The High Court of Karnataka has dismissed an appeal for leniency and upheld the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for seven years imposed on a convict accused of raping a 69-year-old woman.
The Rashtravadi Janata Party (RJP) has approached the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the Bihar assembly elections scheduled to be held in the month of October- November this year, in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Meghalaya High Court alleging that Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minority (NCM) Act is arbitrary and contrary to Articles 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29 & 30 of the Constitution.
A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court of India challenging the certain provisions of the Special Marriage Act on the ground it violates fundamental rights of citizens under Article 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution of India.
The Bombay High Court while dealing with a petition seeking actions against the accused for posting inflammatory speech on social media, observed that the right to free speech “cannot be used to sow seeds of hatred and to create disharmony among religious communities.”
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court against the press release by State of Tamil Nadu by which it had disallowed the installation of Vinayaka idols and procession of the idols for immersion in sea or water bodies.
New Delhi: The Kerala High Court yesterday dismissed a PIL that challenged a government order allowing a gathering of up to 100 persons at places of worship.
A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court by lawyers Dr Balram Singh and Karunesh Kumar Shukla and social worker Pravesh Kumar asking for the removal of the words "Socialist" and "Secular" from the Preamble Constitution.
Workplace sexual harassment is a form of gender discrimination which snatches the rights of women to work, equality to life coded under the Constitution of India under Articles 14, 15 & 21.
The High Court of Karnataka has today issued an interim direction staying the government orders issued on June 15 and June 27 to the extent they imposed ban/embargo on the conduct of online classes by the schools from LKG to Class X.