Meghalaya High Court Scrutinizes State’s Unlawful Tree Felling in East Khasi Hills, Directs Replanting to Revive Ecosystem

The Illegal tree-cutting in the East Khasi Hills District was contested by the Meghalaya High Court, which found that the State had not produced any evidence that the trees had been taken down by due process of law To strengthen environmental accountability and the importance of preserving the State’s green cover, the court mandated that…

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Trade Marks Registry Revokes ‘Chu****ram’ Trademark Approval Amid Controversy

-By Subhrodeep Maiti Trademarks Registry Revokes Approval of ‘Chuutiyaram’ Trademark Following Controversy. Rejection of the trademark application Chu****ram after license controversy. The Trademarks Registry has revoked its approval of the application for “Chu****ram”, a trademark intended to label biscuit and Namkeen food products, after pistol who reviews the liability of the word capsules. Prior to…

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Justice BV Nagarathna remarked that PILs have shifted from instruments of social activism to “Private Interest Litigation,”

-By Aditi Patel In a significant event today, Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna speaks on  the increasing misuse of  Public Interest Litigations (PILs) during the book launch of “Law, Justice and Society:Selected Works of Upendra Baxi” on March 4, 2025. She highlighted a call for a  new fair frameork to access PILs highlighting as much…

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”Something very disturbing”: Supreme Court on Lokpal’s order to consider complaints against High Court judges.

Today, The Supreme Court reverses Lokpal’s order to consider complaints against High Court judges.In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India has temporarily halted the Lokpal’s decision to extend its powers to evaluate High Court judges under the provisions of the 2013 Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act. The court issued an order on Thursday, after…

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