Following the victory for pregnant women in getting maternity leave extended from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, the Supreme Court on April 11 also gave eight weeks to the government to implement maternity ben...
A plea in the Supreme Court has forced the Punjab government to lay down rules for appointing judicial officers, but in doing so, it has come up with stiffer clauses
~By Vipin Pubby in Chandigarh
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Tennis star Leander Paes and his estranged live-in partner Rhea PIllai, fighting for custody of their 10-year-old daughter submitted to the Supreme Court their issue. The bench of Justices Arun Misra ...
The Supreme Court on April 10 heard a crucial petition calling for a ban on pellet guns in Jammu & Kashmir.
In front of the bench of Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justices DY Chandrachud and Sanj...
The Supreme Court on April 10 dismissed a plea by advocate Manohar Lal Sharma asking for declaring the Indus Water Treaty as legally invalid.
Advocate Sharma presented a document signed by former p...
The case takes an unexpected turn as the BJP’s old guard comes under pressure. What are the consequences for the ruling party?
~By Parsa Venkateshwar Rao JrIn the Babri Masjid demolition case, Jus...
The Supreme Court, on April 7 ordered for a ban on self-styled gau rakshak dals and served notice upon the Union government and the governments of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Karnat...
While the state of Telangana was sliced out of the state of Andhra Pradesh on June 2, 2014, the high court’s bifurcation issue is still to be decided. The Telangana Judges’ Association (and Another) h...
In its new Young Arbitrators Forum, the International Chamber (ICC) of Commerce has named two Indian arbitrators. This is as per the ICC’s 2017-2019 mandate.
Arbitrators have been elected from 40 c...
Keeping in mind the vulnerability of children, Parliament initiated a process and came up with the POCSO Act. It came into effect on November 14, 2012. POCSO has strong provisions on sexual offences, ...