Tweet against Justice S Muralidhar: Earlier affidavit filed does not anount to an apology, the Delhi High Court shall proceed with the case.

RSS proponent S. Gurumurthy told the Delhi High Court on 27 April 2023 that he will not file a second affidavit presenting an ‘unconditional apology’ for his tweet against former Delhi High Court judge and serving Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice S Muralidhar. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani presented Read more…

Marriage Fairness Petitions | Indian Culture Remarkably Comprehensive, English Victorian Profound quality Code Was Forced On Us: DY Chandrachud, CJI

Marriage Fairness Petitions | Indian Culture Remarkably Comprehensive, English Victorian Profound quality Code Was Forced On Us: DY Chandrachud, CJI

CJI DY Chandrachud said orally during Thursday’s marriage equality petition hearing that Indian culture was “extraordinarily inclusive” and that the British Victorian morality forced Indians to abandon their cultural ethos and exclude queer people. When Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the queer movement began in India around 2002, a Read more…

Bestowing legal recognition to same-sex marriage comes under the domain of the Legislature but the Centre must devise means to grant legal rights and other benefits without the title of marriage: Supreme Court

The Apex Court on 27 April 2023 conveyed that bestowing legal commendation to same-sex unions comes down to the realm of the Parliament. Yet the Court’s pursuit in listening to the same-sex marriage lawsuit is to guarantee that standards are developed to grant same-sex pairs social and other advantages and Read more…

GUJARAT HIGH COURT REQUESTS A RESPONSE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS OVER A PIL REQUESTING SEPARATE RESTROOMS FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.

GUJARAT HIGH COURT REQUESTS A RESPONSE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS OVER A PIL REQUESTING SEPARATE RESTROOMS FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE.

While there are public restrooms for either men or women, the petitioner informed the court that there is not a single restroom in Gujarat for transgender people, who make up the third gender population. In a public interest litigation (PIL) suit [Dr. Sneha Ashwinbhai Trivedi v. Union of India] requesting Read more…

Litigation Should Not Be Terminated By Default, Cause Of Justice Requires Adjudication On Merits As Far As Possible: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, one of the leading judicial institutions in India, has recently issued an important statement about the importance of adjudicating legal disputes based on merit and justice. The Court emphasized that litigation should not be seen as a means of causing undue delay or harassment to Read more…