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The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that no “moral policing” can be allowed if two adults are willing to stay together by way of marriage or a live-in relationship. A single bench of Justice Nandita Dubey passed this order while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by one Gulzar Khan, who alleged that he had married at BMA Maharashtra (Bandra) and his wife had willingly converted to Islam. It was alleged that his in-laws had forcibly taken her to Banaras and illegally detained her there.

The Supreme Court on February 4 directed all states to provide full particulars regarding details of compensation given to the concerned State Legal Service Authority (SLSA), including orphans, withi...

By Ajay K. Agrawal The apex court recently declined to grant any interim relief to NGOs whose licenses were not renewed by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) ...

The Delhi High Court recently expressed anguish at the misuse of laws meant for protection of women from sexual harassment by falsely invoking the provision “at the drop of a hat” to register displea...

The Kerala cabinet recently recommended to the governor to issue an ordinance to amend the Kerala Lokayukta Act, 1999. This would give it the power to dismiss any report of the anti-corruption body. ...

In a new development, the government is mulling over ranking  ministries on their ease of doing business after extensive consultations with industry leaders, startups and trade bodies. This seem...

The basis of the recent judgment by the apex court dates back to the case involving Gurunatha Grounder, who owned the entire property. He had two sons, Marappa Grounder (the elder) and Ramasamy Groun...

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has decided to rank states based on the speed with which they grant environmental clearances to development projects, specifically State E...

By Ajay K. Agrawal First-time “drinkers” could get away with a penalty rather than face arrest; cases can be withdrawn; a vehicle in which liquor is found may no longer be confiscated and, if it i...

The Indian judiciary, has time and again, upheld the right to privacy. Courts in their orders/judgments have observed that any private conversations of any individual have to be protected unless it i...