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The Kerala High Court has recently laid down detailed guidelines on the very limited scope of cases where DNA test of children born to rape can be carried out. This is to protect the child in the future, said the Court

Vacillation by courts while deciding MTP cases shows the enormity and difficulty of their decisions. The rights of the mother have to be balanced with that of the child and require great sensitivity

Allegations by southern states that the centre is playing politics with financial resources, leaving them in the lurch, have seen them approaching the top court for a resolution Complaints and all...

Giving a new twist to the law on the issue, the Delhi High Court has recently observed that if a “lover” dies by suicide due to “love failure”, the woman cannot be held responsible By Dr Swati Jin...

The growing popularity of these internet sensations has unnerved governments across India, often leading to their arrests. Governments are now increasing their scrutiny over the medium and amending l...

Courts have often supported those falsely accused in POCSO cases and said that while wrongful acquittal shakes the confidence of people, wrongful conviction is worse as the accused faces social stigm...

The case has shown that though arbitration tribunals are expected to give clear verdicts with specialised judges, this often doesn’t happen. Cases then land in courts which are ill-equipped to handle complex disputes

New York City is the most difficult place in America to find a fair jury for the former US President’s criminal trial—the first ever for an American president. The case involved allegations that Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen paid $1,30,000 to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to not go public with a story about her sexual encounter with Trump

The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a woman repeatedly leaving her matrimonial home without any fault of her husband is an act of mental cruelty. The Court in another case also granted divorce to celebrity chef Kunal Kapur on the grounds of cruelty committed by his estranged wife. Courts define the meaning of cruelty according to their own interpretation within the boundary of the law

In a case where a deceased driver’s son wanted compassionate appointment as a junior engineer, the Karnataka High Court said this cannot be sought as a matter of right and for a particular post