The Supreme court on March 22 agreed to hear on 9 May a series of petitions seeking to criminalize marital rape. Senior advocate Indira Jaising raised the case before a three-judge penal chaired by chief justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala on March 21st, 2023 which Read more
During his address at the 16th Ramnath Goenka awards event, the Chief Justice of India (CJI), who was also the chief guest, described responsible journalism as the driving force that propels democracy towards a brighter future. On Wednesday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud stated that false information has the Read more
On March 21, a resolution was passed affirming that the chief minister and governor of Tamil Nadu both agree with the High Court Collegium’s recommendation made on August 10, 2022, to appoint four judicial officers as judges of the Madras High Court. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud-led Supreme Court Collegium has Read more
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition requesting instructions to block the international encrypted instant messaging service Telegram in India was recently settled by the Kerala High Court.[Association of India v. Athena Soloman and Others] The division bench, which included Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Murali Purashothaman, granted the petition Read more
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that courts should avoid making patriarchal remarks and not further the notion that only male children will assist parents in their old age. The decision comes after a case in which a woman had been disinherited by her father Read more
The Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) Student Law Review is inviting submissions by way of a Call for Papers, for its Volume 5 – August 2023 of the Journal. About Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies (VIPS) is affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Read more
Centre for Intellectual Property Rights (CIPR) and Child and Woman Studies (CCWS) -Himachal Pradesh National Law University- Shimla (HPNLU-Shimla) is organizing a conference on the topic “Women & IP: Innovation and Creativity” from 26-27 April, 2023. ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY The Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU, Shimla), was established by Read more
Law Society, Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University Centre Malappuram is organizing its second National Conference on the theme “Changing Dimensions of Law in the Era of Digital Technology” on 18th April, 2023. ABOUT US The Department of Law at the AMU Centre in Malappuram is an off-campus branch of the Read more
The Lawyers’ strike ended after the Advocate Protection Bill was approved in Rajasthan. On March 16, 2023, the Rajasthan government introduced the Rajasthan Advocates Protection Bill in the state legislative Assembly. This bill aims to protect lawyers from crimes such as assault, bodily harm, force, intimidation, and property damage. The Read more
Padma Lakshmi, the first transgender lawyer in Kerala, wants to represent the underprivileged. The first transgender lawyer in Kerala, Padma Lakshmi, enrolled as an advocate with the state’s Bar Council. She told PTI that she chooses to disregard any sort of negativity, whether it comes from people or their remarks, Read more