SC verdict on abrogation of Article 370 Explained Highlights: What are the judgment's implications? We explain.

Uttarakhand Uniform Civil Code Bill: Provisions of the UCC Bill do not apply to tribal communities and the Bill aims to regulate live-in relationships. Here are some of the major provisions.

There are some positive aspects in the Bill, but also several missed opportunities. On guardianship, the mother continues to be discriminated against, and inter-faith and inter-caste couples could become more vulnerable in some ways.

Supreme Court judgment on electoral bonds scheme: The court raised issues ranging from donor privacy to the scope of the right to information.

How many vacation days do judges get and what has been the rationale for them? What does the workday of a judge look like, in general? And why do some advocate retaining the existing duration of vacations? We explain the debate.

Money Bills provide a fast-tracked option for the enactment of laws by Parliament. But not all Bills can be categorised as money Bills. What are the criteria, and why has the Supreme Court been tasked with clarifying them?

While the powers under Article 142 are extraordinary in nature, the apex court has defined its scope and extent through its judgments over time. Here is a look.

Fali Nariman had been part of several landmark cases which paved the way for the evolution of Indian constitutional law. Here is a look at some of these cases.

The GIB is an avian species, which was classified as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2011. The biggest threat to these birds is the overhead power lines as the GIB frequently collide with them and get killed.

What is this article, which was introduced in the constitution through an amendment in 1971? What legal complications followed?

Section 62 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 (RP Act) provides a series of restrictions on the right to vote including sub-clause (5). Here is a look.

What are the Paris Principles and the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions? How does not having GANHRI accreditation affect the National Human Rights Commission?

In the past, the SC has held that the rights to freedom of speech and expression and to assemble peaceably without arms gives people the right to protest peacefully. However, the court has often been tasked with balancing the right to protest with the ‘reasonable…

Addressing the media, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said simultaneous polls would be held in two phases — the first will cover Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, and the second, which will be held within 100 days of the first, will cover local body elections

According to the National Crime Records Bureau’s report Prison Statistics India 2022, of the 5,73,220 people incarcerated in Indian prisons, 4,34,302 (75.8%) are undertrials against whom cases are still pending. What has the Supreme Court said on the matter?

How did the Preamble as we know it today come into existence? And why did the court refuse to consider the challenges to how it is phrased?

What is the prior sanction provision? How does it work? And what are the implications of the recent Supreme Court judgement for ED cases against public servants?

What are the benefits of electronic tracking of people out of prison on bail? What are the lessons from other countries?

The Oilfields Bill aims to encourage domestic fuel production. Here is what its provisions say and why some parties, such as the DMK, have criticised it.