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A single-judge bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand of Rajasthan High Court while taking suo motu cognisance of the need to provide adequate and hygienic public washrooms emphasized the importance of upholding the right to dignity and decency for women

Recently, in a case involving a man’s second divorce petition following the dismissal of his first, the Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench ruled that a subsequent petition based on cruelty is permissible if new grounds arise after the initial dismissal. In this case, the appellant is the husband and the respondent is the wife

The Bill has cleared the Lok Sabha and, once passed by the Rajya Sabha and the President, will enable a bank account holder to nominate four people to her/his account

A Madras High Court order denying a Scheduled Caste certificate to a Christian woman who claimed to be a Hindu while applying for an upper division clerk job is just the latest in a number of pleas pending before the apex court that deal with the larger question on the constitutionality of using religion as a yardstick for Scheduled Caste quota

In response to a PIL, the Bombay High Court instructed urban planning authorities in Maharashtra to link their official websites with the Maharashtra Real Estate Regulatory Authority portal within a period of three months. The Court said that the integration is imperative for establishing a streamlined process for verifying the authenticity of certificates submitted in real estate registrations, as envisaged under the RERA Act

The Karnataka High Court, while considering a PIL, has made it clear that lack of cleanliness in public parks due to irresponsible pet parenting is becoming a problem. The feeding of stray dogs and the responsibilities of pet owners is a matter of concern all over urban India

The apex court recently took a significant step in addressing the issue of inter-state trafficking of such enslaved people, including minors. One of the key challenges highlighted by the Court is the disbursal of immediate financial assistance to rescued children. The directive is a crucial step towards addressing the issue which affects millions of people

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has admitted before the NGT thatthe glaciers across India’s Himalayas are receding and the snow cover is being degraded at an alarming rate. This is a dangerous trend

Indian democracy has seen several disquieting notes creeping into the use and final outcome of using Electronic Voting Machines

The Delhi High Court has instructed the central government to hold a meeting with deepfake technology providers and users, telecom service providers, and deepfake victims, as well as intermediaries, before finalizing recommendations for detecting and removing deepfakes