The Latest Breaking News from Bench

Bench takes on record Maharashtra govt.’s assurance to protect lives, liberty and properties of the 39 MLAs

Division Bench hears appeal between 3 a.m. and 4.40 a.m. and restrains the council from taking a call on unitary leadership

Bench forms Monitoring Committee to supervise the action taken by the authority near Pakkam

On a constitutional plane, the verdict in ‘Perarivalan’ deserves a re-look or review as it stands on wobbly foundations

The Supreme Court of India must ensure the continuity of this doctrine of progressive realisation of rights

The release of Perarivalan is no endorsement of any claim of his innocence

It reduces chances of being part of Constitution Benches which decide important questions of law

The judiciary has mostly been at the forefront of forest protection and conservation in the country. In line with this tradition, a Special Bench of the Madras High Court for Protection of Western Ghats Forests — Justices V. Bharathidasan and N. Sathishkumar — is helping the wheels of the government…

Bench mulls over whether it can punish him in absentia or whether it should appoint amicus curiae