Source – newsclick.in The Supreme Court of India delivered a  Judgement   in favour of farmers who had lost their land through a fraudulent land acquisition process. On March 12, farmers from the villages Manesar, Lakhnoula and Naurangpur in Haryana finally got some relief from the Supreme Court after around seven years of litigation. The issue began

Source – indianexpress.com The apex court has taken a “backward” step by interpreting Section 377 of Indian Penal Code and “curtailing the rights of gay” people, Supreme Court judge Madan B Lokur said on Monday. Justice Lokur, part of the SC collegium, said that it “has to be debated and discussed to what extent” does the

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The Supreme Court on Monday refused to release the attached properties of the mother-in-law of an absconding businesswoman, who is currently residing in London, saying she should first bring her daughter-in-law back to India. The top court asked the 75-years-old woman to first bring her daughter-in-law Ritika Awasty, a promoter of Bush

Source – indianexpress.com Amid an ongoing debate on vacancies in the higher judiciary, the government today said there was no proposal to increase the retirement age of high court judges from 62 to 65 years. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha on whether any proposal for extension of retirement age of high court

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In its path-breaking verdict linking right to life with right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday took the first step towards giving judicial support to the much canvassed proposition that it was inhuman to punish a distressed person who failed to end his life through suicide. Section 309 of IPC provides that “whoever attempts

Bill to amend 150-yr-old Christian divorce law in winter session Source – dnaindia The bill proposes that the separation period for couples be halved from the present two years to one year before they can file for divorce by mutual consent. Christian couples’ wait for two years for seeking divorce by mutual consent may soon

Source – thehindu TS fails to appoint members and presidents Confederation of All Telangana Consumer Organizations (CATCO) State President N. Srinivas allegedly stated that several consumer- related cases were pending in the consumer forums following non-availability of presidents and members in Telangana for over an year. In a press note, he stated that out of

Source – deadline ‘Westworld’, ‘Divorce’ & ‘Insecure’ Renewed For Season 2 By HBO The entire fall Sunday lineup of HBO, new drama Westworld and comedies Divorce, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, and Insecure, toplined by Issa Rae, have been renewed for a second season of 10 episodes each with all key auspices returning. The comedies will

Source – indiatimes Howrah: Cops have arrested the man, whose wife fell to death from their 10th floor apartment in Belur on Friday, on charges of murder and domestic violence. TOI in its Saturday edition had reported the death which followed a spat between the husband and wife following her inability to stand in an ATM

Source:- timesofindia The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Modi government’s notification demonetizing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes but asked the Centre to file an affidavit giving details of steps taken to ease inconvenience faced by citizens due to long queues at banks and ATMs. “We will not be granting any stay,”