Keeping Pace with Legal Change
The Delhi High Court has hammered the Central Government with its high speed of refusing to give Arvind Kejriwal, the national convener of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and former Chief Minister of the state of Delhi a government bungalow. In the recent hearing, the court was categorical that the assignment of government residential dwellings cannot be left at the mercies of the authorities.
In a landmark decision that has rocked the legal system and the job market in the society, the Delhi High court has put on hold the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) recruitment exercise on the basis of CLAT PG scores.
The author of the present paper, Justice Rohinton Nariman, has recently pointed out a very important problem related to the distortion of historical figures in books. His comments were on the image of Mughal Emperor Akbar who he considers has been negatively portrayed as a tyrant
In one of their most significant steps that close a major chapter in the life of the Adani Group, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has accorded a clean sheet to the Adani Group in relation to the charges of loan-related misdeeds by Hindenburg Research.
Another controversial statement made by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai has sparked off an intense debate with one of the lawyers even demanding that he retract his words. The row broke out in one of the pleas before the Supreme Court, requesting permission of restoring a damaged idol of Lord Vishnu in the old temple of Javari Khajuraho
In one of the major developments related to the long running problem of air pollution, the Supreme Court of India has also cast a strong doubt on the absence of arrests of stubble burning offences. The harsh interrogation of the court occurred in the hearing on the issue as the court pointed out the differing nature of the crime and the lightness of the law action taken.
The Kerala High Court has taken an important legal step that would cause great concern among the saviors of the Sabarimala temple. The court has made a request to conduct a prompt investigation of the claims of unapproved fundraising on a new idol.
The Gujarat High Court has passed a land encroachment case against former cricketer Yusuf Pathan in a land grab case. This decision is a big blow to the veteran all rounder, who has been engaged in this legal battle over a long period of time.
In an important trend, the Supreme Court of India has granted the interim relief to veteran Bollywood actor Alok Nath in a case that is related to a supposed multi-level marketing (MLM) fraud. This legal order that offers a temporary reprieve to the actor against arrest has afforded him some relief as the investigation is being done.
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, a long-time veteran journalist, is once again caught in the middle of a legal tempest, over a defamation injunction that was brought against the journalist by Adani Enterprises Ltd. The case is a highly controversial area of the Indian media life, which also reveals the conflict between corporate interests and the right of press freedom.
