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    Elaichi or pan masala? The legal question behind Ajay Devgn’s plea

    V Aravinda
    1 Nov 2026 6:00 PM IST

    The actor’s challenge to the Maharashtra FDA’s notice raises questions about surrogate advertising, the responsibility of brand ambassadors and the limits of commercial freedom

    Elaichi or pan masala? The legal question behind Ajay Devgn’s plea
    Legal Lens
    Supreme Court
    Legal Lens

    Delhi SIR hearing: What the Supreme Court questioned, and what remains undecided

    31 Oct 2026 2:00 PM IST
    EC cant alter Forms 6, 7, 8, says Supreme Court in Delhi SIR row
    India

    EC can't alter Forms 6, 7, 8, says Supreme Court in Delhi SIR row

    28 Oct 2026 8:39 PM IST
    Supreme Court
    Legal Lens

    Kaul’s memoir lifts the lid on the collegium, sparks questions about his own choices

    27 Oct 2026 5:02 PM IST
    Peace bond

    Executive magistrate and preventive detention: Law behind CJP and AISA cases

    24 Oct 2026 8:02 PM IST
    CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    EC rift: How the government handled two commissioners’ complaint

    23 Oct 2026 7:46 PM IST
    CJP

    CJP leaders in jail: Right to protest vs condition to maintain peace

    20 Oct 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Maharashtra govt scraps 5 pc Muslim quota under SEBC category

    Why does changing religion put reservation benefits at risk?

    18 Oct 2026 4:32 PM IST
    How Vijays TN assembly tests anti-defection law

    TN MLA resignations and re-election test limits of anti-defection law

    14 Oct 2026 6:05 PM IST
    Jantar Mantar

    Can Delhi Police take Jantar Mantar off the protest map?

    13 Oct 2026 6:33 PM IST
    INDIA bloc SIR petition

    What Rahul Gandhi's SIR petition in SC asks, and why sceptics doubt it

    13 Oct 2026 9:41 AM IST
    Six things to watch as SC examines EC’s decisions

    Six things to watch as SC examines EC’s decisions

    6 Oct 2026 9:00 AM IST
    Uniform Civil Code

    Nothing uniform about UCC: How Gujarat, Assam and Uttarakhand rules differ

    5 Oct 2026 9:00 AM IST
    One Nation One Election meeting

    ONOE panel and SC judges: Why the cancelled meeting matters

    2 Oct 2026 6:15 PM IST
    Supreme Court on grounds for preventive detention

    Why preventive detention now needs more than a police confession

    V Aravinda
    30 Sept 2026 6:05 PM IST

    The Supreme Court quashed the preventive detention of a man accused in the 2024 Sambhal violence, awarded him Rs 10 lakh in costs, and held that a...

    Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

    Cost of non-disclosure: Why two SC cases sparked questions of judicial impartiality

    28 Sept 2026 7:10 PM IST
    Danam Nagender

    Danam Nagender case: What SC’s refusal to intervene means for Telangana defections

    26 Sept 2026 5:01 PM IST
    Appointment dispute and internal dissent: EC faces a checks-and-balances question

    Appointment dispute and internal dissent: EC faces a checks-and-balances question

    23 Sept 2026 9:03 PM IST
    Equal rights may not need a Uniform Civil Code: Shah Bano a case in point

    Equal rights may not need a Uniform Civil Code: Shah Bano a case in point

    23 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Surendra Koli

    Surendra Koli: Freed from the gallows, failed by the State

    19 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Tata Sons at a crossroads: RBI listing, Chandrasekaran’s term

    Tata Sons at a crossroads: RBI listing, Chandrasekaran’s term

    19 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
    Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? ECs toughest test since Sena

    Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? EC's toughest test since Sena

    19 Sept 2026 7:10 AM IST
    Uniform Civil Code (UCC)

    One nation, many codes: The contradiction inside Amit Shah’s 2029 UCC promise

    15 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why does a judge think 23 death sentences make him brave?

    Why does a judge think 23 death sentences make him brave?

    12 Sept 2026 3:14 PM IST
    Ashish Joshi, Aparna Kurup

    From Ashish Joshi to Aparna Kurup: How a riot provision is being used to police speech

    10 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Why Punjab govt is sulking over HC chief justice appointment, but silent on the man himself

    Why Punjab govt is sulking over HC chief justice appointment, but silent on the man himself

    8 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Supreme court compensation

    NEET suicide compensation: Why relief must go along with prevention

    6 Sept 2026 12:54 PM IST
    One protest, two probes: Why the 2,873-person FIR raises questions

    One protest, two probes: Why the 2,873-person FIR raises questions

    4 Sept 2026 6:25 PM IST
    How fishing-permit delays became an ‘unwritten ban’: SC’s purse-seine ruling decoded

    How fishing-permit delays became an ‘unwritten ban’: SC’s purse-seine ruling decoded

    3 Sept 2026 8:04 PM IST
    SC labour verdict: Old cases protected under 1978 test, ‘industry’ definition still unsettled

    SC labour verdict: Old cases protected under 1978 test, ‘industry’ definition still unsettled

    25 Aug 2026 4:00 PM IST
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