Law & Justice

As the courts emphasise on the principle “bail is rule, jail exception”, authorities find ways to bypass due process of law

A fact-finding report has pointed out the implicit bias that had characterised police action since the family's very first complaint in 2019 against assault, threats and torture by dominant caste groups.

The Law Ministry reported 5,597 judicial vacancies nationwide, with 5,238 positions unfilled in district and subordinate courts, 359 vacancies in High Courts, and the Supreme Court operating at full capacity with no vacant posts

SC order emphasising on respecting Women's right to choose their dress yields a positive result as Muslim students and teachers return to the campus of Chembur's Acharya Marathe College after months

CJP team of Assam brings relief to the couple after long struggle ends in victory

The High Court granted bail to five accused booked for conspiring to bomb 2018 Sunburn fest, all the accused associated with the Hindutva right-wing organisations - 'Sanatan Sanstha' and 'Hindu Janjagruti Samiti' were arrested in 2018 for their alleged conspiracy to explode bombs

The two-judge bench set aside the detention of YouTuber Savukku Shankar who was booked under the Goondas Act, and said speeches against government cannot be deemed threat to public order 

While granting bail to Sisodia the SC noted that long delay in commencement of the trial has led to denial of right to speedy trial to the appellant

In a landmark ruling, while a 7-judge bench overturns the E.V. Chinnaiah judgment, allowing states to create sub-classification within SCs, four judges venture into the question of creamy layer that was not before the bench at all

After holding that the Child Marriage Act 2006 supersedes the Muslim personal law, Justice P. V. Kunhikrishnan emphasises upon the psychological impact that marriage has on the child, impacting their education, career and lives, making child brides are more vulnerable to domestic violence and abuse; states it’s the duty of every citizen to help eradicate this practice