Assam Illegal Immigrants: Supreme Court Examines Validity Of Citizenship Act Section 6A
A five-judge Supreme Court bench today commenced hearing on 17 petitions to examine the constitutional validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act Read More…
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Domestic Violence Act meant to uplift victims, not send people to jail for not paying maintenance: Delhi High Court
The purpose of maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (DV Act) is to uplift victims of domestic violence, and it has leRead More…
Illegal To Grant Bail For Limited Time If…: Supreme Court’s Big Order
The Supreme Court has said when a court concludes that an accused is entitled to be enlarged on bail pending trial, then granting the relief only foRead More…
Wife can seek maintenance under Domestic Violence Act even if Section 125 CrPC claim is rejected: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held that the rejection of a wife’s application for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal PrRead More…
Supreme Court Defers Hearing Of Income Tax Assessment Case Of Gandhis Till December 13
The Supreme Court Friday deferred the hearing of the petitions filed by Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as wellRead More…
Supreme Court to examine whether woman can be booked for rape under Section 375 IPC
The question of whether a woman can be made an accused in a rape case under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) arose before the Supreme CourtRead More…
High Courts have duty to prevent unwanted prosecutions, long trials: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently emphasised that High Courts should not let criminal trials drag on due to vexatious prosecutions [Vishnu Kumar Shukla and Read More…
Just Chief Minister’s Signature Not Enough For Promotion: Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka has said that a transfer order bearing the signature of the Chief Minister does not become licit, till there is reasoningRead More…
Plea says no SC/ST judge in Kerala High Court; seeks fair representation of SC/STs, marginalized in judiciary
A plea has been filed before the Kerala High Court seeking fair representation of Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and other marginalised communitiRead More…
“AIIMS Seats Not On Sale”: Delhi High Court Scraps Request To Recover ₹ 30 Lakh Bribe
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a woman’s petition seeking to recover ₹ 30 lakh she claimed she had given to a man to secure her daughtRead More…