Jahanvi Agarwal An initiative called “Boond” was launched by Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court RV Malimath to improve the lives of the underprivileged in Madhya Pradesh. The MP High Court judges have agreed to set aside at least Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 17th, the Supreme Court of India questioned the Gujarat State Government if its Premature Release Policy applied “selectively” only. When hearing a number of petitions challenging the early release of the 11 men who were sentenced Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court sought a response on the application of the Romeo-Juliet law that protects the boy from arrest if his age is not more than four years from that of the girl. Advocate Harsh Vibhore Singhal Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 21st, the Supreme Court of India harshly criticized the Gujarat High Court by stating that any court that issues an order overturns a superior court’s decision, is against constitutional philosophy. The case in hand involves a petition filed by Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 17th, the Delhi High Court held that Delhi University is not ‘special’ to make admissions in the new five-year integrated law courses solely based on CLAT score, when other Central Universities are offering admissions based Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 18, the Maharashtra Government scrapped the Maharashtra Casino (Control and Tax) Act, 1976 and declared that there will be no casinos in the state in the future. The Home Department, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 16th, the Centre suggested a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that courts, including the Supreme Court, may observe while directing the personal appearance of government officials in their official capacity. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court released the Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes in an attempt to break stereotypes and common assumptions about women and gender-based minorities. The foreword of the Handbook was penned by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. It is Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V After recent firing incidents inside court complexes, the Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to formulate a security plan for court buildings. The Court also ordered to submit an action-taken report within two months on the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Through the use of accessibility text-to-speech software, the Delhi High Court launched its “web accessibility complaint cause list” and “digital platform for sharing trial court records” for visually impaired lawyers, litigants, and the public from 15th August 2023. The projects were Read more
