Special Marriage Act Provision that requires submitting advance notice to invite public objections declared to be based on patriarchy and exposing couples to invasion: Supreme Court.

Special Marriage Act Provision that requires submitting advance notice to invite public objections declared to be based on patriarchy and exposing couples to invasion: Supreme Court.

Provision of Special Marriage Act, 1954 has been challenged by some petitioners before the Apex Court in the Marriage equality case. The provision is which requires parties aspiring to marriage to give advance notice of 30 days, which will be published in the Registrar’s office inviting public objections. This provision Read more…

According to the Factories Act, are government employees eligible to get double overtime pay? The Supreme Court responds in light of Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited v Vijay D. Kasbe

This significant decision was made by a bench made up of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal as they considered whether supervisors at the Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India, a business under the Ministry of Finance in charge of producing currency notes, were eligible for double overtime pay Read more…

Women are still forced to occult rituals to alleviate their infertility, which is a scourge for society. Bail request is denied by the Allahabad High Court.

Women are still forced to occult rituals to alleviate their infertility, which is a scourge for society. Bail request is denied by the Allahabad High Court.

Case detail Counsel for Applicant: Ritesh Singh, Suresh Singh Counsel for Opposite Party: G.A. Case title – Durvesh vs. State of U.P A murder suspect who, along with other family members, allegedly tortured his sister-in-law to cruel rites as instructed by a Tantrik for curing her purported infertility was recently Read more…

Supreme Court records an assurance that the district administration will make arrangements for "Wuzu" on Eid in the Gyanvapi Mosque Case.

Supreme Court records an assurance that the district administration will make arrangements for “Wuzu” on Eid in the Gyanvapi Mosque Case.

Prior to Eid-ul-Fitr, the Supreme Court of India on Friday decided on a request for appropriate arrangements to be made for the performance of wuzu in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Mosque complex, where a ‘Shiva Linga’ was allegedly discovered last year. Only after receiving an assurance from the Solicitor General for India, Read more…

Delhi Government's petition challenging LG's refusal to approve the appointment of the DERC Chairperson receives notice from the Supreme Court.

Delhi Government’s petition challenging LG’s refusal to approve the appointment of the DERC Chairperson receives notice from the Supreme Court.

On Friday, the Supreme Court gave notice of a writ petition brought by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) challenging the Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s failure to act on the nomination of Justice Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, a retired judge from the MP High Court, as the Chairperson of Read more…