The Supreme Court of India recently called out state governments for their failure to take action against hate speech in the country. During a hearing on a plea seeking contempt of court action against Maharashtra’s police and administration for failing to take action against several instances of hate speeches and Read more…
The Supreme Court of India considered the case of Prakash Kumar Jena v. State of Odisha [1]in 2021. In the state of Odisha, the issue concerned the payment of Duty Call Allowance to Home Guards. The State of Odisha was recently ordered by the Supreme Court to reevaluate its decision Read more…
The 104-year old organisation of Muslim scholars in India — the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind petitioned the Supreme Court against same-sex marriage. The center has also opposed a series of Supreme Court appeals to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it upsets the delicate balance between personal rights and accepted social values. Several other Read more…
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to challenge the constitutional validity of Rule 39AA of the Conduct of Election Rules, which allows for an open ballot system in Rajya Sabha polls. The bench, comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Read more…
On Friday, 31st March 2023, A Delhi Court denies bail to Aam Aadmi Party Leader and Former Chief Deputy Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia. District Court said that Manish Sisodia had played a huge role in the said Criminal Conspiracy in the Liquor Policy Case. Rouse Avenue District Court, New Read more…
In a recent case of Sandeep v. Suman, the Punjab & Haryana High Court observed that a husband has a moral and legal obligation to provide maintenance to his wife even if he is a professional beggar. The court dismissed the husband’s revision plea against the order of paying maintenance Read more…
On March 14, the Supreme Court rejected the Centre’s curative petition for more money from Union Carbide Corporations’ successor companies to compensate victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster, which killed 3,000 people and caused significant damage to the environment. After a break of harmful methyl isocyanate gas from Association Read more…
The first of April: The Supreme Court has stated that, despite the fact that the state is tasked with preventing crime and maintaining security, personal liberty should not be sacrificed, and no one should be imprisoned without permission from the law. The Supreme Court made the observation while it was Read more…
A Patna court on Friday guided Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on April 12 in a 2019 defamation case filed against him by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Sushil Kumar Modi for his “all thieves have Modi surname” comment, Hindustan Times revealed. During a political campaign in 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…
