The court has signalled that foreign awards will be enforced unless they cross a narrow legal bar, limiting the scope for delay at the last stage. The ruling is likely to matter in investor disputes where enforcement often drags on through repeated challenges
A recent Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment is the latest to affirm the right to be considered for promotion, stemming from the rights to equality before the law and equal opportunity in matters of public employment.
Since the landmark NALSA judgment in 2014, constitutional courts have consistently interpreted the law to expand the community’s rights and liberties, often in contrast with the legislative and executive approach.
The Bill makes it clear that consent of parents, family, caste, or clan is not required once two adults decide to marry, and criminalises acts of violence and harassment against such couples.
The legislation, which seeks to regulate gig and platform work and ensure protection of such gig workers, is similar to those passed by four other states: Karnataka, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Bihar.
Dr Reddy's 'Olymviq' branded-drug has run into a legal wall owing to its similarity to Novo Nordisk's 'Ozempic' brand. In India, the legal framework is quite strict on similarly named drugs.
Jurors were directed, as a matter of law, to consider the platforms architecture, how feeds are structured, how engagement is sustained, and how users are drawn back repeatedly
In Punjab, there is a growing phenomenon of Dalit people attending Christian church services and participating in "faith healing" sessions without formally changing their religion.
The High Court ordered a 'comprehensive inspection and scrutiny' of all temporary and permanent stalls to assess whether they obstruct pedestrian or vehicular movement.
The court’s reasoning on conversion and Scheduled Caste status rests on a set of constitutional and statutory rules that tie caste identity to the religion a person professes.
A HC bench led by Justice Bharati H Dangre on March 13 'concluded the issue' after observing 'all efforts' taken by CBI to ascertain if the death was due to assault and from the beginning the answer was 'in the negative.'
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and its successor, the Code of Social Security, 2020, were both amended to include adoptive mothers within the scope of maternity leave, including only those women who adopted a child below the age of three months
The definition of an 'industry' determines which workplaces are covered by the law and, consequently, which employees are entitled to a higher degree of statutory protection regarding wages, working hours, strikes and protection against arbitrary dismissal
As per law, political leaders, ministers, and government officials are not allowed to use red beacon lights on their vehicles. Flashing lights are now restricted to vehicles performing emergency or law-enforcement duties.
The government has presented the amendment as a bid to 'protect only those who face severe social exclusion due to biological reasons for no fault... no choice of their own.' This understanding reverts to a pre-2014 understanding of transgender identity
Citing the Uttarakhand UCC passed in 2024, the petition argues that two Muslim women of identical faith, family, and citizenship now receive different property rights because of their postal code.
BookMyShow was accused of offering cash loans at 'zero interest' to single-screen theatres and multiplexes, and locking these cinemas into exclusive agreements. The CCI dismissed this case on Thursday
In the last eight years, nine mostly BJP-ruled states have passed similar laws to prevent forcible marriage and conversion of Hindu women, to curb purported 'love jihad'. We explain
Those included in the 'creamy layer' are not entitled to OBC reservation benefits. Here's what the court has said about equivalence between children of PSUs and private sector employees and those in the government sector.
The court was hearing petitions led by people who lost their children or spouses to rare complications shortly after receiving Covid vaccines in 2021. Here's what it has ordered, and why.
India has a patchwork of laws, regulatory frameworks and platform-led interventions to safeguard young users online. But experts say enforcement gaps and the ease with which children can misrepresent their age pose challenges
Active euthanasia is a process in which a physician may prescribe a lethal drug or injection to relieve the suffering of a person with no hope of recovery. It is legal in countries such as the US, Canada, Australia, and parts of Europe — but not in India.
India has no law governing passive euthanasia. The Supreme Court’s order allowing the withdrawal of Rana’s treatment is the first application of its passive euthanasia framework, shaped largely by rulings on end-of-life decisions.
NIA team reaches Malda to investigate gherao of judicial officers engaged in SIR
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NIA officials, led by DIG, arrived in Malda to investigate the harassment of seven judicial officers. They were accompanied by 60 Army jawans and NIA IG Sonia Singh also landed in Kolkata. The incident occurred when judicial officers were held hostage by protesting residents. The SC transferred the probe to NIA and the team visited the BDO office and Mothabari police station for evidence.
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