The Supreme Court stayed an unusual order made by Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court earlier today, ordering the secretary general of the high court to give him the translation of a contentious media interview that was presented before a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud in Read more…
In a key milestone, the Supreme Court ordered the Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand Police to take suo motu action against hate speech instances in its October 2022 judgement. On Friday, the Supreme Court expanded the scope of this order to all States and Union Territories. Therefore, without having to Read more…
A few unknown parties were recently temporarily prevented from acting without authorization as Starbucks franchisees by the Delhi High Court. In the case of Starbucks Corporation and Anr v. National Interest Exchange of India, Justice C. Hari Shankar observed that the Court was bound to intervene because the case involved Read more…
“Canberra, Australia – The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has become the first state in Australia to provide free abortion care to all women, regardless of their circumstances. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Chief Minister of the ACT, Andrew Barr. The move comes after years of lobbying by Read more…
The Central government, in its affidavit before the Bombay High Court, opposed the petition filed by comedian Kunal Kamra challenging the recent amendments to the IT Rules 2021. The government, through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), stated that false and misleading information can have a negative impact Read more…
Recently a plea was filed by the accused Sukesh Chandrashekar regarding the safety and security measures in the jail. The supreme court of India asked the superintendent of the Mandoli prison located in Delhi to file an affidavit regarding the same. Justice Ajay Rastogi and Bela Trivedi passed the order Read more…
In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India granted bail to eight life convicts in the Godhra train burning case on Thursday. The decision was taken by a three-judge bench comprising of Justice UU Lalit, Justice Ajay Rastogi, and Justice Hemant Gupta. The bench observed that the convicts had Read more…
On Friday, the Supreme Court gave notice in a PIL seeking implementation of the orders made in Tehseen Poonawalla v. Union of India and Others (2018), particularly the order directing state governments and union territories to develop compensation plans for victims of lynchings and other mob violence in accordance with Read more…
The Calcutta High Court’s recent ruling on marriage after obtaining a divorce by fraud has generated significant interest and discussion in legal and social circles in India. The case in question involved a man who had concealed information about his previous marriage and divorce from his second wife, whom he Read more…
In the case titled Kamaal Rashid Khan v Manoj Bajpayee, the Apex Court had on Wednesday rejected a plea brought up by Actor and Producer Kamaal R. Khan. He in his plea sought for transfer of the defamation case from Indore to Mumbai, registered against him by Actor Manoj Bajpayee. Read more…