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4 days ago | theleaflet.in | Maneesh Chhibber

THE THREE JUDGE IN-HOUSE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA SANJIV KHANNA to inquire into serious allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, the then sitting judge of Delhi High Court who was subsequently repatriated to Allahabad High Court is learnt to have found glaring loopholes in claims made by the judge. Reportedly, following a fire incident on March 14 at the official residence of Justice Varma, sacks of burnt currency were discovered.

1 month ago | theleaflet.in | Kashish Aneja |Lawrence O. Gostin

THIS YEAR’S WORLD HEALTH DAY falls against the backdrop of strained multilateralism and a crisis in global health funding. World Health Day serves as a stark reminder that good governance, sustained financing, and collective action are essential to safeguard public health worldwide. It is crucial, at this juncture, to reflect on the United States planned withdrawal from the World Health Organization (‘WHO’) and dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (‘USAID’).

1 month ago | theleaflet.in | Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui

Nizamuddin Ahmad SiddiquiDr. Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui is researcher and co-founder of Project Mishkat, a platform to facilitate legal discourse on Muslim identity in India. Dr. Siddiqui has previously taught at Jindal Global Law School, National University of Juridical Sciences and Aligarh Muslim University. He is interested in the intersection of law, religion and identity.

1 month ago | theleaflet.in | Nizamuddin Ahmad Siddiqui |Mohd Rehan

TWO INTERPRETATIONS of the phrase ‘possession of land’ are being forwarded by the Supreme Court of India – first, that the ‘land’ and the ‘structure’ built over it are two separate entities, and second, that the ‘land’ and the ‘structure’ built over it should be considered one and the same. The second understanding, that ‘land’ includes things embedded in the earth such as scaffoldings for a building, has been a well settled principle of property law for centuries.

2 months ago | theleaflet.in | Astha Saxena

The term Adivasi, or literally ‘original inhabitant’ enfolds not only those categorised as Scheduled Tribes under the Constitution, but also those who perceive themselves as indigenous peoples and are yet to receive that constitutional recognition. THE question of equality for Adivasi* and other forest dwelling women contains discussions on multiple layers of discrimination, all of which are not necessarily based on gender.