High Court Order Hits The Brakes On Bulldozers In Haryana’s Nuh
The demolition exercise in Haryana’s Nuh in the wake of communal clashes in the area was halted today following an order by the Punjab and Haryana HiRead More…
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Can family courts hear original petitions under Domestic Violence Act? Kerala High Court to examine
The Kerala High Court is slated to consider pertinent questions regarding the jurisdiction of family courts when it comes to original petitions seekiRead More…
High Court Takes Serious Note As Widow Denied Entry In Tamil Nadu Temple
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…
Sexual harassment survivors under POCSO Act covered by Kerala Victim Compensation Scheme: Kerala High Court
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…
Supreme Court Allows Gyanvapi Mosque Survey To Continue With Rider
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…
Extra-judicial confessions do not gain credibility if published in newspapers: Supreme Court acquits murder accused
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…
Illegal For Minor To Be In Live-In Relationship, Says Allahabad High Court
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…
If grown-up woman with experience in sex does not offer resistance, it may not be against her will: Orissa High Court
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…
1997 Uphaar Fire Tragedy: Delhi Court Orders De-Sealing Of Cinema Premises
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…
Trial courts cannot award sentence of life imprisonment “till last breath”: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently reiterated that trial courts cannot impose a “special category sentence” or imprisonment for life without the pRead More…