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Understanding Supreme Court's New Case Categorization System
The Supreme Court of India has recently introduced a revised system of case categorization effective from 21st April, 2025. This is the first major overhaul of the Supreme Court's case management in nearly three decades. This reform is expected to streamline case management and make it more efficient, data-driven and user-friendly for lawyers and litigants. Historically, the Supreme Court...
Do Women Have Right To Publish Breastfeeding Content?
Recently six European companies have accused social media platforms like Meta and Google of content moderation bias against women. A recent report by Centre for Intimacy Justice has revealed that these Big Tech Giants are censoring sexual and reproductive healthcare content for women, but allowing the same for men. This has again raised concerns regarding content moderation in digital space.At...
When Law Becomes The Last Resort: Emotional Appeals And The Expanding Burden On Indian Judiciary
“Every grievance may be real, but not every grievance is legal.”In today's legal landscape, Indian courts are being drawn into conflicts that stretch far beyond the scope of traditional legal wrongs. What used to be a space reserved for enforcing rights and settling constitutional questions is now, more often than before, a sounding board for interpersonal drama, emotional fallout,...
Social Media Influencers Spreading Unsubstantiated Beliefs And Superstitions – Need To Upgrade Our Laws?
Social Media Influencers (SMIs), as the name suggests, hold immense power and influence over public perception in the present digital age. With the ever growing several thousands and lakhs of digital consumers watching and sharing such SMIs content on the internet, the consumers' ideologies, actions and behaviours get majorly influenced. This power of influencing public at large through...
State Of Tamil Nadu V Governor Of Tamil Nadu: Upholding Constitutionalism
The constitutional position regarding exercise of powers by the President and the Governor is settled and clear. They have to exercise their powers and discharge their functions on the basis of Ministerial advice. It is now well established that the position of the President is akin to that of the constitutional monarch in Britain. He/She is generally bound by the advice of Council of...
Javali Left A Rich Legacy
A veteran lawyer, Sharat Javali, passed away yesterday, leaving behind a significant legacy in the legal fraternity and the educational field for his tireless and dedicated service over the last six decades. Javali came from an illustrious and educated agrarian family in the Bombay Karnataka region of Karnataka State. He was the son of an articulate lawyer, SC Javali. He carried the...
Protecting Well-Known International Trademarks In India: Judicial Approach On Transborder Reputation And Squatting
Well Known Trade Mark is defined under Section 2(1)(zg) of the Act[1]. A Well Known Trademark is a mark which has become so to the substantial segment of public that the use of such trade mark in relation to other goods or services would be likely to be taken as indicating a connection between those goods and services and a person using the mark in relation to the first mentioned goods...
Analysing Constitutional Validity Of Gujarat Disturbed Areas Act, 1991
The Gujarat Prohibition of Transfer of Immovable Property and Provision for Protection of Tenants from Eviction from Premises in Disturbed Areas Act, 1991 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) was enacted by the Congress government in 1991 to prevent distress sales in riot-affected areas. The Act primarily focuses on regulating immovable property transactions in notified disturbed areas...
Beyond The Void: The Vanishing Art Of Friendship In A Hyper-Connected World
My childhood friend recently forwarded me a message from a social media platform titled “The Friendship Recession” discussing the decline in meaningful friendships. Around the same time, during a casual chat, my wife brought up an important issue raised by our son. At 21 years old, he expressed frustration over his inability to form emotionally binding friendships despite his best...
The Supreme Court Can Reduce Its Pendency: Here's How
Livelaw is starting a series on the pendency of cases in the Supreme Court of India, High Courts, Tribunals and Trial Courts. This article is one of the first in the series with regard to the Supreme Court of India. Livelaw invites stakeholders to participate in this endeavour by submitting their articles to – columns@livelaw-in.demo.remotlog.comCurrently, 81,712 cases are pending in the Supreme Court of India. The Court's immense pendency increases the time citizens must wait for their...