Law

News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.

World

USA: In a boost for free speech, Supreme Court Justice suggests Big Tech may not have the right to regulate content on their platforms

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2021

USA Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in a non-binding order today wrote regarding the problem of Big Tech platforms censoring opinions

News Reports

‘Your boss was involved in crime and you remained silent’? Bombay HC pulls up Param Bir Singh for not filing FIR against Anil Deshmukh

OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2021

The Bombay High Court directed former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to first file an FIR and then approach the judiciary for seeking an agency investigation.

News Reports

Bombay High Court: Justice Shinde calls PIL seeking probe into allegations against Anil Deshmukh as ‘cheap publicity stunt’

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2021

Justice SS Shinde of the Bombay High Court (BHC) rebuked a lawyer named Dr Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil for seeking a CBI probe into the allegations of extortion levelled by former Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

Crime

From sexual harassment to breaking their own head with a brick: Here are 6 cases in 5 weeks where SC/ST Act was falsely used

Jhankar Mohta - 30 March, 2021

In many cases, people from SC/ST communities have been found using the Act for vengeance, settling personal scores in cases where there was no caste discrimination involved.

OpIndia Explains

The Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Act, the 4 amendments, what they mean and why the outrage by media is misplaced

S. Sudhir Kumar - 29 March, 2021

Amendments are being made to “THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI ACT, 1991”, passed by Congress when in power

News Reports

Tata Sons, Cyrus Mistry and the Supreme Court verdict: All you need to know about the case

OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2021

On Friday, the Supreme Court formulated a total of 5 questions pertaining to the case. All the questions were answered in favour of the Tata conglomerate.

Crime