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Madras high court

Madras: Click me not! Grey areas in privacy law

The Supreme Court also dealt with the impact of the digital age.

4 Nov 2018 5:44 AM IST

Fighting defamation cases at threshold

Summoning a person in a criminal case is not meant to be dealt with in a routine manner by the magistrate.

27 Oct 2018 2:45 AM IST

Only three of Odishas 568 hospitals have fire safety clearance, the National Human Rights Commission said on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Do lie detector' tests pass legal scrutiny?

Sections 25 and 26 deal with the inadmissible nature of confessions made to a police officer or while in police custody.

21 Oct 2018 5:03 AM IST

In paragraph 42, the apex court clarifies that it is not to be understood that there can be any kind of social licence that destroys the matrimonial home. (Representational Images)

Adultery decriminalised but still attracts legal consequences

Philanderers must remember that adultery is still a ground for divorce.

6 Oct 2018 4:23 AM IST

If Tamil Nadus much hyped plastic ban under the Environment Protection Act, is to commence in three months, we need magic, miracles and a new way of life.

Legal loopholes in plastic ban

Most cardboard boxes or tetrapacks have a laminated sheet of plastic.

28 Sept 2018 4:57 AM IST

A card transaction may fail for several reasons. An incorrect PIN, an insufficient balance, damaged or expired card can be attributed to the customer.

Time to discard' anti consumer practices

In reality, it takes at least a week for even verification, let alone refund to happen.

21 Sept 2018 3:21 AM IST

Sloganeering on board: Indiscretion or crime?

As the incident is reported to have taken place inside the aircraft, the complaint should ideally have been filed by the...

7 Sept 2018 4:32 AM IST

The time-honoured symbol of justice has been epitomised in the inspiring depiction of a crusading blindfolded woman with a scale in one hand and a sword in the other. (Photo: Pixabay)

Criminalising dissent and guilt by association?

What has caused a public outcry against the sweeping arrests is the ambiguity over the exact charges, the context and...

31 Aug 2018 1:48 AM IST

A crime never dies: Limitation not written in stone

Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt' is a legal maxim which means that the vigilant and not the lethargic...

27 July 2018 2:36 AM IST

Justice Rohinton Nariman, who wrote the main judgment, invalidated triple talaq mainly on the ground that it violated Article 14, which offers equality before law and equal opportunities before law.

Let child rapists be sent to gallows

The Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance, 2018, had addressed the collective cry for justice.

20 July 2018 2:01 AM IST

Central Board Of Secondary Examination

CBSE's re-examination fails test of proportionality

True that courts are usually disinclined to use their power of judicial review of executive action, especially of expert...

3 April 2018 3:06 AM IST

Sridevi at an event.

Bath tub journalism: RIP broadcasting ethics

Public figures are also entitled to privacy. Their families have a right to grieve in peace.

6 March 2018 6:18 AM IST