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Karishma Mehta, the founder of 'Humans of Bombay', a digital storytelling platform.

Explained: What's The Humans Of Bombay Vs People Of India Copyright Case, What Does The Law Say?

While much of the discussions on the Humans of Bombay Vs People of India case have been based on the ethical or the commercialisation of art aspects, the case is a legal issue involving an allegation of a rival platform...

01 October 2023

Family members mourn during the funeral procession of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur.

Kanhiya Lal Murder: NIA Court Grants Bail To Artisan Booked Under Arms Act, 1st Bail So Far In Case

In the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had arrested nine of the 11 accused. The two men at large are Pakistani nationals.

01 September 2023

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Article 370 Hearing: Centre Argues J&K's Constituent Assembly Was In Nature Legislative Assembly, Lists Rights Deprived By Articles 370

A five-judge constitution bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud is hearing a clutch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 by the Narendra Modi government. On August...

28 August 2023

Lalu Prasad Yadav at district court in Patna

Delhi Court Summons Lalu Yadav And Others In Land For Job Scam Case

The land for job scam refers to alleged wrongdoing in the recruitment of 'Group-D' personnel during 2004-09 when appointments were allegedly made in exchange of land parcels.

22 September 2023

Allahabad High Court (File photo)

Brutish Concept Of Live-In Relationship Can't Be Hallmark Of Healthy Society, Can't Give Security Of Marriages: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court said films and TV serials are contributing to the eradicating of the institution of marriage and there is a 'systematic design to destroy the institution of marriage in this country and destablise...

01 September 2023

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Muzaffarnagar Video Case: What Are Non-Cognizable Offences Teacher Is Charged With, How Does Non-Cognizable Report Differ From FIR?

The teacher who made her students slap a Muslim student in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar has been booked under non-cognizable offences and a non-congnisable report has been filed against her, not an FIR.

27 August 2023

Aerial view of New York after 9/11 attacks on World Trade Centre twin towers

Long Road To Justice: Trial Of 9/11 Mastermind, Planners Yet To Start 22 Years Later

After 22 years of the 9/11 attacks that killed 2,977 people, the trial for the attacks' planners, including mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is yet to start. The prosecution is in pre-trial stage.

11 September 2023

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President Rajendra Prasad being shown a model of the new Supreme Court building, 29 October, 1954. (Photo Courtesy: Wikimedia Commons)

Book Review: ‘Court On Trial’ Brings Data To Study Supreme Court’s Hits And Misses

With meticulous simulation and analysis of over 1 million Supreme Court cases and its other corresponding elements, ‘Court on Trial’ by Aparna Chandra, Sital Kalantry, and William HJ Hubbard produces pragmatic...

26 August 2023

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25 August 2023
Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Transfers CBI Cases To Assam, Asks Gauahti High Court Chief Justice To Name Trial Judges

Manipur Violence: Supreme Court Transfers CBI Cases To Assam, Asks Gauahti High Court Chief Justice To Name Trial Judges

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing 17 cases related to ethnic violence in Manipur, including the one related to the naked parade and sexual...


21 August 2023
Explained: Pakistan President Alvi Says He Didn't Sign 2 Contentious Bills, Here's All About Political-Legal Crises And 'Forgery' Claim

Explained: Pakistan President Alvi Says He Didn't Sign 2 Contentious Bills, Here's All About Political-Legal Crises And 'Forgery' Claim

Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday claimed that he did not sign Of­­ficial Secrets (Amend­m­ent) Bill and the Pakistan Army (Amend­ment) Bill into...


15 August 2023
Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Refers To 'Threatened Demonstration, Arbitrary Arrest' In Independence Day Speech

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud Refers To 'Threatened Demonstration, Arbitrary Arrest' In Independence Day Speech

The reference from Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud comes days after hundreds of structures were demolished in Haryana after communal violence.


15 August 2023
Hindu Petitioner Writes To Gyanvapi Mosque Committee For Out Of Court Settlement: Report

Hindu Petitioner Writes To Gyanvapi Mosque Committee For Out Of Court Settlement: Report

Five Hindu devotees in 2021 sought the right to pray daily before the idols on the outer wall of Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi.


14 August 2023
Uttar Pradesh: 2 Men Get Life Sentence For Gang Rape And Murder Of Dalit Sisters In Lakhimpur Kheri

Uttar Pradesh: 2 Men Get Life Sentence For Gang Rape And Murder Of Dalit Sisters In Lakhimpur Kheri

The bodies of two Dalit sisters were found hanging from a tree in a village in the Nighasan police station limits in Lakhimpur Kheri of Uttar Pradesh last year.


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14 August 2023
Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Scientific Survey By ASI At Krishmabhoomi Janamsthan In Mathura

Plea Filed In Supreme Court For Scientific Survey By ASI At Krishmabhoomi Janamsthan In Mathura

The petitioner has sought a survey at the Shrikrishna janmabhoomi in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura along the lines of the survey at Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi.


12 August 2023
Actor-Politician Jaya Prada Sentenced To 6 Months Of Imprisonment, Fined Rs 5,000: Reports

Actor-Politician Jaya Prada Sentenced To 6 Months Of Imprisonment, Fined Rs 5,000: Reports

Jaya Prada has been convicted for deducting money from her theatre's employees for Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) but not depositing it with the...


11 August 2023
Explained: Centre To Repeal Sedition Law And Bring Another Law With Similar Provisions, What Does It Mean?

Explained: Centre To Repeal Sedition Law And Bring Another Law With Similar Provisions, What Does It Mean?

Section 124 (A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) governing sedition is being repealed, but Section 150 of the proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 has...


08 August 2023
Article 370 Case: Can't Convert State Into Union Territory, Constitution Treated Article 370 As Permanent, Says Kapil Sibal In SC

Article 370 Case: Can't Convert State Into Union Territory, Constitution Treated Article 370 As Permanent, Says Kapil Sibal In SC

On August 5, 2019, the Narendra Modi government scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir provided under the Article 370 of the Constitution of India...


05 August 2023
Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan Arrested In Toshakhana Corruption Case, Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan Arrested In Toshakhana Corruption Case, Sentenced To 3 Years In Jail

Shortly after the conviction in the Toshakhana Case, former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) said he was arrested and...


04 August 2023
Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case Timeline: The Long Road From 'Modi Surname' Remarks To Supreme Court's Stay On Conviction

Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case Timeline: The Long Road From 'Modi Surname' Remarks To Supreme Court's Stay On Conviction

The saga began in 2019 when Rahul Gandhi at an election rally in Karnataka questioned why all the thieves have 'Modi' surname. A criminal defamation case...


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01 August 2023
Bihar Govt Orders Resumption Of Caste Survey After Patna High Court Rejects Pleas Challenging It

Bihar Govt Orders Resumption Of Caste Survey After Patna High Court Rejects Pleas Challenging It

The Patna High Court said that the caste survey was 'perfectly valid, initiated with due competence, with the legitimate aim of providing development with...


01 August 2023
Wrestlers Sexual Harassment Case: Minor Not Opposed To Delhi Police's Closure Report, Says Public Prosecutor

Wrestlers Sexual Harassment Case: Minor Not Opposed To Delhi Police's Closure Report, Says Public Prosecutor

In June, the Delhi Police filed for the cancellation of the minor's case against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh based on her and her father's statement.


31 July 2023
Manipur: Centre Says Couldn't Reach Women Victims As Civil Society Resisted It, SC To Form Panel Of Women Judges For Victims

Manipur: Centre Says Couldn't Reach Women Victims As Civil Society Resisted It, SC To Form Panel Of Women Judges For Victims

Chief Justice DY Chandrachud said the violence against women in Manipur is systemic and the situation in the state is 'unprecedented' and cannot be compared to...


31 July 2023
Gujarat Govt To Study Possibility Of Making Parental Approval Mandatory For Love Marriages: CM Bhupendra Patel

Gujarat Govt To Study Possibility Of Making Parental Approval Mandatory For Love Marriages: CM Bhupendra Patel

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel made the statement in response to demands raised by sections of the state's influential Patidar community.


26 July 2023
Explained: Why Did Iranian Judges Diagnose 3 Actresses With Mental Illness For Not Wearing Hijab, What Punishments Have They Received?

Explained: Why Did Iranian Judges Diagnose 3 Actresses With Mental Illness For Not Wearing Hijab, What Punishments Have They Received?

Iranian actresses Azadeh Samadi, Leila Bolukat, and Afsaneh Bayegan have been diagnosed as mentally ill after being convicted for not wearing hijab. Women are...


25 July 2023
Uttar Pradesh: Gyanvapi Mosque Management Moves Allahabad High Court Against Scientific Survey

Uttar Pradesh: Gyanvapi Mosque Management Moves Allahabad High Court Against Scientific Survey

Last week, a district court in Varanasi approved a petition seeking a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises by the Archaeological Survey of India...


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