The Chhattisgarh High Court has stated recently that subjecting school students to physical violence or corporal punishment in the name of discipline is cruel and cannot be part of education. The Court... Read more »
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday expressed concern over the increasing number of student suicides in Maharashtra and called for immediate measures by all relevant authorities and stakeholders. A bench of Chief... Read more »
Describing the increasing number of suicides as a “social issue,” the Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Centre four weeks to submit a detailed response to a PIL that seeks the effective... Read more »
The Karnataka High Court has denied to quash the proceedings against two teachers in connection with the suicide of a girl student. A single bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna remarked, “If there... Read more »
A Chinese man accused of illegally entering India died on Tuesday after allegedly attempting suicide in a jail in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, according to police officials. Li Jiaqi, a resident of China’s... Read more »
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied bail to a minor from Uttarakhand accused of creating and sharing an obscene video of a classmate, which allegedly led to her suicide. This decision comes... Read more »
The Supreme Court has ruled that a man cannot be held accountable for abetting his wife’s suicide within seven years of marriage unless there is compelling evidence of harassment or cruelty. This... Read more »
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan has expressed her condolences to the family of a woman aspirant who reportedly died by suicide in Hyderabad due to the postponement of the Telangana State Public Service... Read more »
A court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has recently granted bail to a 28-year-old woman who was arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide of her sister-in-law. Additional sessions judge AS Bhagwat granted bail... Read more »
The prosecution against a couple, accused of abetting their nephew’s suicide through threats in a property dispute, has been dismissed by the Karnataka High Court. Justice M Nagaprasanna emphasized “Proximate to the... Read more »