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She was giving the Keynote Address at an interactive session titled ‘Breaking the Bias – A Constitutional, Legal, and Policy Lens,’ which was convened in honour of Women’s Day 2022 to reflect on the legal and policy subtleties that need to be
The circular, which was published on Friday (March 4), also asked all interested parties to ensure that courthouse windows are not left open. This circular differs from the one issued by the High Court on February 28, in which it ordered people
Justice Kureshi remarked in an emotional parting speech that he is leaving the bench with his honour intact since he made all of his judicial rulings without being influenced by the repercussions. He may have given up his advancement in the process,
The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice SR Krishna Kumar described the actions of BBMP Chief Gaurav Gupta as “blatant defiance of the Court’s directives” in a severely worded order. “Even though the Chief Commissioner was aware that
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently awarded police protection to a married woman and her live-in partner, noting that it was the court’s fundamental responsibility to protect their lives. Justice Anoop Chitkara, while admitting the petition, reasoned that we are guided
A Division Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and BS Bhanumathi ruled that filing a complaint with the Constitutional Court for redress of complaints does not preclude a person from demonstrating. “We say so because, when the Court examines the disagreement, it will
The Bombay High Court recently ordered an accused to compensate his child who was born as a result of sexual assault on the deceased victim, citing the importance of the child’s wellbeing. After noting that holding the accused-appellant would serve no purpose,
The same will rely on numerous relevant criteria, including the claimant’s standing after the accident, according to a Division Bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna. “The claimant’s pain, suffering, and trauma cannot be compensated in terms of money… there cannot
Suyal and two other Haryana residents, Jaishnav Kakkar and Yashkumar Parashar, were arrested by the Mumbai Police on the basis of a complaint submitted by two women who claimed their images were defamed after they were discussed by several people in the
he Supreme Court has ordered a petitioner to pay ₹ 5,000 in costs after he filed a writ petition under Article 32 challenging a Magistrate’s order granting bail to an accused. There was no justification for the petitioner to file a writ