Rule of Law

The human rights defender had approached the Bombay HC seeking bail on the grounds that the charge sheet was not filed within the upper time of 90 days under section 167(2) of CrPC.

Human Rights group calls the Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh laws surrounding inter-faith marriages, un-constitutional and anti-women; demands they be struck down

The Alibaug Magistrate court took cognisance while Arnab’s counsel was arguing at the High Court against such cognisance

Bench led by then Chief Justice Gita Mittal gave a detailed order directing govt to submit plan of action regarding improving sanitation facilities and providing menstrual products in schools

The court noticed that failure to collect CCTV footage had cause impediment in investigation of a case and stated that just departmental inquiry in such cases was not enough

Tracing the history of anti-conversion laws from the 1960s to the enactments to ‘prevent love jihad’ legislation, Desai argues how these laws, seen historically, are a transformation from a hesitant Hindu right wing nationalism to a highly bellicose- no holds barred avatar evidenced at present; all in all, a litmus test for India’s Constitutional Courts.

The petitioner organisation argued that they are being constantly harassed and the donations made to them are not for profit but for upholding human rights

The Supreme Court noted that the investigation and the closure report were extremely casual and perfunctory in nature and ordered a SIT probe

The court noted that the advertisement released by the state precludes transgenders from applying and directed the state to take remedial measures

The 22-year-old is still suffering, even as husband, brother-in-law remain in jail; cops say will seek ‘legal opinion on case’