Maran’s COI and Bigger Issues (April 26, 2006)
A New Indian Express (NIE) investigative report alleged that Minister of Telecommunications & IT Dayanidhi Maran abused his position to try arm-twisting the Tata Group to share part of its Dish-to-Home (DTH) business with his own Sun TV business.< More> 

Islamic “Court” Defies SC  (April 24, 2006)
The highest religious body of Sunni sect in Orissa, the Jamait-ul-Ulama chided the Supreme Court (SC) for interfering “in religious matter” and promised to excommunicate the couple that SC granted protection to stay married. <More>

SC Admonishes Islamic Courts  (April 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) took serious exception to an “Islamic court” that issued a fatwa seeking the divorce of a couple in Orissa because the intoxicated husband uttered “talak” word thrice in his sleep.< More>

Cauvery Tribunal Order Expert Committee  (April 21, 2006)
The Cauvery Tribunal, charged with ensuring equitable sharing of water across riparian states, called for an expert committee to verify, validate, and confirm extremist and differing perceptions of the water usage, sharing, and needs.< More>

Reservation Politicking in Private Sector  (April 20, 2006)
With state election campaigning in full swing, politicians have been ballooning innovative but retrograde ideas on reservations in private sector, premier institutions, and based on religion, which have been routinely opposed and trashed. < More>

Cong Pussyfoots around Commies  (April 20, 2006)
With State Election campaign in full swing, the Congress Party finds itself in the unenviable position of leading a Federal coalition but face their allies as opponents in States who continue to eat into their vote-banks and criticize it with impunity. < More>

SC Says Narmada Work to Continue  (April 17, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) ordered that the Narmada Dam project to continue as planned but asked the federal Government to institute mechanisms in parallel that will manage proper rehabilitation of affected people.< More>

Salman Khan Jailed—Long Live Justice  (April 11, 2006)
Justice in India is delayed, lumpy, and selective but it works—Salman Khan the actor accused of shooting endangered animals to please girlfriends and killing roadside dwellers in inebriated state has been sentenced to 5 years by a trial court in Rajasthan.< More>

Natwar’s kin Detained  (April 11, 2006)
Vipin Khanna, a kin of disgraced former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh was detained by officials and refused permission to travel abroad although his son and suspect in the oil-for-food scam, Aditya Khanna has escaped to London.< More>

BJP-Congress Alliance?  (April 10, 2006)
As election fever rages in Eastern and Southern states, there is increased speculation on the outcomes and its consequences.< More> 

Advani Asks Muslims to Facilitate Mandir  (April 7, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) former Chief and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani touring the nation called on Muslims to facilitate the creation of a temple to Lord Rama in place of the decrypt and destroyed Babri Masjid. < More>

BJP-Cong Alliance if there is no “minorityism”  (April 5, 2006)
In a major departure from traditional hostility the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that it would be happy to work with the Congress Party to spur reforms in economy, democracy, and society if it should give up its agenda of “minorityism.” < More>

SC Stays EC Hand  (April 4, 2006)
The Supreme Court restrained the Election Commission to hold elections for the 10 Lok Sabha seats held by the disgraced Parliamentarians who took money on camera to ask questions in the Parliament. < More>

SC to Control Hostile Witnesses  (April 3, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) has called for strong action against prosecution witnesses who turn hostile because of inducement, threat, or coercion.< More>

Court allows Lesbian Cohabitation   (April 1, 2006)
In the first ruling of its kind, a municipal court in Mumbai allowed the cohabitation of lesbian couples as it did not violate outdated Indian laws that prohibit “intercourse against the order of nature.”<More>

SC Refuses Total Cow Slaughter Ban  (March 31, 2006)
The Supreme Court refused to ban cow slaughter as that would amount to judicial legislation and would infringe on the roles, responsibilities, and authority of the Legislative bodies. < More>

Customary Laws Govern Religion, Posts: SC  (March 31, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) has said that tribal customary laws requiring a headman to perform both administrative and religious obligations can bar individuals who converted to other religions from contesting for such positions.<More>

Landmark SC Labor Judgments   (March 30, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) made three landmark judgments that together would vastly change how labor is viewed and used by the Government.< More>

Islamic Court Review in 4 weeks  (March 28, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) granted four extra weeks to the Government to collect data on the presence of Islamic and Shariat courts, their roles, and implications on the judicial system.< More>

No Consensus on "Office of Profit"   (March 27, 2006)
The Government finally buried its misgivings on the developments leading to the resignation of Sonia Gandhi and led conversations with political parties to seek amendments to relevant laws so it can avoid nasty jolts to the democracy.<More>

The Sonia Déjà vu  (March 24, 2006)
After pursuing a path to protect its leader Sonia Gandhi from ouster and disgrace through an ordinance that would probably be struck down in the courts, the Congress Party got a jolt when their leader in a master political move resigned from the Parliament. < More>

River water generates inter district fead   (March 20, 2006)
An inter-district water dispute is generated by the proposed Upper Bhadra Project (UBP) that seeks to dam 23 thousand million cubic feet (tmcft) of water to irrigate 250,000 acres of land in Chittradurga and Kolar districts at the cost of USD 450 million.< More>

President Disqualifies Jaya Bachan   (March 18, 2006)
Heeding sound advice from the Election Commission (EC), President Abdul Kalam too the unusual step of disqualifying Samajwadi Party (SP) Rajya Sabha representative, former actress Jaya Bachan since she was engaged in an “office of profit.”< More>

India Urgently Needs Inter-State River Water Dispute Management  (March 16, 2006)
Thee Kerala Assembly unanimously passed an amendment of its 2003 Irrigation and Water Conservation Act to obviate the Supreme Court (SC) verdict that allowed the height of the Mullaperiyar Dam to increase from 136 to 142 feet.< More>

Terrorism Sparks Secularism Debate Confusion   (March 15, 2006)
The blasts in Varanasi energized an old debate in India regarding secularism, common civil code, and equality in the eyes of the law <More>

Delhi Police Reopens Jessica Case (March 14, 2006)
Intense public protest veiled chiding of prosecution lapses and judgment by Supreme Court Chief Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has spurred the Delhi police to represent the “Jessica Lall” case to the Delhi High Court. <More>

Chief Justice Says Criminal Justice System Verge of Collapse (March 13, 2006)
In his keynote address of the Chief Ministers and Chief Justices, Supreme Court Chief Justice Y.K Sabharwal said that the criminal justice system in India is on the verge of collapse and asked the executive to bear part of the load.<More>

Corruption in Judiciary Worries PM (March 13, 2006)
Inaugurating the Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, “Corruption is a burning issue in all spheres of public life.” < More>

EC Says Jaya Bachan in “office of profit” (March 11, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh (UP), a safe haven for terrorists, Ministers offering bounty for murders, and Ministers offering to transport heroin, and Ministers and Chief Minister colluding to manipulate the judiciary is throwing up a different Constitutional challenge.< More>

Zahira Gets 1 Year for Perjury (March 10,2006)
Supreme Court (SC) sentenced Zahira Sheikh for a year’s imprisonment for changing her deposed story made under oath many times and committing perjury in the “Best Bakery” case.< More>

Law Minister Works on “Judges Inquiry Bill” (March 07, 2006)
The Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj is working on a Judges Inquiry Bill of “minor measures” that can be ordered against “erring” Supreme Court and High Court judges but not strong enough to seek their impeachment. < More>

Delhi Police Admits Irregularities in Jessica Investigation (March 07, 2006)
Responding to public outrage across the nation, the Delhi Police announced that it will start an inquiry into determining who, what, and how "mistakes in the probe" in the murder of Jessica Lall.< More>

SC Makes Strong Statements against Rape (March 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court made strong statements today against rape but surprisingly commuted a life sentence handed by lower courts to a rapist of a 8 year old to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.< More>

Delhi Police to Reopen Jessica Case (March 01, 2006)
Delhi Police Commissioner Krishna Kant Paul said that his organization would challenge the verdict in the “Jessica Lal case.” < More>

Maulayam Escapes No Confidence (March 01, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Maulayam Yadav's Government survived a no confidence motion after Allahabad High Court termed a 40-member Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) defection to the Samajwadi Party (SP) illegal. < More >

SC Declines Stay on Jessica Judge Promotion (February 28, 2006)
The controversial judgment that involved the acquittal of Manu Sharma and 8 others in the public murder of Jessica Lal several years ago turned into a national campaign to reopen the case. < More>

Amar Singh & Maulayam Manipulate Democracy (February 27, 2006)
The Uttar Pradesh Congress Party has asked for the arrest of senior member of Samajwadi Party Amar Singh.<More>

9 Get Life in “Best Bakery Case” (February 25, 2006)
Mumbai session’s court accorded 9 accused in the "Best Bakery case" with life sentences and acquitted 8 others for lack of evidence. <More>

SC Regrets AP's Environmental Damage (February 24, 2006)
Addressing public interest litigation by Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Intellectuals' Forum, the Supreme Court (SC) said that it couldn’t reverse environmental damage due to "development." < More>

Chief Justice Emphasizes Rule of Law (February 23, 2006)
There was widespread ire among the intelligentsia over the acquittal of the alleged killers of Jessica Lal, a smalltime model, in a public space.< More>

Speaker Defends Suspension (February 20, 2006)
Striking a defiant note, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said that the expulsion of the 10 Members of Parliament in the "cash-for-query" scam is "non-justifiable." <More>

UNHCR Asks US to Close Guantanomo (February 20, 2006)
Five independent investigators of the United Nations Commission of Human Rights (UNHCR) asked the United States to shut down the detention center at Guantanomo Bay.< More>

Natwar Implicated in Oil for Food Scam (February 17, 2006)
As part of the ongoing investigation into the oil for food (OFFP) scam, the passports of 5 people affiliated with the Congress party have been impounded.< More> 

SC Wants All Marriages Registered (February 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that all marriages, irrespective of religion, must be registered with the Government.<More>