Law

Hailed as the 'Mother of PIL', Kapila Hingorani made the Supreme Court accessible to India's poorest, played a vital role in establishing family courts and helped draft the law to ban sex determination tests.

The Supreme Court Collegium has finally recommended Saurabh Kirpal's name to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice for judgeship, which could make him the first openly gay judge in India.

Justice K Chandru didn't want to become a '5-star lawyer', but serve the poor. Now, there is a movie on Amazon Prime called Jai Bhim narrating one episode from his remarkable life.

Vijay Gopal, Hyderabad-based consumer rights activist shares, important pointers on what apartment complex residents can do to fight hefty maintenance charges being levied on them.

Vijay Gopal, a consumer activist from Hyderabad explains what you can do the next time a Ola, Uber or Meru cab driver cancels your ride.

Justice R V Raveendran has been appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the probe into the Pegasus snooping allegations. He will be assisted by two more members.

COVID-19 Rights India is an online platform started by Delhi-based Sharon Mathew that can help address citizens' legal issues, and also has resources relating to various rights that people should be aware of amid the pandemic.

Quashing the sedition case against journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court drew on the 1962 Kedar Nath Singh verdict. Here's what this judgment held.

India's Maternity Benefit Act 1961 has been empowering women for over four decades now. Here's how to apply for leave if you suffer a miscarriage or are undergoing a tubectomy operation.

Pune-based Amrit Kumar Bakhshy, former president of the Schizophrenia Awareness Association, talks about his daughter’s schizophrenia, his book on caregivers in India, and his role in helping draft the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.