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Source – thewire.in Thanks to the historic judgement of a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court declaring the practice of unilateral divorce (also known as triple talaq or talaq-e-biddat) unconstitutional, it is now unequivocally established that the practice  – which runs counter to the gender jurisprudence evolved by the Supreme Court, the principles of equality as ordained in the constitution, international human rights law and the Quran – is

Source – indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to list out the benefits available to acid attack victims under its various schemes to ensure that the sufferers do not have to approach the courts for relief. Justice Vibhu Bakhru also asked the Social Welfare Department of the government to examine the

Source – moneycontrol.com The Madras High Court today directed the Coimbatore collector to appear before it tomorrow in connection with the dumping of waste from neighbouring Kerala in a private property in the district without approval. Justice N Kirubakaran passed the order on a petition from one S Ramaswamy of Chettypalayam, Coimbatore Taluk. The judge said,

Source – ndtv.com Haryana: Remarks made by judges about the Prime Minister being in- charge of the entire country and not just his party were used out of context by the media, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said. It stressed that its comments were observations and not part of its verdict on the riots that

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  India’s transgender community hopes that the recent Supreme Court judgement on privacy will not just strike down a law against homosexuality, but also change mindsets on gender identities and sexual choices. Days after the court said the right to privacy was a fundamental one, community members expressed the hope it would lead to

Source – ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  Making marital rape a criminal offence will make men vulnerable to harassment by their wives, the Central government told the Delhi High Court today in response to a clutch of petitions by women’s organisations who want marital rape to be legally recognized and penalized.The Centre said in an affidavit that marital rape

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought to know whether it can hear a PIL seeking a direction to Centre for ensuring compulsory voting in polls when the issue squarely fell within the domain of the legislature. The apex court observed that it is Parliament’s job to take a policy decision, but if

Source – news18.com New Delhi: EVMs can be criticised freely. The Supreme Court on Friday stayed an order, which had prohibited criticism of EVMs.A bench led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra stayed operation of the gag order issued by the Uttarakhand High Court in June. The Court issued notices on an appeal filed against this

Source – zeenews.india.com New Delhi: The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday upheld the constitutional validity of the Haryana Backward Classes Act 2016. The court referred the petition on Jat reservation to the National Commission for Backward Classes, which will have to submit its report by March 31, 2018.     “The court has

Source – timesofindia.indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Marriage is not an exemption under the law to protect children from sexual offences even though marital rape is not recognised as a crime+ and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) protects any man having sexual intercourse with his minor wife above 15 years of age, the Supreme Court said on