The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that it was, prima facie, not acceptable for compensation disputes arising out of land acquired under the National Highways Act, 1956, to be decided by government-appointed bureaucrats, terming it a systemic disadvantage faced by landowners under the Act.
The 36th Basic Course in Legislative Drafting, organised by the Institute of Legislative Drafting and Research (ILDR), Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, was inaugurated here, for officers of the state governments and Union Territories.
A government report that spends more than a decade in a drawer tells a story regardless of what is written on its pages.
The public debate about whether an Indian passport proves citizenship has brought back an important legal question.
In a short span of time, the Supreme Court used Article 142 in two Tamil Nadu cases involving intimate relationships.
Deva is not just ingeniously scripted, constantly throwing surprises at us and not for shock value or to prevent our attention from going to the phone; it is also technically par excellence. Amit Roy’s camera captures Mumbai in all its toasted-brown glory, traversing lanes and roads with no fear of crowd feuding.
An exclusive interview with Shri Sheo Shekhar Shukla, principal secretary, department of culture and tourism, government of Madhya Pradesh
Tamil poetess Lakshmi Kannan’s Nadistuti is of the rivers and for the rivers flowing deep at our heart.
The year 2024 marked the 125th birth anniversary of poet, songwriter, music composer, singer, novelist, essayist and journalist Kazi Nazrul Islam (24 May 1899 – 29 August 1976).
She is brave, tough, and energetic—one can describe Meenakshi Das, an Assamese bike rider, like this when she listens to her stories from an adventurous journey across 64 countries alone.
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