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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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