Law

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

News Reports

Karnataka hijab row: Supreme Court agrees to hear petition against HC verdict that upheld the rights of schools to mandate uniform dress codes

OpIndia Staff - 13 July, 2022

The Karnataka HC had in March stated that the petitioners failed to prove that hijab is an essential religious practice in Islam and educational institutions in the state can mandate dress codes.

Law

The Judicial Brief: The need for accountability and transparency in the judicial system and imperfections that must be addressed urgently

Ankur Jhunjhunwala - 13 July, 2022

When judiciary is at the receiving end of mockery, it is a cause of concern. It is an indication that people’s trust in the institution is wavering.

News Reports

Sessions court sends Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14 days of judicial custody

OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2022

Sections 153B, 501(1)(B) and 505(2) of the IPC were pressed against Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair.

News Reports

Fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya given 4-month imprisonment, Rs 2000 fine in contempt case by Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2022

The Supreme Court has awarded a 4-moth jail sentence and imposed a fine of Rs 2000 on Indian fugitive and businessman Vijay Mallya in a 2017 contempt case.

Opinions

SC in contempt of itself: 4 ways that it fails to hold itself to standards it eloquently demands from the public and elected officials

Yossarian - 9 July, 2022

The Supreme Court's 'victim blaming' verbal assault in court on Nupur Sharma sets a dangerous precedent for the country on the justification of violence.

Opinions

Madras HC says non-Hindus can enter temples if they have faith in the diety: Why the recent comments in the order are problematic

Nupur J Sharma - 9 July, 2022

Madras High Court passed an order that could open Pandora's box in response to a PIL about not allowing the entry of non-Hindus during the Kumbabishegam festival of Arulmighu Adikesava Perumal Thirukovil at Thiruvattar

News Reports

Mumbai Court issues bailable warrant against Sanjay Raut in defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya’s wife Medha Somaiya

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2022

Medha Somaiya has filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Sanjay Raut after he accused her of Rs 100 crore toilet scam

News Reports

Uttarakhand: HC allows animal slaughter in Haridwar district’s Manglaur at a legally compliant slaughterhouse for Eid, stays Govt’s blanket ban

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2022

Uttarakhand high court directed that on Eid al-Adha, slaughtering of animals should be done only in the legally compliant slaughterhouse in the Manglaur municipality in the Haridwar district.

News Reports