The Supreme Court of India has taken Suo Moto cognizance of a distressing video that emerged online showing two Manipuri women from the Kuki tribe being paraded naked and molested. Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud expressed deep concern over the video and stated that if the government fails Read more
The Supreme Court has scheduled the final hearing for August 7 in a case involving the remission granted to 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gang rape and murder case during the 2002 Gujarat riots. The bench of justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan confirmed that all pleadings were complete, Read more
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to submit details about the curriculum, mode of selection and appointment of the staff, and control and management of madrasas in the state. The court has also sought a reply on the religious education being imparted through these madrasas. The court’s Read more
Keywords: Chief Commissioners, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, Supreme Court, Directives, All States On Monday, the Supreme Court issued a directive to all State Governments, urging them to expeditiously comply with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 (RPwD Act) before September 30, 2023. The court, headed Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Council of Bar Associations of India (BCI) to submit a report detailing the measures taken by state bar associations in the past year against lawyers who have gone on strike or not out of court. It would also include the ongoing strike observed by the members of the Delhi High Court Bar Association against the latest news that Justice Gaurang Kanth has been referred to the Calcutta High Court. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia observed this while hearing a contempt petition filed by an Read more
Keywords: Jumma Masjid, Overturn, tahashildar, Historical association, unjust, unwarranted . Bombay High Court is going to hear a Petition on July 18 which is challenging the order of the district collector Jalagaon. The collector banned the entry of people in the Jumma Masjid Mosque Jalagaon. The Petition challenges and seeks Read more
Keywords: Southern Railways, stop, Tirur Railway Station, Malappuram District, Vande Bharat Train Service, Special Leave Petition, Shornur Railway Station, Palakkad district, broader public interest. The Apex Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by a lawyer challenging the Kerala High Court’s rejection of a request to direct the Southern Railways Read more
Keywords: withdraw of civil complain Paththar Ghadai Sangh (PGS), a Sirohi-based organization in Rajasthan affiliated with the Bharatiya Majdoor Sangh, issued a statement on July 13 asserting that the allegations made by a group of artisans working at the Robbinsville Akshardham temple in New Jersey were false and were made Read more
__________________________________________________________________________ In the case of Paulose v. Baiju & Anr, the Kerala High Court ruled that the complainant in a prosecution under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act does not fall within the definition of ‘victim’ as provided in Section 2(wa) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). Section 2(wa) Read more
Facts of the Case – Mr. Shekhar were public figure and has substantial reach on social media posted a news against a women reporter which is derogatory in its remarks. The post was defamatory to the women class at large also. Mr. Shekhar argued that he subsequently take off the Read more
