The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India has taken suo moto cognizance of human rights violations that occurred in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal. Suo moto cognizance grants the NHRC the right to... Read more »
The Delhi High Court judge on Wednesday recused from hearing a plea filed by a woman lawyer. The plea sought a directive to the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) to organize a... Read more »
The Supreme Court rebuked the Centre and the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) for refusing permanent commission to its women officers and insisted that the maritime force devise a policy treating women “equitably”.... Read more »
The Calcutta High Court declined an urgent hearing on Monday for a PIL requesting safeguarding measures for women residents of the Sandeshkhali area amidst allegations of sexual offenses by individuals affiliated with... Read more »
The Allahabad High Court has expressed disapproval of the practice wherein husbands serve as proxies for women pradhans in Uttar Pradesh, stating that such intervention undermines the goal of providing reservations for... Read more »
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the colonial-era Shariat Act of 1937 in matters of marriage, divorce, and succession among Muslims Petitioner Sabina, wife of... Read more »
A complaint has been filed with the Bihar Legislative Assembly Speaker, Awadh Bihari Choudhary, against the State Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar. The complaint pertains to remarks made by the Bihar CM concerning... Read more »
The Bombay High Court has deemed the varying height criteria for women candidates applying for the position of fire brigade personnel in different municipal corporations in Maharashtra as discriminatory and arbitrary. A... Read more »
The Bombay High Court has taken a significant step by appointing a committee comprising Principal District Judges and female representatives from district bar associations to address the infrastructure challenges faced by female... Read more »
The Bombay High Court has recently discharged a man who had been in a relationship with a woman for eight years, saying that the man could not be blamed solely because the... Read more »