The Gujarat High Court has recently instructed the State government to form a committee to identify cases, particularly rape cases, where weak evidence has led to convictions that are questionable. A division... Read more »
The Supreme Court has recently reiterated that bail orders should not be lengthy and should be disposed of quickly without detailed examination/elaboration of evidence. On May 10, in an order passed by... Read more »
The Kerala High Court has recently sought the response of the State government & Director General of the Police on a plea filed by a lawyer seeking compensation of ₹1 crore. The... Read more »
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report claiming that the circulation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) on social media in India has... Read more »
The Supreme Court today issued a notice in a petition challenging the decision of the Bihar Government to grant the premature release of former Bihar MP Anand Mohan. Anand Mohan has been... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court has recently ordered the West Bengal government to pay compensation of ₹7 lakh to a minor survivor of human trafficking and rape. Single-judge Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya passed the... Read more »
The Madras High Court has recently directed the Tamil Nadu government for paying the amount of ₹3 lakh as a compensation to pregnant woman who gave birth to a male child regardless... Read more »
The Supreme Court today granted bail to TMC spokesperson and transparency activist Saket Gokhale in connection with the misappropriation of funds case. The division bench of Justices BR Gavai & Vikram Nath... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court has recently rejected a PIL challenging the state government’s decision to allocate ₹1 lakh to each district to hold religious events during Navratri & Ram Navami festivals and... Read more »
The Gujarat high court has recently issued a notice to the state government over petitions filed by parents from Vadodara challenging the government’s insistence to implement the mandatory 6-year age rule for... Read more »