Supreme Court of India

India’s Court System Is Hopelessly Backed Up

With 50 million criminal and civil cases pending, it would take 300 years to clear the country’s judicial backlog.

India Ignored Repeated Warnings Before Tunnel Trapped 41 Men

Environmentalists argued that a road project was destabilizing the fragile Himalayan landscape. The government maneuvered to continue it.

India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy

Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on marriage equality.

Supreme Court in India Gives Rahul Gandhi a Path Back to Parliament

India’s main opposition leader was kicked out of the legislature after a defamation case his allies called politically motivated. He can also now run in next year’s elections.

Cheetah Deaths Mar India’s Efforts to Reintroduce the Big Cats

The animals had been extinct for more than 70 years in the country, which has just begun a program that brought 20 cheetahs from Africa to a wildlife sanctuary.