Considering Panel To Examine Execution By Hanging: Centre To Supreme Court
The top court on March 21 had said it may consider setting up of a committee of experts to examine whether execution of death row…
2022 Hubballi riots: Karnataka High Court denies bail to 41 accused; urges setting up 3 new NIA courts for speedy trial
A bench of Justices B Veerappa and Venkatesh Naik dismissed the criminal appeal from filed by the 41 accused in connection with the attack on…
[BREAKING] Supreme Court can grant divorce using Article 142 powers on irretrievable breakdown of marriage: Constitution Bench
The issues involved were whether the Supreme Court could exercise its powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to dissolve a marriage and the broad…
Protect courts, judges; treat judiciary like your mother: Calcutta High Court acting CJ TS Sivagnanam
The acting Chief Justice was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of a new district court for the newly bifurcated Alipurduar judicial district.
Supreme Court sets aside Tripura High Court order to raise retirement age of Anganwadi workers to 65 years
A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Ahsanuddin Amanullah made strong observations against the approach and reasoning of the High Court.
Supreme Court directs Gautam Navlakha to pay ₹8 lakh towards security expenses during house arrest
In its November 10 order, the Court had asked the activist to deposit ₹2.4 lakh for security expenses.
[Same sex marriage] There are genderless people, gender as per mood swings; cannot reconcile with statutes: SG Tushar Mehta to Supreme Court
SG Mehta questioned how the recognition of marriage of persons who do not identify with any particular gender can be reconciled with the laws.
Bombay High Court rejects plea seeking sedition FIR against State Election Commission for not holding local body polls
The Court said that since the Supreme Court had ordered Central and State governments to refrain from invoking Section 124A (sedition) of the Indian Penal…
Gujarat High Court seeks response from Central government, State on PIL seeking separate toilets for transgender persons
The petitioner told the Court that while there are public toilets either for male or female, but there is not a single toilet in Gujarat…
Chargesheet should not be filed before completing probe to scuttle scope for default bail: Supreme Court
A bench of Justices Krishna Murari and CT Ravikumar stressed that the right of default bail was not merely a statutory right but a fundamental…