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The Madras High Court in a recent judgment held that “spousal privacy is a fundamental right and documents violating it are not evidence”. The Madurai bench of the Court refused to accept as evidence the call record documents of a woman, obtained stealthily by her husband to seek divorce on the grounds of adultery and cruelty. The verdict is important as it goes a long way in maintaining that the right to privacy trumps all rights

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has taken action against tobacco addiction among school students. Citing concerns over products like smokeless tobacco being smuggled from neighbouring states, the Court has directed the central government to ban such products nationwide

The Delhi High Court in connection with a 2013 suicide abetment case recently observed that persons holding a certain post in the course of duties have to take certain decisions which can cause hardship to an employee. The Court ruled that the same cannot, in the absence of the requisite mens rea, be termed as an action which would amount to incitement/abetment

A recent verdict of the apex court has said that not all private  property can be taken over by the State, while overturning Justice Krishna Iyer’s 1978 observation. Socialism may have been forgotten, but public welfare is still a focus, said dissenting judge Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia

As Justice Sanjiv Khanna steps into his role as the 51st chief justice of India, he faces a formidable challenge: to usher in a Judiciary that is both progressive and vigilant, standing firmly for individual rights and the rule of law 

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the “family pension” provisions outlined in the High Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Act, 1954, and the associated Rules shall apply to the pension awarded to the Chairperson of the State Law Commission under the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission Act, 2010

In a recent order, the Delhi High Court has taken a serious note of the menace of stray dogs and monkeys in the Capital. The Court showed special concern over these animals attacking people with disabilities. As an immediate measure, it instructed the authorities to relocate all monkeys to the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary  

As the apex court has struck down the twelve-digit unique identity number as age-proof, it brings clarity in potential legal cases involving compensation claims or matters involving age verification. The Court held that other official documents like the School Leaving Certificates can be used as proof for age

In a latest twist to a long pending family feud, former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to the National Company Law Tribunal, seeking to nullify his sister YS Sharmila’s “illegal” transfer of shares in Saraswati Power and Industries Private Limited to herself and their mother YS Vijayalakshmi

Taking another giant leap towards ending the menace, the apex court in a recent judgment held that personal laws and traditions cannot prevail over the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act. The Court also issued a host of guidelines to achieve the “whole purpose” of the legislation