No two-finger test for rape
Health ministry does away with the controversial test; medicos demand use of rape kit
COVID effect: Pendency of cases in district courts went up by 13% in 2020, finds think tank
Disposal of cases saw a decrease of 42.33%; case filings went down 32%
High court declares Singur land Act unconstitutional
Tata Motors welcomes verdict; Mamata says people’s choice will prevail
Court allows land transfer to Navi Mumbai airport
CIDCO claims contested land was in its possession for several years
In Short
Fight over Novartis's patent to intensify
Madras HC dismisses Novartis' petition
Tamil Nadu villagers protest landfill
Kalinga Nagar tribals get assurance
Demand for endosulfan tribunal
Kerala High Court admits writ petition demanding tribunal and compensation for victims
No patent linkage
Bayer’s attempt to pre-empt Cipla’s cancer drug fails
Which are the junk food guidelines that can be enforced? asks Delhi High Court
Court seeks report from amicus curiae; says there is need to specify which food items need to be regulated in schools
Madras High Court restrains green tribunal from initiating suo motu proceedings
Order given on public interest petition which says tribunal has been overstepping its jurisdiction
Gujarat High Court stays construction work at Mundra SEZ
12 companies had gone ahead with construction of individual units despite court questioning commencement of work without environment clearance
Himachal Pradesh High Court bans junk food in non-biodegradable packs
Judges express hope that move will protect environment as well as children’s health
Playing with sea
Flouting laws, over 90 hotels have mushroomed on what once was a pristine beach in West Bengal
Why app-based taxi aggregators need to comply with the law
While the growth in taxi-cabs is a positive sign which can reduce usage of personal cars, companies must care for environmental laws and show …
'NGT must have suo motu powers'
Justice Swatanter Kumar has been chairing the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for nearly two years now. In an interview to Down To Earth, he speaks …
SC dismisses petition challenging functioning of Tribal advisory council in Chhattisgarh
Governors are not exercising their powers as they want to avoid any confrontation with chief ministers who also head these councils, alleged petition
Bitter sweet
Who should have the first right over sugar produced by Uttar Pradesh's sugar mills - the banks who loaned the mills or the farmers who supplied …
High court restores BRT lane to buses
Segregated traffic movement to be in place till court pronounces final verdict on whether BRT corridor should be retained
Mobile radiation scare in Jaipur
Rajasthan says levels within permissible limit. Critics claim even ‘safe’ levels are harmful
Environment ministry wants to restore night traffic through Bandipur tiger reserve
Karnataka High Court had banned traffic in the area from 9 pm to 6 am following deaths of tigers and elephants in vehicular accidents
Ublic outcry greets uranium mining project in AP
"There is radiation everywhere on earth. Mining in Nalgonda will not increase it." This comment of S D Prasad, adviser to public sector …
Degree of commerce
Vedanta gets tracts of thorium-rich land along the Orissa coast for a university. Allegations fly