Law

News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.

News Reports

POCSO Act overrides Personal Law, minor Muslim girl’s marriage invalid as the age for sexual activities is 18 years, rules Karnataka High Court

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka High Court said that POCSO is a Special Act and it overrides Muslim Personal Law that allows marriage of minor girls
News Reports

2003 Nadimarg Massacre: Jammu and Kashmir HC orders resumption of trial closed in 2011, says trial court decision was wrong

OpIndia Staff -
Jammu and Kashmir HC orders resumption of trial of Nadimarg Massacre trial where 24 Kashmiri Hindus were killed in 2003
News Reports

Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh to hand over power of attorney of Gyanvapi Cases to UP CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath to fight the Gyanvapi cases as Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh is handing over power of attorney of the cases to him
News Reports

Muslim girls above 15 years can marry, it would not violate the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act: Punjab and Haryana HC cite Sharia law

OpIndia Staff -
In his order, Justice Vikas Bahl stated, "Such a marriage would not be void in terms of Section 12 of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006."
News Reports

‘Don’t make changes in Muslim Personal Law, Sharia has to be obeyed’: General secretary of Muslim League’s women’s wing

OpIndia Staff -
The IUWL leader stated in a memorandum to Deputy Secretary Goutam Kumar attached to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat that Muslim personal law was promulgated and maintained to allow Muslims to follow the teachings of the Quran.
Politics

Amit Malviya to pursue criminal and civil proceedings against “The Wire” over their fraudulent reporting targeting the BJP leader

OpIndia Staff -
The Wire, founded by American citizen Siddarth Varadarajan, had alleged that Amit Malviya has been given access by Facebook's parent company Meta to delete anti-BJP posts from Facebook and Instagram.
News Reports

SP leader Azam Khan convicted by Rampur Court in 2019 hate speech case, sentenced to three years in jail

OpIndia Staff -
SP leader Azam Khan has been found guilty in a 2019 Hate Speech case by a Rampur Court
News Reports

Allahabad High Court grants anticipatory bail to SP corporator Fazal Khan in the Atala violence case

OpIndia Staff -
SP Corporator Fazal Khan is accused of inciting violence, arson, and stone-pelting in three cases related to Atala violence.
Opinions

The history and unconstitutionality of the Collegium system: It is time for our Judiciary to reform before the public loses faith

Saket Suryesh -
The Collegium System is an archaic, unconstitutional system that needs to be reformed urgently because law fails when people lose faith
News Reports

Supreme Court directs 3 state governments to take suo motu action against hate speeches without waiting for complaint, irrespective of religion

OpIndia Staff -
In a petition seeking action under UAPA for only anti-Muslim hate speeches, Supreme Court directed suo motu action on all hate crimes
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