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Context In Kesavananda Bharti v. State of Kerala and in Minerva Mills v. Union of India, the Supreme Court ruled that parliament can't turn a limited power into an unlimited one. Therefore, Parliament ...

The Supreme Court temporarily restored access to the abortion pill mifepristone. And, Indiana's primaries will test President Trump's influence as he tries to oust incumbent Republican senators.

Fahad Ansari says it was ‘chilling’ that police ‘equated him with his client’ after he was stopped on return from family holiday in Ireland A lawyer who filed Hamas’s challenge to proscription in the UK was recorded by police as being a member of the banned group, “equating him with his client”. On a risk assessment form, a detective inspector, who authorised the detention of Fahad Ansari under t…

Micah Moore and Tucker Collins lost hearing and sight respectively after being shot at 'No Kings' protests. They're taking legal action and hoping for justice.

The Supreme Court justices try to maintain a cordial working relationship. But amid a sharp ideological divide, testy exchanges and simmering anger have been increasing.

Authorities have arrested an Uber driver accused of attempting to kill a law enforcement officer while fleeing a traffic stop in Lennox then holding a woman hostage in his vehicle.

Riya Chaudhary, BBA LLB (Hons.), Amity Law School, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh ABSTRACT In light of the evolving complexity within capital markets and the expanding involvement of both institutional and retail investors, the regulation of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in India has seen substantial shifts. As the lead regulatory body, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has est…

P. Gopinath, Department of Legal Studies, School of Law, Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai Dr. S. Jenifer Stella, Assistant Professor, Department of Legal Studies, School of Law, Vels Institute of Science Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai ABSTRACT Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is a significant development in the Indian judicial system t…

Risha Yadav, Amity Law School, Noida ABSTRACT This chapter traces the regulatory evolution of Competition Commission of India (CCI) prior approval requirements within India's Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), spanning the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 through the Supreme Court's judgment in Independent Sugar Corporation Ltd. v. Girish Sriram Juneja in January…

Riya Saroha, Amity University, Noida ABSTRACT Freedom of contract is the fundamental principle of trade and commerce as it enables the parties to freely negotiate their legal relations by agreement. Nevertheless, this freedom of contract should not be unconditional because there is a need to exercise judicial control over contracts in order to avoid any forms of wrongdoings. Therefore, the main p…

Shubham Bisht, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University Dr. Nikunj Singh Yadav, Assistant Professor, Law College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of toll road infrastructure in India constitutes a critical component of the State’s economic development strategy and national connectivity objectives. The adoption of Public–Private Partnership (PPP) models, particular…

Siddharth Mandhyan, B.A. LL.B. (Hons), National Law School of India University, Bengaluru ABSTRACT The constitutional classification of “intoxicating liquor” under the Entry 8 of the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution has been a cornerstone of fiscal federalism for a very long time. However, the contemporary evolution of the liquor industry into a highly integrated, int…

The Renters’ Right Act has finally given tenants in England more security over their housing, but landlords still hold the upper hand when setting rents You never welcome an email from your landlord, or in my case, my landlord’s agent. I happened to be in an airport waiting for a flight when something landed in my inbox that made my stomach drop. Two words popped out in the subject line: “Section…

An exodus of workers will be damaging – and electoral change might help Britain escape instability and low growth While all eyes are on the Middle East and the risk of a global recession, a possible scenario with significant downside risk for the UK economy after the next general election is building: the impact of anti-immigration policies. We do not know enough about the actual policy changes a…

Kamal Kumar, Assistant Professor, BRCM Law College, Bahal, Bhiwani ABSTRACT Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) represents a paradigm shift in the role of corporations from mere profit-generating entities to socially accountable institutions. India became the first country in the world to mandate CSR spending through Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. This legislative innovation reflects t…

This article investigates, from a legal perspective, how criminal justice systems in Bulgaria, Japan, and Norway produce mental health stigma in their legal responses to defendants with mental health conditions. Although these countries operate within distinct legal traditions and cultural contexts, they all employ special rules on criminal responsibility and special preventive measures for this …

Parties accused of ‘fiscal denial’ and failing to tell voters the scale of the challenge The next Scottish government will need to make “really difficult” spending decisions soon after taking power, including tackling its large public sector pay bill, senior economists have said. Economists with the Fraser of Allander Institute, at the University of Strathclyde, believe the manifestos published b…

Ashley MacIsaac, who is seeking $1.5m in civil lawsuit, says inaccurate information led to concert cancellation An acclaimed Canadian fiddle player has launched a $1.5m civil lawsuit against Google , alleging that the online giant defamed him by falsely identifying him as a sex offender in an AI-generated summary of his life and career. Ashley MacIsaac, a three-time Juno award-winning musician, f…

Ketanji Brown Jackson blasted the decision, saying the court has hastened it ruling only twice before in 25 years The US supreme court went out of its way on Monday to help Louisiana Republicans redraw their congressional maps before this year’s midterm elections by allowing a recent ruling that gutted a key part of the Voting Rights Act to take effect ahead of schedule. The procedural move comes…