Full Coverage: Law

21.09.2007 The Delhi High Court has sentenced four Indian senior journalists from the evening paper Mid-Day to four monthsÂ’ imprisonment for contempt of court for publishing reports against former Chief Justice of India Y.K. Sabharwal.

13.09.2007 In a victory for those fighting for the rights of the girl-child, the Bombay High Court upholds an amendment to the law banning sex-determination tests. A Mumbai-based couple had mounted a legal challenge to the constitutional validity of the amendment that bans pre-conception gender selection.

06.09.2007 The Unorganised Sector Workers Social Security Bill that has been mired in controversy, following trade union protests on the grounds that it was inadequate, is likely to be cleared by the Indian cabinet. The Bill is likely to incorporate some but not all concerns of the trade unions.