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In an important ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court has decreed that despite a minor living with his father, it was the duty of the mother to contribute to the maintenance and education of the minor when she had the financial means to do so

Expressing surprise that a convict is practising law after release from prison following the remission granted to him, the apex court went on to ask if a convict can even practice law? The issue really is whether a convicted person be allowed to practise law after being released

The Court has told Gujarat government that it is on thin ice regarding granting remission to the 11 convicts. Remission is normally given only after seeing the good conduct, reformation and health of the convict

The apex court has given its nod to the implementation of a groundbreaking Standard Operating Procedure regarding the appearance of government officials in court proceedings. The centre had proposed the SOP draft, seeking to reshape the way courts interact with government officials during legal proceedings. However, the top court has expressed its distress over certain points in the SOP that relate to judicial power

In a warning of sorts, the Karnataka High Court has said that if any person plays an active role in tarnishing the self esteem of a hypersensitive person, driving him to suicide, he would be guilty of abetment to suicide

The Supreme Court has taken a big step to ban the use of objectionable words for women and launched a handbook that will guide judges in avoiding use of inappropriate gendered terms in court orders and legal documents. The Chief Justice of India said the handbook identifies common stereotypes about women, many of which have been utilised by courts in the past and demonstrates why they are inaccurate and how they may distort the application of the law

He’s a wealthy Indian-American businessman with no name recognition and no political experience, but his bid to become president of the United States of America in the 2024 election is gaining lots of attention. Vivek Ramaswamy is testing his dream scenario as one more step in a lifetime of over-achievement

The Georgia indictment against the former president uses a state law against racketeering—(RICO)—naming him and 18 others in a case potentially more devastating than multiple federal charges already filed. No legal situation can keep Trump from running for the president except a conviction for conspiracy to overthrow the US Constitution. Even if elected, he cannot pardon himself for a state-level crime

A recent bill placed before Parliament seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India from the panel that selects the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners with a cabinet minister. This destroys the balance needed for impartiality

While fighting sexual assault allegations, the former WFI president declared that hugging or touching without sexual intent doesn’t amount to an offence. But various judgments have proved him wrong