Here are some additional details about the case: Here are some of the key quotes from the court’s order: The court’s order is a welcome step in the fight for equality for LGBTQ+ people in India. It sends a strong message that the law will protect the rights of LGBTQ+ Read more
Keywords: Article 370, Abrogation, Presidential Order, Unilateral, procedural formalities. Article 370, which is in news from past few years is now going to be heard by the Supreme Court. After the abrogation of Article 370 on 6th August 2019 by the Government of India many petitions were filed before Supreme Read more
Keywords ; PIL, Women protection, Committee, welfare, Bombay HC, NGO In December 2022, the Maharashtra government decided to set up a Inter- faith marriage -family coordination committee(state level) through a resolution which would primarily take care of women in mixed marriages with no family support. The said resolution appointed Minister Read more
Keywords: Scheduled Caste status, religion neutral, Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, National Backward Class Commission Report of 1955, Elayaperumal Commission Report, High Power Panel on Minorities, 1983, Justice Renganath Mishra Report, 2007 report from the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination, Dalits of SC origin. Read more
Keywords: Supreme Court, Bail, 420 IPC, 438 CrPC In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court expressed disapproval of a growing trend where cases under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code effectively become money recovery proceedings. It emphasised that High Courts and trial courts shouldn’t be influenced by lawyers advocating Read more
Keywords: updated status report, violence, Manipur New Delhi, July 4, 2023 – In the wake of escalating violence between the Kuki and Meitei communities in Manipur, the Supreme Court has demanded an updated status report from the state government. The court’s decision came after the Manipur government claimed that the Read more
Keywords: SEP, Pro-tem, Nokia, Oppo The Delhi High Court, on 4th July 2023, ruled that High Courts possess the authority to pass a “pro-tem security deposit” order where an implementer fails to make payments to a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) holder while deriving benefits by using its technology. A pro-tem Read more
Key Words: National Green Tribunal, Infructuous, Uncontrolled construction, Sought direction, Floods A Petition was filed against Tamil Nadu government. It challenged the state government’s decision to construct a pen statue at the Marine beach. It is a memorial monument to honor the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu M.Karunanidhi of Read more
Keywords: PIL, Article 32, Constitution, Petitioner The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, 4th July 2023, refused to entertain a PIL challenging the use of male pronouns in the Constitution of India. The bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narsimha expressed its displeasure at the frivolous petition and criticized Read more
Women’s security and safety is the upmost priority of India. An IRS officer was accused of sexually harassing a woman in an other department the women moved to internal complaint committee of her department after which he was asked through a notice to present himself before the committee.The IRS officer Read more
