India Legal, published by India Legal, covers a broad spectrum of legal developments and judicial decisions in India. The blog reports on constitutional law issues such as fundamental rights and personal liberty, including live-in relationships and protection under the Constitution. It addresses media law topics like defamation and freedom of speech, highlighting court rulings on media gag orders. The blog also discusses criminal law cases, public health law related to Covid-19 regulations, and administrative law concerning university governance and appointments. Environmental law is another focus, with coverage of Supreme Court decisions on vehicular pollution and emission standards. Overall, India Legal provides updates on significant court judgments and legal controversies impacting governance, civil rights, and regulatory frameworks in India.
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed serious concern over nearly 47,000 children remaining untraced across India and issued a series of directions aimed at strengthening the response mechanism in cases involving missing children and human trafficking.
The Bench of Justice…
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held a surgeon guilty of gross medical negligence for removing a woman’s healthy left kidney instead of her diseased right kidney, leading to her death.
The Bench of President AP Sahi and…
The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the continued extension of reservation benefits to children of families that have already attained significant educational and economic advancement through the reservation system, observing that such progress also leads to social mobility.
The Bench…
The Supreme Court on Friday referred to a larger bench the question concerning the grant of bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), seeking to resolve the apparent divergence in judicial opinion on the application of the landmark K.A.…
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notice to journalist Saurav Das and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gopal Rai in a criminal contempt petition alleging that they participated in a coordinated social media campaign against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma…
The Kerala High Court has urged the State government to explore the possibility of declaring nursing services as an essential service in view of the ongoing strike by private hospital nurses across the State, observing that uninterrupted healthcare services are…
The Supreme Court has recalled its April 2025 order directing petitioners challenging various Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments laws in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry to approach the respective High Courts.
The Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and…
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday directed that a second post-mortem examination of Twisha Sharma, who died under mysterious circumstances at her matrimonial home in Bhopal, be conducted by a team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical…
The Delhi High Court has appointed Senior Advocate Rajdipa Behura as amicus curiae to assist the Court in contempt proceedings arising from remarks and social media content allegedly targeting Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma by several leaders of the Aam Aadmi…
The Supreme Court on Friday recorded the statement made by the Union Government that certain individuals allegedly deported to Bangladesh would be brought back to India for verification of their claims of Indian citizenship.
Recording the submission, the bench of…
