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Resignation in Protest: MP woman judge quits over elevation of senior she accused of harassment and discrimination
In a powerful act of protest, Judge Aditi Gajendra Sharma resigns after the elevation of a senior she accused of caste-based harassment, calling out the judiciary’s silence, systemic bias, and betrayal of its own ideals
Forward list of female inmates with children to HPC for consideration of release: Gauhati HC to State
The court had earlier asked for information about female inmates lodged in jails across Assam with children
Woman embraces Islam and marries a Muslim, Jammu & Kashmir HC grants protection
She alleged that there was a persistent threat to their life for she converted to Islam and married a Muslim man
Woman embraces Islam and marries a Muslim, Jammu & Kashmir HC grants protection
She alleged that there was a persistent threat to their life for she converted to Islam and married a Muslim man
NCW seeks expedited probe in Patna Covid patient’s alleged gang rape
The Commission has written to DGP as well as Chief Secretary with regards to the incident
Why is #JusticeforSupriya trending today?
In March, 23-year-old Supriya Tiwari was found dead near a railway track in Gujarat, months later her family still has no answers
Gauhati HC seeks info on female declared foreigners and their children in Detention Camps
The court revived its suo moto petition from last year to take stock of Covid situation in prisons
Woman allegedly raped by men who accompanied her from WB to Tikri border
Police, said the victim, who succumbed to Covid, came from West Bengal to Tikri in April with six people from the Kisan Social Army, two of who she accused of rape
‘Only males can apply’ employment condition discriminatory: Kerala HC
Court holds that protective provisions cannot stand in the way of a woman being considered for employment for which she is otherwise eligible
Delhi court takes humanitarian approach, grants bail to woman incarcerated with toddler
The court observed that a system that assumes innocence of accused, cannot detain a child without case
A lady dressed in ripped jeans rips apart eternal ‘Bharatiya’ culture
Did the Uttarakhand Chief Minister inadvertently implicate himself in a wider case of sexual harassment?
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