Amid ongoing protests in Maharashtra, the Bombay High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of an alleged sexual assault involving 2 young girls at a school in Badlapur. The case will be... Read more »
The National Human Rights Commission took suo motu notice of an alleged sexual assault involving a second-year postgraduate student from RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. The NHRC expressed concern that if... Read more »
The National Green Tribunal has recently instructed the Survey of India to submit satellite images of the upper Ganga canal stretch to determine the extent of tree felling for a road construction... Read more »
The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday has took suo motu cognizance of a media report, carried on July 5, that 23 child labourers were rescued in the Saraswati Vihar area of... Read more »
The Jharkhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the gang rape of a Spanish woman in Dumka district and directed the state government to submit a report on the incident.... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday has taken a suo motu cognizance of allegations of sexual assault on women “at gunpoint” and transfer of tribal land at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North... Read more »
The Uttarakhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the backlog of criminal cases involving Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the state and has sought... Read more »
Taking suo motu cognisance of a video released by cricketer Virat Kohli highlighting the shortage of playgrounds for children, the Uttarakhand High Court sought responses from the state and central governments within... Read more »
In the official invitation for the G20 Summit’s evening banquet on September 9th, the use of the word ‘India’ has sparked controversy, with Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati taking aim at... Read more »
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, on Tuesday India took suo motu cognizance of a media report that a teacher of a private school referring to the faith of one of her... Read more »