Courts

In an important ruling in Rajiv Kumar Gupta and Ors vs Union of India and Ors, the Supreme Court struck down the central government’s orders which did not permit reservations in promotions in Group A ...

First year law students are all too familiar with the well-known 1959 criminal law case of KM Nanavati vs State of Maharashtra—the last “memorable” jury trial in India. Akshay Kumar’s new film, “Ru...

Supreme Court re-opened after the summer vacation and on re-opening day, 28 judgments of cases which were heard were pronounced. But much awaited verdicts in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly case and Ja...

The Supreme Court today, reiterated its previous stand that the term “third gender” categorically refers to transgender and not to gays, lesbians or bisexuals. The purpose of the clarification was ...

In a judgement that could become a legal benchmark for minority-run educational institutes in India, the Gujarat High Court recently said that such institutes could not be subjected to the state gover...

The Himachal Pradesh High Court refused to step into the territory of the executive while responding to a petition related to an officer’s posting on deputation. According to an IANS report, the court...

The Supreme Court is likely to take up a petition on decriminalizing Section 377 of the IPC on Wednesday, June 29. According to The Times of India (TOI) report, five eminent LGBT activists have moved ...

In a significant verdict, the US Supreme Court has struck down a Texas law that made it more difficult for women to have abortions. The top court reasoned that the law put an undue burden on women. ...

The Madras High Court Advocates Association decided on Monday (June 27) to go on strike from Tuesday (June 28) in protest against the recent amendments made by the High Court to the Advocates Act. The...

Neeta Kolhatkar in Mumbai Taking a suo motu cognizance of potholes in Mumbai, the Bombay High Court today asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to submit a detailed report on the repai...