Law

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

News Reports

‘Udhayanidhi Stalin made hate speech against Hindus’: Madras HC quashes FIR against BJP IT Cell head Amit Malviya, says DMK has a history of...

Shraddha Pandey - 21 January, 2026

Justice S Srimathy said, “There is a clear attack on Hinduism by the Dravida Kazhagam, and subsequently, along with the DMK, for the past 100 years, to which the minister belongs. While considering the overall circumstances, it is seen that the petitioner had questioned the hidden meaning of the minister’s speech."

Opinions

The right to die debate: Euthanasia’s global journey and India’s delicate balance between morality and lack of adequate palliative care

Divyansh Tiwari - 16 January, 2026

The moral dilemma stands. Does the right to die free the individual or endanger society's most vulnerable members in a world that prolongs life while barely reducing suffering? It is up to you to decide between the triumph of individuality and the untouchable sanctity of life.

Law

Setback for Mamata: Supreme Court issues notice for taking away files during I-PAC raid, stays FIRs against ED officials saying there will be lawlessness...

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2026

The Mamata Banerjee government of West Bengal faced a massive setback in the Supreme Court today in the I-PAC raid case. The Apex Court...

News Reports

Supreme Court turns to Manusmriti while granting widowed woman assets of her late father-in-law: Read how the ancient Hindu text became a guiding light...

Divyansh Tiwari - 15 January, 2026

This ruling is an example of how judges interpret laws such as the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA), using classical Dharmashastra as moral and historical guidelines rather than as legally obligatory.

Law

Calcutta HC closes TMC plea on I-PAC raids after ED says no data was seized as Mamata Banerjee took away all the documents and...

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2026

Banerjee is alleged to have removed several documents and electronic devices from the premises.

Law

Karnataka HC stays investigation against Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in land-grabbing case, says no prima facie allegation exists

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2026

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar told the court that in a memo by the State counsel in the PIL, his name did not feature in the list of alleged encroachers.

SC stays MP High Court order reinstating judge who urinated on train berth, calls his behaviour ‘the gravest form of misconduct’

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2026

The Supreme Court stayed a High Court order reinstating a Madhya Pradesh judge fired for "disgusting" misconduct. In 2018, the officer allegedly urinated on a train berth while intoxicated. The apex court labeled his actions the "gravest form of misconduct."

Law

UK to bring law making it illegal for AI generating non-consensual intimate images, after Grok was made to take down posts in India

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2026

Keir Starmer warned X could lose self regulation as Ofcom probes Grok misuse, with fines up to ten percent revenue, while long delayed Data Act provisions criminalising creation of deepfake images are enforced this week.

‘Dog lovers completely removed from reality’ – Supreme Court slams veteran actor Sharmila Tagore’s argument glorifying presence of stray dogs in hospitals

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2026

The bench flagged hygiene risks, questioned behaviour based assessments, dismissed colour coded collar proposals, and clarified that its directions focus on implementing Animal Birth Control rules rather than ordering blanket removal of stray dogs.