The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that offence under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 cannot be made out if any insulting or…
The Telangana High Court has set aside the punishment of ‘severe reprimand’ awarded to an Army officer for using the Messenger application on his mobile phone, terming it as ‘clearly…
The Supreme Court has pulled up the State of Uttar Pradesh for showing complete ‘non-compliance’ of its previous order, directing counseling of a Muslim school student, who was slapped by…
The Supreme Court has recently observed that allowing the production of electronic copies of trial court records in criminal appeals, rather than having them produced in physical form, would lead…
The Supreme Court has defended the slow disposal of bail applications in the High Courts across the country on the grounds that since a huge number of such applications were…
The Delhi High Court has sought response from the Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Bar Council of Delhi on a petition seeking directions to immediately hold elections for…
The Supreme Court has decided to replace the word ‘sex worker’ in its handbook on gender-appropriate legal terms with more sensitive terms. The words to be used in place of…
The Gujarat High Court has ordered the Railways’ authorities and Rail Bhavan to maintain the status quo on an eviction notice issued to the management of the Kalu Shaheed Dargah…