Legal Issues
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Hijab ban: How courts have weaponised the Essential Religious Practices doctrine
The purpose of the doctrine was to grant agency and autonomy to religion – not to curtail religious life.
Deepa Das Acevedo
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How two websites have transformed the way India is reading about courts – and understanding the law
‘LiveLaw’ and ‘Bar & Bench’ have revolutionised legal reporting by tweeting about proceedings in real time, bringing them to the screens of general readers.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Supreme Court agrees to examine if it can decide on Emergency’s constitutional validity
The court, however, said it was ‘disinclined to open all such aspects’ where a person might have been wronged 45 years ago.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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‘Human rights violated in India’: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief tells G20 delegates
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‘Against Hindu culture’: Bajrang Dal members allegedly stop women’s event in Karnataka
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A 152-year-old bazaar in Kolkata holds the history of Bengali mishti’s evolution
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A famous astrophysicist explains why it’s possible we live in a multiverse
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This revered revolutionary was convinced that Bulgarians were descendants of Indians
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Prashant Bhushan contempt case: Bar Council tells Delhi Bar Council to examine advocate’s tweets
The Delhi Bar Council was asked to examine the tweets and decide if they amounted to professional misconduct and merited his disqualification.
Scroll Staff
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Prashant Bhushan contempt verdict by Supreme Court betrays curious double standards
The same court was a silent spectator to incessant mudslinging a couple of months ago against Justice Madan B Lokur, one of its own retired judges.
Rohan Deshpande
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A new bill makes surrogacy illegal for single parents, homosexuals and live-in couples
Passed by the Lok Sabha in August, the new bill allows only infertile couples, married for more than five years to opt for altruistic surrogacy.
Chaitanya Mallapur, IndiaSpend.com
Video
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Watch: Baba Sehgal’s mashup of his hit ‘Aaja Meri Gaadi Mein Baith Jaa’ with Rihanna’s ‘Rude Boy’
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Watch: Delhi Capitals players dance after qualifying for WPL 2023 playoffs
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‘Total Banger’: Deepika Padukone’s introduction to ‘Naatu Naatu’ at the Oscars is now a remixed song
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Watch: Opposition MLAs in Maharashtra stage protest with damaged crops to demand relief for farmers
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Watch: Anchors run for cover as earthquake rocks Ecuador during live broadcast
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Why FaceApp probably isn’t fretting about bad press worldwide
The app’s terms of use make it virtually impossible to sue its Russian parent company.
Mark Giancaspro, The Conversation
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‘You will be secure in jail’: Why Supreme Court’s comments on Abhijit Iyer-Mitra’s plea are worrying
The court is expected to refrain from passing comments on the alleged offences of the petitioner lest they influence how lower courts deal with the matter.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Why it won’t be easy for Tamil Nadu governor to free Rajiv Gandhi’s killers even after Cabinet’s nod
The decision will have to satisfy a strict set of conditions laid down by the Supreme Court.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
The Reel
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Start the week with a film: See the world through a donkey’s eyes in ‘EO’
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‘Rocket Boys’ review: Fuel loss on the way to the Pokhran nuclear test
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‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’ review: Deafness guaranteed along with a numb brain
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As India invites bids to create sex offenders registry, concerns about its abuse go unaddressed
Whether a person is added to the sex registry can depend on laws that are archaic and open to be misused to arbitrarily classify suspects.
Jayshree Bajoria
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‘Human life is not valued’: Supreme Court comments on fires in Bawana and Kamala Mills
The bench was hearing a petition on the sealing of commercial premises in the national Capital on the orders of a panel it had appointed.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court refers PIL against law on adultery to a Constitution bench
The petition had asked why a married woman, who is equally liable for committing adultery with another married man, is not punished along with the man.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Tennis: Medvedev on Alcaraz’s return to top of ATP rankings – ‘Carlos is deservedly World No 1’
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WPL 2023: Deandra Dottin issues statement, questioning bewildering exclusion by Gujarat Giants