Law

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

Opinions

SC’s interim order restraining surveys of mosques sends a chilling message, empowers violent mobs and places ‘harmony’ over fundamental rights

OpIndia Staff - 19 December, 2024

In the Places of Worship Act case, by prioritising temporary calm over resolution, the judiciary has set a bad precedent

News Reports

Why creating social disharmony? Allahabad HC questions Zubair’s intent behind social media post

OpIndia Staff - 18 December, 2024

The court criticised Zubair for not taking legal remedies and posting on X. Justice Varma said, “Come to the court then… You will go to social media and create social disharmony? Glancing at the tweet shows that you are trying to create unrest.”

News Reports

Bangladesh HC acquits former home minister and senior military officials in 10-truck weapons haul for ULFA case, Paresh Baruah’s death sentence commuted

OpIndia Staff - 18 December, 2024

Bangladesh High Court has acquitted former Home Minister and BNP leader Lutfozzaman Babar and five others who were earlier convicted of supplying arms to ULFA,

News Reports

SC directs TM Krishna to be not recognised as recipient of MS Subbulakshmi award: All you need to know about the case

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2024

According to accusations, TM Krishna denigrated MS Subbulakshmi in writings published in The Caravan and The Wire.

News Reports

Meet the judges of the Supreme Court special bench set to decide the validity of the Places of Worship Act

Shraddha Pandey - 13 December, 2024

As the fate of this Act relies on the judgment of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice KV Viswanathan, let’s take a look at the career trajectory of these judges.

News Reports

Delhi HC rejects plea by descendant of Bahadur Shah Zafar-II seeking possession of Red Fort and compensation since 1857

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2024

The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by a Mughal descendent seeking possession of Red Fort

News Reports

Places of Worship Act: Supreme Court stays registration of new suits and bars courts from passing orders in pending cases- What the court said

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2024

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no further suits can be registered in the country against places of worship till further orders from it

News Reports

Lawyer Vrinda Grover to stop representing RG Kar Medical College rape and murder victim’s family, withdraws from all courts

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2024

"At this stage, on account of certain intervening factors and circumstances, the chamber of Advocate Vrinda Grover is constrained to withdraw from the case proceedings in this matter and will no longer be representing the victim's family", Grover's office stated.

Crime