Court News Updates

Rebecca John to continue her submissions in Delhi High Court on striking down of Exception 2 of Section 375, IPC.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved judgement in petitions challenging the one-year suspension of 12 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs for their alleged 'misbehaviour' with the Maharashtra Legisl...

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday has said, “Free will marriage by majors is not offence of kidnapping unless until abetment of marrying,” while coming down heavily on Uttar Pradesh Police for forging ...

A single judge Allahabad High Court bench while hearing a Criminal Misc Bail Application filed by Shankar Varik @ Vikram rejected the application filed in the case of extension of bail of the accused in the case of possessing 1025 kg of ganja.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded the Maharashtra government for insisting on holding local body elections on the basis of information and data already available with it concerning the Other Backward Classes, rather than submitting the same with the Maharashtra State Backward Classes Commission.

The Allahabad High Court has held that it is a settled law that the Court should be liberal in granting amendment so as to avoid unnecessary complication and multiplicity of litigations, but, once th...

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked Senior Advocate and Amicus Curiae Rebecca John to consider whether the postulation that the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, takes away or abridges the right of a woman to prosecute for rape when the perpetrator is the husband is a correct and proper analysis of the exception.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed State Governments to share complete details about the number of Covid deaths as well as information uploaded on the Bal Swaraj Portal to their respective State Legal Services Authorities.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to allot students for PG admissions to Christian Medical College Vellore for the academic year 2021-22 from the NEET merit list of students belonging to the Christian minority after counselling of the Selection Committee.

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday commuted the death sentences of two women to life sentences over the Maharashtra government’s inordinate delay and indifference in dealing with their mercy petitions.