Law

The Rouse Avenue Court on Friday extended the judicial custody of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Delhi excise policy case.

As OpIndia reported back in 2020, accused Ajaj was unwilling to bring the Hindu victim to his home unless she converted to Islam. As the victim was reluctant to abandon her Hindu identity, Ajaj kept her in a rented room in the Obla area. Here, he was persistently pressuring the victim to convert to Islam.

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking direction to appoint a five-member expert committee under the supervision of a retired top court judge to inquire into the Hathras stampede incident

Moreover, the court also directed Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera not to post the video clip in question or post anything about the IndiaTV debate held on 4th June featuring Rajat Sharma, until a final decision by the court.

Vijayan submitted a false report accusing Rasheeda and Hasan of violating the Official Secrets Act since her custody was coming to an end. Following this, an espionage case was filed, which was later moved to a Special Investigation Team (SIT). The SIT then arrested four ISRO scientists, including Nambi Narayanan.

Allahabad High Court stated that the right to freedom of religion does not imply a right to convert other citizens.

On Wednesday (10th July), the Supreme Court stayed a Gujarat High Court order that directed the state government to reclaim grazing land given to an Adani Group entity in 2005

In 1985, the Supreme Court upheld the right to alimony of a Muslim woman in the infamous Shah Bano case. However, the Rajiv Gandhi government overturned the judgment with a new law in1986.

Dara Singh was convicted of murdering 3 people - Christian Missionary Graham Staines and his two sons.

The court emphasised that menstrual leave is a policy matter for the central and state governments.