It’s been five years since the Muzaffarnagar riots erupted in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh which left 60 people dead, rendering over 50,000 homeless. The investigation that followed these riots resulted in 175 FIRs. Out of these 175 FIRs, Muzaffarnagar High Court only delivered a verdict on 40 cases [...]
Stating that the Right to Retire is not above the Right to save lives, the Apex Court ruled that the State can now stop government doctors from taking voluntary retirement in public interest. A Bench of Justices Arun Mishra and S. Abdul Nazeer said in its judgment that the fundamental [...]
The Supreme Court observed in a judgment that courts should be careful while proceeding against distant relatives in crime pertaining to matrimonial disputes and deaths. A Bench of Justices S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao said in a verdict that distant kin should not face trails if the allegations made [...]
Opinion over whether India should decline Foreign Aid for flood-ravaged Kerala has split down the middle. On a day of Ministry of External Affairs clarified that India will not be accepting the 7000 cr rupee aid offered by the UAE, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac referred to what the national [...]
Enhancing the compensation to be awarded to a man who was grievously injured in an accident nine years ago, the Supreme Court in its judgment has tripled the amount to be paid by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. Anant Durke was 29 years old when he was hit by a [...]
The supreme court issued a notice in a petition seeking that sports be recognized as a fundamental right under the Article 21A of the Constitution and has sought reply of the Central government, the State Government, and the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The petition was filed by [...]
A high-level panel constituted by the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed a confidentiality clause in the settlement mechanism, wherein the identity of the applicant will not be disclosed. Currently, the settlement mechanism does not have a provision for settlement with confidentiality. All the settlement orders contain [...]
The two-judge bench headed by S Ravindra Bhat has agreed to hear the petition, filed by a lawyer, alleging leak of sensitive data from the World’s largest biometric ID operator, UIDAI’s system. Delhi High Court has asked the unique identification development authority of India, which handles sensitive data of millions [...]
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Personal Laws (amendment) Bill that aims to strike down leprosy as a ground for a divorce by making amendments in five laws — the Divorce Act (for Christians), the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, the Hindu Marriage Act, the Special Marriage Act and the [...]
Ruling out the possibility of carrying out simultaneous elections in the near future, Chief election commissioner (CEC) O P Rawat stated that the parallel polls are not possible without a legal framework as an extension or curtailment of the term of assemblies will require a constitutional amendment. His remarks came [...]