Aastha Pareek The Supreme Court of India recently expressed strong disapproval over repeated delays in a bail application pending before the Allahabad High Court since August 2023. The case, Wazid v. State of Uttar Pradesh, brought to the fore the Read more
Rehan Khan Today marks the final day of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s tenure in the Supreme Court of India. Appointed to the apex court in 2016 and elevated to the position of Chief Justice in November 2022, Justice Chandrachud has Read more
Rehan Khan On 8th November, the Supreme Court, by a 4:3 majority, held that the minority status of an educational institution does not end simply because it is regulated by a statute or administered by non-minority members. This ruling, in Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 5th November, 2024, the Kerala High Court ruled that a Civil Court has the authority to enforce a decree issued by a Civil Court in a Waqf dispute, even before the establishment of the Waqf tribunal, Read more
Pranav Shukla The Supreme Court of India has made it mandatory for Sessions Courts to order compensation to victims of sexual assault and bodily harm, particularly women and minors, under Section 357-A of the CrPC. This significant ruling aims to Read more
Aastha Pareek The Supreme Court recently rejected a plea to transfer the criminal trial for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College out of West Bengal. The case, titled In Re: Alleged Rape Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale A court in West Bengal has formally charged Sanjay Roy, the individual accused of raping and murdering a 31- year old resident doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The Sealdah court in West Read more
Radhika Mittal The Indian Government has recently approved the appointment of five lawyers as judges of the Bombay High Court. This marks to a significant step in addressing the ongoing judicial backlog and staffing shortages at one of India’s busiest Read more
Radhika Mittal The Bombay High Court has ruled that Muslim men are entitled to register multiple marriages under the Maharashtra Regulation of Marriage Bureaus and Registration of Marriages Act, 1998. This decision came after a Thane resident’s application to register Read more
Radhika Mittal The Delhi High Court has upheld a show cause notice issued to Okinawa Autotech, an emerging player in India’s electric vehicle (EV) sector. This decision comes amidst ongoing scrutiny of the company’s compliance with government regulations under the Read more