The Kerala High Court is slated to consider pertinent questions regarding the jurisdiction of family courts when it comes to original petitions seekiRead More…
The Madras High Court has said ‘dogma’ like preventing entry of a widow into a temple cannot happen in a civilised society governed by law and made iRead More…
The Kerala High Court recently held that minor survivors of sexual harassment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act (POCSO Act) arRead More…
The Gyanvapi mosque survey by the country’s top archaeology body should be done using a “non-invasive method”, the Supreme Court said today.The ArchaRead More…
The Supreme Court recently made it clear that extra-judicial confessions do not gain credibility merely because they are published in a newspaper repRead More…
The Allahabad High Court has observed that a person below the age of 18 cannot be in a live-in relationship and this would be an act not only immoralRead More…
The Orissa High Court recently acquitted a man who was accused of raping his sister-in-law, noting that the woman, being a married adult with prior sRead More…
A Delhi court today ordered the de-sealing of Uphaar cinema hall, where 59 cinemagoers were killed in a massive blaze in 1997, saying “absolutely no Read More…
The Karnataka High Court recently reiterated that trial courts cannot impose a “special category sentence” or imprisonment for life without the pRead More…
In scathing remarks against the government over the ethnic violence in Manipur, the Supreme Court said today that there has been an absolute breakdowRead More…