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Mahatma Gandhi.

When Gandhi said no

It was the Rowlatt Act that brought Gandhi to the mainstream of Indian struggle for independence, and marked the beginning of the Gandhi era in Indian

Prashant Bhushan after the Rafale case hearing at the Supreme Court on April 30, 2019.

When silence is not the answer

The Supreme Court’s use of its inherent powers to punish activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan for contempt of itself raises troubling questions about its

Migrants waiting for transport at Dharavi slum in Mumbai on May 26.

Rising to the occasion

High Courts rediscover their powers under the Constitution to fill the void left by the Supreme Court in mitigating the hardships caused to vulnerable

A group of migrants engage in a scuffle for packets of free food and water bottles distributed by railway officials, at Prayagraj railway station on June 1.

Belated course correction

The Supreme Court sheds its insouciance towards migrants affected by the lockdown, but draws criticism for its silence on the Centre’s attempt to mali

After the May 8 accident in which a goods train ran over migrant workers sleeping on the tracks in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.

Waiting for Jabalpur moment

The Supreme Court’s role in ensuring executive accountability during the ongoing lockdown leaves much to be desired. Standing in shining contrast is t

Nurses and paramedical staff stage a protest against the shortage of PPE in Nadia district in West Bengal on April 18.

Little hope, less trust

By placing its trust on the Central government and thereby limiting the scope of its intervention, the Supreme Court continues to stonewall pleas for

In Indore, Madhya Pradesh, residents of a locality apologise to doctors a day after some local people attacked health workers who went there to screen residents for COVID-19, on April 2.

Centre brings ordinance with draconian measures after attacks on health care personnel

The Centre, on Wednesday, promulgated an ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 [EDA]to punish those guilty of attacks on doctors and heal

The Supreme Court of India.

Supreme Court reverses High Court order in defence of 100 per cent reservation for Scheduled Tribes

Paragraph 5(1) of Schedule V to the Constitution of India enables the Governor of a State to direct that any particular Act of Parliament or the Legis

Sanitation workers of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation coming for duty on April 16. A public interest litigation petition was filed seeking directions to give all sanitation workers, a vulnerable lot, protective gear and to test them and their families.

Court in COVID times

The judiciary’s handling of cases relating to mitigation of the common man’s suffering leaves much to be desired.

A screen grab shows health care workers in protective suits spraying disinfectant on migrants before allowing them to enter the town of Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh on March 30.

Abdicating responsibilty

The Centre seeks to acquire disproportionate powers by using a PIL petition in order to silence criticism of the way it has handled the crisis.

A view of the Talapady check post on NH 66 on the Karnataka-Kerala border near Mangaluru, which had been blockaded.The two States have since agreed to facilitate movement of vehicles to hospitals in Mangalore and Dakshina Kannada from Kerala for medical emergencies.

Kerala and Karnataka reach agreement to end border blockade near Mangaluru

Thanks to the Supreme Court’s direction, what appeared to be a serious inter-State dispute between Kerala and Karnataka in the wake of the COVID-19 ou

Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi takes oath in the Rajya Sabha as a member on March 19.

CJI Ranjan Gogoi's nomination to the Rajya Sabha: More than a sinecure

The nomination of former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha within four months of his superannuation from the Supreme Court smacks of an unabashed bo