India's legal framework for addressing juvenile delinquency has evolved significantly over the past decades, reflecting a ...

India faces a complex and deeply troubling intersection between child sexual abuse and juvenile justice, where the legal system must balance protection of vulnerable children with rehabilitation of ...

The Supreme Court’s recent judgment in P Krishna Mohan Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh (SLP (Crl.) Nos. 7532-34 of 2025) ...

Indian judges frequently encounter cases where legal principles clash with moral or societal imperatives, mirroring the trolley problem’s tension between competing values. Below are key examples ...

Although a handful of decisions of this Court such as Indresh Kumar (supra) and Salim Khan (supra) have held that statements under Section 161 of the Cr. P.C. ought to be looked into by the courts at ...

(i) A person who is accused of an offence or named in the first information report, can be examined by the police and his statement may be recorded under Section 161 of the Cr. P.C., as held in ...

The JJ Act explicitly overrides other laws, including the IPC and CrPC, in cases involving juveniles. Regardless of the nature or severity of the offence, once it is established that the accused is a ...

Recent Supreme Court judgments reaffirm the judiciary’s commitment to a rehabilitative and child-centric approach under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act). The ...

Public utilities—especially those created by statute, performing public functions, and under significant government control—are considered "State" for the purpose of Article 12 of the Constitution of ...

Article 16 and Article 311 of the Indian Constitution play a significant role in shaping the employment landscape and service conditions within public utilities and other government-run or controlled ...

examination of a witness should necessarily be filed before the preparation of the case calendar. Learned trial Court, by overlooking the aforesaid expressions, has misdirected itself, to conclude ...

The Consumer Protection Act in India, most recently updated in 2019, grants consumers several explicit rights to protect them from unfair trade practices and ensure their interests are safeguarded in ...