaining majoritySubscriber Only

October 28, 2025 14:47 IST

The court reaffirmed a century-old principle that a minor’s property rights can be protected through conduct demonstrating clear repudiation, not only through formal litigation.

Over 54,000 stray dogs sterilised in 6 months, MCD tells SC; data shows month-on-month dipSubscriber Only

October 28, 2025 06:25 IST

Across 232 MCD wards, the document states, approximately 70% sterilisation and immunisation of stray dogs has been completed

SC asks Centre, CBI, Haryana to respond in a ‘digital arrests’ case: the problem, what courts have said earlierSubscriber Only

October 20, 2025 14:23 IST

In the first two months of 2025 alone, 17,718 cases of digital arrest were reported. A 'digital arrest' scam usually begins with a phone or video call from someone posing as a government official. Once the conversation starts, the caller builds credibility.

Why Madras HC upheld Thiruparankundram Hill name, banned animal sacrificeSubscriber Only

October 15, 2025 17:30 IST

The ruling settles the dispute before the temple and dargah atop a hill, which is a protected monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958, where religious customs are subject to statutory regulation.

Why the Delhi HC ruled that Directorate of Education can regulate private school fees only to prevent profiteeringSubscriber Only

October 13, 2025 15:41 IST

The court examined two key questions: whether the DoE could prevent private unaided schools from increasing fees under the Delhi School Education Act (DSEA), 1973, and the Delhi School Education Rules (DSER), 1973, and whether it could order them to refund what it considered to be excess fees

With conversion therapy now before US Supreme Court, how courts have differed on banning itSubscriber Only

October 11, 2025 08:00 IST

Conversion therapy refers to psychological or behavioural interventions aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

Why the SC said age limit under surrogacy law cannot be applied retrospectivelySubscriber Only

October 10, 2025 14:36 IST

The Bench comprising Justices B V Nagarathna and K V Viswanathan said that the couples had already begun the process before the Act came into effect, and that the new restrictions could not take away their right to have a child through surrogacy

In OBC quota push, BJP MP govt argues along Congress’s ‘jitni abaadi, utna haq’ pitchSubscriber Only

October 09, 2025 14:19 IST

In affidavit before SC, the Mohan Yadav government cites data showing OBCs form over half of state’s population, says reservation not proportional to community’s population

Judicial blueprint for pedestrian safety: Why the new SC order is important for most vulnerable road users?Subscriber Only

October 09, 2025 07:29 IST

The Supreme Court Tuesday (October 7) issued a set of directions aimed at protecting pedestrians, enforcing helmet rules, curbing wrong lane driving and regulating dazzling LED headlights and unauthorised hooters.

How Supreme Court verdict upheld equal inheritance rights for tribal womenSubscriber Only

October 08, 2025 08:01 IST

The ruling revives a doctrinal question: how far can constitutional principles of equality override tribal customs protected under the Fifth and Sixth Schedules of the Constitution?

HC to hear plea against J&K book forfeiture orderSubscriber Only

October 01, 2025 02:54 IST

Advocates appearing for the petitioners told The Indian Express that the Chief Justice of the High Court, Justice Arun Palli, orally directed that a three-judge special bench will be set up at the earliest to hear the matter. 

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.

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.

Supreme Court directs AIFF to adopt Constitution in 4 weeksSubscriber Only

September 19, 2025 20:16 IST

The All India Football Federation’s draft Constitution, refined under the supervision of retired Justice L Nageswara Rao, brings several reforms to its governance.