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‘Garbage can’t be thrown in SC’: Top court appeals for diligence in legal drafting
Supreme Court rebukes lawyer for poorly drafted petition with errors and inconsistencies, emphasizing high standards of professionalism in legal submissions.

Climate litigation gets shot in the arm, climate justice is not far behind
While the SC has to be lauded for recognising the right to be free from the effects of climate change, the real challenge is how such a right is to be enforced

'Jo manzoor-e-Narendra Modi...': Uddhav faction's jibe after Speaker's verdict
Aaditya Thackeray said that the judgement was unacceptable and the party would challenge it in the apex court.

Day 3: A matter of ‘forged’ affidavit against Shinde
In the Seva vs Sena disqualification hearings, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief whip Sunil Prabhu was cross-examined on a resolution passed by Uddhav Thackeray to remove Eknath Shinde as group leader of the party. The resolution was claimed to be fake and forged by the Shinde faction, and Prabhu was accused of being responsible for the forgery. The hearing will continue in November and December, with the verdict expected to be delivered by December 31st.

Department struggles to protect private forest lands from former owners
The Pune forest department, comprising Pune and Junnar divisions, is facing about 180 legal disputes on ownership of over one-fourth of its private forest land ranging between 2,800 and 3,000 hectares
