Law
News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.
Affidavit of consent, age, knowledge of legal consequences: Delhi High Court issues guidelines for religious conversion for marriage
Delhi High Court said that it becomes paramount to furnish and inform the individual with exhaustive information before their religious conversion for marriage.
Delhi HC dismisses Mahua Moitra’s plea seeking stay on eviction order, says the TMC leader wanted govt accommodation for election campaign
Delhi High Court refuses to stay eviction order asking TMC leader Mahua Moitra to vacate government accommodation immediately
‘Supposed to guard the nation, protect integrity of its citizens’: Kerala HC denies bail to soldier Anwar Hussain who promised cash to 13-year-old boy...
Kerala HC denied bail to soldier Anwar Hussain who is accused of persuading a minor boy to have sex with him for money.
Downloading or watching child porn not a crime under POCSO and IT Act, Gen Z kids grappling with porn addiction, need education not punishment: Madras...
The Madras HC ruled that POCSO Act and IT Act do not make it unlawful to download and consume child pornography.
Delhi High Court reserves order on plea alleging denial of RTE benefits to Afghan refugee students studying at MCD Primary School
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The Delhi HC has reserved the order on a PIL moved for 46 Afghan Refugee students of a MCD run school Jangpura on denial of Right to Education (RTE) Act benefits like uniform, scholarship, etc on the alleged reason of non-opening of their bank account.
Bombay HC grants bail to man accused of raping minor on grounds that “sexual relationship between the two was out of a love affair...
The court said, "The applicant is also of a tender age of 26 years, and they come together out of a love affair. It seems that the alleged incident of sexual relationship is out of the attraction between the two young persons and it is not the case that the applicant has subjected the victim to a sexual assault out of lust."
Pakistan Supreme Court upholds death sentence to former dictator Pervez Musharraf for imposing ‘unconstitutional’ emergency, a year after his death
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The Pakistan Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who passed away last year
‘Prima Facie Defamatory, add disclaimer’: Delhi HC orders YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh to take down video on Gurmeet Ram Rahim
Delhi High Court stated that Singh could create a new video with disclaimers stating that certain elements of the film were based on trial court rulings and a book authored by another journalist.
Delhi High Court warns YouTuber Shyam Meera Singh of contempt proceedings for making remarks against the court: Details
Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid, who represented Shyam Meera Singh at the last hearing, stated that both sides will get down and review the video.
Supreme Court quashes Gujarat govt’s decision to release 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano rape case, says State was not competent to pass remission orders
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In March 2002, during the post-Godhra riots, Bano was allegedly gang-raped and left to die with 14 members of her family, including her three-year-old daughter.
