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06 May 2025
Tushar Mehta

SC directs holding of Maharashtra local elections within 4 months 

The Supreme Court has passed an interim order for commencing local body polls in Maharashtra, which had been stalled since 2022 amid legal battles over Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation.

03 Mar 2025
Supreme Court Of India

SC issues notice to Centre on PIL challenging IT rules 

The Supreme Court of India, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the blocking of social media accounts/posts without issuing notice to the account holder, orally remarked that notice must be issued to users.

12 Sep 2024
Chief Justice of India

'Lost respect': Netizens after CJI pictured with Modi performing puja 

Netizens have expressed disappointment at Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud after he was pictured with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in the Ganpati Puja celebrations at his residence on Wednesday.

07 Aug 2024
Delhi High Court

Khedkar moves Delhi HC against cancellation of her UPSC candidature

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed the Delhi High Court of its intention to deliver a candidature cancellation order to former trainee IAS officer, Puja Khedkar, within two days.

23 Jan 2020
Sonia Gandhi

Nirbhaya's mother supports Kangana Ranaut's statement against Indira Jaising

Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape and murder victim, has supported Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut for slamming a senior lawyer, who asked Devi to forgive the convicts.

08 Jun 2019
India

Five top lawyers in India you should know about

Pursuing a career in the field of law has always been a popular choice in India.

18 Jan 2019
Supreme Court Of India

Give 24x7 security to women who entered Sabarimala, orders SC

On Friday, the Supreme Court directed the Kerala government to give adequate security to Bindu and Kanaka Durga, the two women who entered Sabarimala temple on January 2.

16 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India

Kathua Case: The real life 'Peepli Live'

Picasso said, art is a lie that tells the truth. Look deeper, and you would agree.

30 Sep 2018
India

Adultery: Done; Section 377: Done; Now time for marital rape?

Striking down 158-year-old provisions of adultery under IPC Section 497, the Supreme Court recently said, "Any provision of law affecting individual dignity and equality of women invites wrath of Constitution. It's time to say that husband is not the master of wife."

09 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of India

Right to know: SC, Center want live-streaming of court proceedings

In a significant move towards transparency, both the Center and the Supreme Court (SC) today favored live-streaming of court proceedings.

08 May 2018
Karnataka

Married without consent, SC grants police-protection to Karnataka politician's daughter

The Supreme Court allowed the daughter of an influential Karnataka politician to break ties with her family and husband after she was forcefully married.

16 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of India

Kathua rape: SC orders protection for victim's family, lawyers

The SC has ordered the J&K government to ensure security for the Kathua rape victim's family and their lawyers Deepika Rajawat and Talib Hussain.

11 Apr 2018
Karnataka

Marriage without consent: SC wants security for Karnataka woman

Supreme Court today asked Centre to grant protection to a Karnataka woman who alleged that she has been married-off without her consent.

08 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of India

SC to have well-equipped operational creche facility from May 1

The Supreme Court is going to have a well-equipped creche facility in its new spacious annex building premises from May 1 as the apex court has approved new guidelines for regulating the facility.

08 Dec 2017
Supreme Court Of India

Woman doesn't lose own religion by marrying outside faith: SC

The SC has ruled that a woman marrying outside her faith doesn't automatically adopt her husband's religion, and retains her own religious identity.

30 Jun 2017
India

Byculla riots: Behind Indrani Mukerjea's 'protesting', a horrific truth

Indrani Mukerjea shot to notoriety in 2015. A woman, married to her third husband, had murdered her daughter from her first husband, because she was dating her present step-son. What!