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 Code, there was no question of such provision being invoked.
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 for the transgender persons, who constitute the third gender community.
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 one that flows from Article 21 of the Constitution.
Bombay High Court directs educational institutions to permit changes to name, gender in certificates of transgender persons
“An institute cannot be permitted to force upon the petitioner a name, identity or a gender that they have chosen to reject in preference to some other,” the High Court held.
Same-sex ruling to impact personal laws, says Supreme Court
The court said that the Indian parliament cannot be compared to the British parliament, which is sovereign and has absolute power to make laws.
‘Serious allegations’: Supreme Court’s notice on wrestlers’ plea seeking FIR against WFI chief
The Supreme Court issued a notice on a petition filed by top Indian wrestlers seeking to register an FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Mere settlement between parties not reason to grant bail in attempt to murder case: Kerala High Court
The Court pointed out that if other witnesses depose (testify) at the time of evidence in support of the prosecution, it is possible that the accused may still be convicted and sentenced.
India a secular country, offence of outraging religious sentiments cannot be compounded: Uttarakhand High Court
The Court refused to quash a case under Section 295A the against deputy district secretary of Rashtriya Hindu Vahini who had put a derogatory post on WhatsApp against Muslim community.
Same-sex marriage case: After BCI, Delhi bar associations also object to hearing in Supreme Court; say issue should be left to parliament
The co-ordination committee of All District Courts Bar Associations said that the issue has far-reaching consequences and cannot be left to the discretion of the courts.
How can civic body issue demolition notice to sessions judge? Calcutta High Court pulls up Malda Municipal Corporation
The Court noted that the chairperson of the corporation who sent the demolition notice was previously an advocate practicing in the sessions court in Malda.