The recent Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, which was passed by both Houses of Parliament, has created a furore. The Bill seeks to replace the Identification of Prisoners Act, 1920. Th...
NCP leader Supriya Sule recently introduced a private member’s Bill that seeks to give equal rights of marriage to the LGBTQIA+ community. The Bill also seeks to replace all references in the Special Marriage Act to “husband and wife” with the word “spouse”. What are the chances of it becoming a law?
A judgment by the Karnataka High Court has held a man guilty of raping his wife and said marriage is not a license for such acts. India is one of the few countries that have still not criminalised marital rape.
The Kerala High Court recently forbid government employees in the state from participating in the two-day nationwide on-going strike on March 28 and 29 and asked the state government to declare dies-...
The government on March 28 apprised the Supreme Court that the followers of Hinduism, Judaism and Bahai, who are minorities in certain states, can be declared as such by the concerned state governmen...
A bunch of petitions had been filed by entities who had approached the Delhi High Court after social media platforms, such as Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, amongst others, had suspended their social media handles without any prior intimation.
Courts are granting bail to some accused on the pretext of good behaviour or their being first-time offenders and continued incarceration being detrimental to their well being. Is this a good move?
In order to regulate the Capital’s chaotic traffic, AAP will launch a strict bus lane enforcement drive from April 1. Violators will be prosecuted under the MV Act and fined heavily along with a prison term
A historic judgment by the Supreme Court has brought hope to millions of disabled people, allowing them access to government jobs they were denied till now.
Virginia Thomas, whose husband is Justice Clarence Thomas, was revealed to have played a role as a right wing organizer supporting Donald Trump’s fraudulent efforts to stay in office despite losing the 2020 presidential election. Is this consistent with the behaviour expected of a Supreme Court judge’s spouse?