Keeping Pace with Legal Change
By issuing an order to destroy the Madrasi Camp encroachment on the Barapullah drain, the Delhi High Court has articulated its responsibility to maintain environmental safeguards and urban infrastructure. The ruling, which is based on the public trust concept, municipal law, and environmental legislation, strengthens the legal procedures that are in place to clean environmental streams.
This article examines the Gurjar blockade of the Delhi–Mumbai rail line, exploring legal implications under the Railways Act and public nuisance.
The episode that occurred on June 7, 2025, when the Minister of Health for the state of Goa, Vishwajit Rane, publicly reprimanded and removed Dr. Rudresh Kuttikar from his position at the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), is the subject of this article. The purpose of this article is to investigate the ways in which his acts may violate the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, namely the portions that pertain to the abuse of authority, obstruction of public officials, and criminal intimidation.
This report outlines Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s appointment as presiding arbitrator in Wintershall Dea’s dispute with Russia, highlighting his evolution from NLU Delhi academic to Supreme Court jurist, the tribunal’s jurisdictional challenges under UNCITRAL, and implications for investor-state arbitration procedures.
This report examines Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s appointment as neutral arbitrator in Wintershall Dea’s €5.3bn dispute with Russia, exploring his evolution from NLU Delhi professor to judicial leader, his arbitration jurisprudence, and implications for global investor-state dispute resolution and credibility.
This news report examines the FIR filed against Virat Kohli following the tragic Bengaluru stampede, exploring investigative procedures under IPC Sections 304A and 336–338, legal hurdles in ascribing criminal liability to a sports icon, and potential civil and professional repercussions.
This report examines the FIR filed against Virat Kohli following the Bengaluru stampede, exploring legal grounds under Sections 304A and 336–338 IPC, investigative procedures, challenges in attributing negligence to a sports figure, and the broader procedural ramifications and implications.
This case concerns the violence that followed the May 2021 West Bengal elections, and it involves grave accusations of sexual assault, criminal conspiracy, and attempts to undermine the criminal justice system. Citing the seriousness of the offenses and possible danger to a fair trial, the Supreme Court reversed the Calcutta High Court’s decisions to grant the accused bail. In politically delicate criminal cases where local law enforcement is allegedly compromised, the ruling emphasizes the importance of judicial intervention.
On May 23, 2025, the Supreme Court held that denying disabled employees in supernumerary posts benefits like probation, seniority, and promotion violates Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court ruled that while there was a distinction, it lacked a rational link to the law’s purpose, making the government’s order discriminatory and restoring equal rights to these employees.
Can a public park replace a century-old lake in the name of urban renewal? On May 30, 2025, the Supreme Court decided that Mumbai’s redeveloped garden should stay, finding it now serves the public and environment better than the neglected waterbody it replaced. This ruling highlights how courts may balance ecological ideals with practical urban needs.
