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Economy and Finance

Supreme Court judgments have led to 23 lakh job losses in the mining sector, says Federation of Indian Mining Industries

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2019

Federation of Indian Mining Industries (FIMI) stated that some SC judgments have led to job loss of 23 lakh people, both direct and indirect, in the mining sector, excluding petroleum and natural gas

Law

Delhi Court rules that showing middle finger to woman amounts to outraging her modesty: Report

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2019

According to a recent court judgment, showing the middle finger to a woman tantamount to outraging her modesty and can land a person in jail.

Law

Filing PILs for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code is a bad idea, here’s why

K Bhattacharjee - 11 July, 2019

Senior Advocate and spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Ashwini Upadhyay, has been waging a battle in the Courts for the implementation of a Uniform Civil Code.

Law

In a first, a Delhi court convicts a man for bursting crackers on Diwali

OpIndia Staff - 26 June, 2019

The Delhi police had booked him under Section 188 CrPC for disobeying their orders by continuing to burst crackers despite issuing a warning.

Law

After sandals and reasons behind extra-marital affairs, judiciary turns focus on ‘Chur Chur Naan’

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2019

After Sandals and extra-marital affairs, the Indian Judiciary shows its culinary wisdom and declares that no vendor can have a monopoly over Chur Chur Naan.

Law

A comprehensive research by the govt on extra marital affairs could happen thanks to Madras HC. Read why

OpIndia Staff - 20 March, 2019

After successfully defining 'Sandals' and 'Chappals', the Indian Judiciary is now on a new hunt to discover what really causes people to indulge in extra-marital affairs.

NGT raps PIL activist over frequent filing of petitions, asks to disclose the source of litigation funding

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2019

The tribunal has now directed Singh to disclose the sources of funding along with particulars of applications filed in the green tribunal.

Law

Justice Kurian Joseph is a hypocrite, did not maintain dignity of the position he held: Says National Minorities Commission VC

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2018

George Kurian has alleged that Justice Kurian Joseph made such 'misleading' statement with an intention of creating communal disharmony.

Government and Policy

Governance is executive’s domain, all should appreciate the ‘Lakshman Rekha’: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

OpIndia Staff - 27 November, 2018

Ravi Shankar Prasad said the judiciary has to decide 'how far' it can go in taking over power on issues of governance as he stressed the need for all organs to appreciate the proverbial ‘Lakshman Rekha’.

Law