Friday, November 22, 2024
154,225FansLike
654,155FollowersFollow
0SubscribersSubscribe

CATEGORY

Court News Updates

Supreme but not infallible

Despite being the highest court of the land, there have been instances where the Supreme Court has erred in the finding of facts and law By Venkatasubramanian While asking the counsel for Y...

The Rs20,000 Loophole

Making political parties transparent about funding has not been easy. As they don’t need to reveal the source of contributions which are Rs20,000 or less, they often get away. Can this loophole be plu...

Winning Move

With the Lok Sabha passing the Delhi High Court Amendment Bill (2015), the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts has gone up from Rs20 lakh to Rs2 crore, giving litigants easier justice By Bhav...

Rapped Twice

Within a week, the CBI has been pulled up twice, once by Bombay High Court and then, by Supreme Court. This has put a question mark on its partisan role when handling politically motivated cases B...

Humane option

A recent judgment which allowed a raped girl to abort her 24-week fetus is being lauded for its sensitivity. What are the medical and psychological reasons for allowing this termination? By Shobha...

Farmers Breathe Easy

Farmers of Devbhoomi Dwarka district get interim relief after moving a writ of mandamus against Essar Power and the state government By Kaushik Joshi Fearing arm-twisting by the state machin...

No teeing off here

A Rs500 crore  golf course resort in Goa has sparked a storm of protests. Serious charges of fraud, malafides and illegal transfer of tenanted agricultural land have plagued the project By Pamela D...

“The verdict is a breath of fresh air for women shackled by patriarchal barriers”

Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s BRINDA KARAT hails the landmark judgment delivered by the Supreme Court  granting guardianship rights to unwed mothers. She spoke to SHANTANU GUHA RAY O...

The times are a changin’

The SC judgment on single mothers reflects how society has evolved By Roshni Seth THE Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, requires that a notice be given to the parents of a minor before a guardi...

Natural Injustice

Bizarre notions stopped single mothers from getting their due for too long, until the Supreme Court intervened By Bhavdeep Kang FATHERHOOD is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fa...

News Update