Source – indianexpress.com On August 22, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in a case challenging the constitutional validity of the practice of “instant triple talaq” by Muslim husbands. The case held significant opportunities for the Court. It was asked to decide if the practice violated the constitutional right to equality and protections against gender

Source – thehansindia.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant any relief to Bihar liquor manufacturers, who had knocked its doors seeking permission to take the remaining stock of liquor outside the state. The Bihar Government had told the Apex Court that approximately Rs 200 crore of old liquor stock was destroyed. Earlier on

Source – moneycontrol.com The Delhi High Court is set to deliver its order in the Arvind Kejriwal-Arun Jaitley defamation case on Monday. The court on Friday had rapped Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for questioning the decision of a judge to expedite hearing of the defamation suit filed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against him

Source – businesstoday.in August 31, 2017, is the last date to link your Aadhar card with permanent account number (PAN). The earlier deadline of July 31st was extended as many people expressed their inability to link the Aadhar and PAN due to difference in names. However, after the Supreme Court of India’s verdict on privacy being

Source – thewire.in Thanks to the historic judgement of a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court declaring the practice of unilateral divorce (also known as triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat) unconstitutional, it is now unequivocally established that the practice  – which runs counter to the gender jurisprudence evolved by the Supreme Court, the principles of equality as ordained in the constitution, international human rights law and the Quran – is

Source – indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to list out the benefits available to acid attack victims under its various schemes to ensure that the sufferers do not have to approach the courts for relief. Justice Vibhu Bakhru also asked the Social Welfare Department of the government to examine the

Source – moneycontrol.com The Madras High Court today directed the Coimbatore collector to appear before it tomorrow in connection with the dumping of waste from neighbouring Kerala in a private property in the district without approval. Justice N Kirubakaran passed the order on a petition from one S Ramaswamy of Chettypalayam, Coimbatore Taluk. The judge said,

Source – ndtv.com Haryana: Remarks made by judges about the Prime Minister being in- charge of the entire country and not just his party were used out of context by the media, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said. It stressed that its comments were observations and not part of its verdict on the riots that

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  India’s transgender community hopes that the recent Supreme Court judgement on privacy will not just strike down a law against homosexuality, but also change mindsets on gender identities and sexual choices. Days after the court said the right to privacy was a fundamental one, community members expressed the hope it would lead to

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  Making marital rape a criminal offence will make men vulnerable to harassment by their wives, the Central government told the Delhi High Court today in response to a clutch of petitions by women’s organisations who want marital rape to be legally recognized and penalized.The Centre said in an affidavit that marital rape