The central government plans to penalize the practice of 'Pradhan Pati' in panchayats, where male relatives assert authority ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that prior sanction is necessary to prosecute a public servant in criminal cases if they are ...

The Centre has filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court, opposing a plea seeking a lifetime ban on politicians convicted of criminal offenses. The plea, filed by lawyer Ashwini Upadhyaya in 2016 ...

A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Tuesday saw ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said prior sanction was a must to prosecute a public servant in criminal cases if they were discharging their official duties. A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and ...

Ritu Raj Awasthi on Tuesday is learnt to have told the joint committee of Parliament examining the 'one nation, one election' ...

Justice Awasthi, who is now a member of anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal, is also learnt to have told the committee members ...

Ritu Raj Awasthi assured a parliamentary committee that the 'one nation, one election' Bill aligns with Constitutional principles. It doesn't infringe on federal structures or democratic rights, ...

It took over a decade for the case to finally reach a decisive stage in the Supreme Court. In March 2024, arguments were ...

The Constitution also provides protection to HC judges similar to the protection for the President, SC judges, and Election ...

The court's stay on the Lokpal order asserting jurisdiction over HC judges has sparked a debate over anti-corruption ...