SC flags ‘victim invited trouble’ remark by Allahabad High Court

SC flags ‘victim invited trouble’ remark by Allahabad High Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 15, expressed its concern over a bail order of the Allahabad High Court where it had observed that the victim “herself had invited trouble” and was also responsible for the alleged rape...
Supreme Court lays down guidelines in child trafficking cases

Supreme Court lays down guidelines in child trafficking cases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the lower courts across the country to complete trials in child trafficking cases within six months. The Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan ordered the High Courts across the country to...
Supreme Court rejects plea claiming Section 498A IPC violates Article 14

Supreme Court rejects plea claiming Section 498A IPC violates Article 14

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a public interest litigation, which claimed that Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), now read as Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), was violative of Article 14 of the Constitution....
Shivendra Dwivedi appointed Additional Advocate General for Himachal Pradesh

Shivendra Dwivedi appointed Additional Advocate General for Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has appointed Shivendra Dwivedi as Additional Advocate General for Himachal Pradesh in the Supreme Court. The Additional Advocate General will conduct cases related to Himachal Pradesh before the Apex Court. Advocate Dwivedi has extensive...
Submit compliance report on minimum wage revision: Telangana HC to govt

Submit compliance report on minimum wage revision: Telangana HC to govt

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to submit a counter affidavit and a compliance report concerning its previous 2023 order, which required the revision and publication of minimum wages in the official gazette. This directive was...
Calcutta HC upholds Election Commission’s nomination review mechanism

Calcutta HC upholds Election Commission’s nomination review mechanism

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has held that there are sufficient checks and balances in the process adopted by the Election Commission of India while scrutinising the nomination of a parliamentary or assembly polls. It also concurred with the ECI’s...
YSRCP moves SC challenging Waqf Amendment Act

YSRCP moves SC challenging Waqf Amendment Act

Waqf Amendment Act (Representative AI generated image) Amaravati: YSRCP on Monday, April 14, said that they have moved Supreme Court challenging the recently passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, alleging that it violates key constitutional provisions and fails to protect the interests...
Communist Party of India and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam move Supreme Court challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025

Communist Party of India and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam move Supreme Court challenging Waqf Amendment Act 2025

Two fresh petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court by political parties – the Communist Party of India and the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. While the first writ petition...
Balochistan On The Brink: The Cost of Coercion in a Political Vacuum

Balochistan On The Brink: The Cost of Coercion in a Political Vacuum

By Prof (Dr) S Surya Prakash The bloodbath, marked by a confrontation with Islamabad, reflects the Baloch struggle for existence and survival against the exploitation of their re­sources by the Punjabi-dominated Pakistani government. Balochistan has been under the jackboots of...
“Owning My Blackness”: Sarada Muraleedharan’s Quiet Revolution from Power to Pain

“Owning My Blackness”: Sarada Muraleedharan’s Quiet Revolution from Power to Pain

By Kumkum Chadha To call her a victim would be an insult to her strength. She is an accomplished civil servant with a career that many would envy. Sarada Muraleedharan, Kerala’s chief secretary, has held positions of extraordinary responsibility, from...
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