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.
President Droupadi Murmu has promulgated the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Ordinance, 2026, increasing the sanctioned strength of judges in the Supreme Court of India from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
The Ordinance, notified…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant issued a clarification on Saturday after widespread outrage over his controversial “cockroach” remarks, asserting that his observations were distorted by sections of the media and were never intended as an attack on India’s unemployed…
By Inderjit Badhwar
There are moments when political messaging transcends politics and becomes a reflection of national anxiety. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal for voluntary austerity belongs to that category.
Governments routinely ask citizens to conserve resources, buy domestic…
By Annunthra Rangan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rarely framed economic discipline in such personal terms. In a striking public appeal, Modi urged Indians to voluntarily embrace restraint for the coming year: avoid extravagant gold purchases for weddings, reduce foreign…
By Kenneth Tiven
Across America’s political divide, confidence in traditional journalism is collapsing. Conservatives accuse mainstream newspapers and television networks of refusing to acknowledge Donald Trump’s successes, while liberals increasingly believe those same institutions are too timid to confront what…
It is a couple which is in the news. It is also one that is a household name in Ladakh: Sonam Wangchuk and Gitanjali J Angmo: a husband-wife team that has dreamt together, worked together and fought together. When Sonam…
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to eight out of 14 persons accused of consuming non-vegetarian food on a boat in the river Ganga in Varanasi and dumping the leftover waste into the water during an Iftar gathering in…
A Delhi court on Saturday granted bail to businessman Robert Vadra in a money laundering case being investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with a 3.5-acre land transaction in Shikohpur village in Gurugram.
Special Judge (PC Act)…
The Telangana High Court has refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bandi Sai Bageerath in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The single-judge Bench of Justice T Madhavi Devi passed the…
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Uttar Pradesh Police to present two men accused in connection with the recent workers’ protest in Noida before a local court, after serious allegations of custodial torture were raised by their families and…
