Vidushi Vats The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is poised for a historic moment as Israel prepares its first formal response to allegations of atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza during hearings scheduled for January 11 and 12, 2024. Human Rights Read more
Vidushi Vats The Allahabad High Court, led by Justice Abdul Moin, has taken a significant step, directing the Principal Secretary (Law) of Uttar Pradesh to submit a personal affidavit explaining the appointment process of the State’s Standing Counsel. Concerns were Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to address the allegations of a police officer verbally abusing an advocate, emphasizing the importance of maintaining civility in policing functions. The incident reportedly occurred in the Palakkad Read more
Vidushi Vats In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme Court unequivocally criticized the Rajasthan High Court’s directive to Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd, instructing the state instrumentality to enter into a power purchasing agreement. The Supreme Court, comprising Justices BR Read more
Vidushi Vats The Supreme Court of India has mandated that 11 previously released convicts must return to prison within two weeks. The Apex Court overturned the Gujarat government’s remission, asserting the state’s incompetence in deciding on remission. This decision followed Read more
Vidushi Vats The Orissa High Court has issued a directive to the chief secretary, urging doctors across the state to adopt capital letters or legible handwriting when preparing postmortem reports and prescriptions. This instruction, issued on January 4, stems from Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court on 6th January 2024 emphasized that the absence of a law criminalizing adultery does not grant individuals unrestricted immunity to marry someone else while their first marriage is still valid. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V According to Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 (MWPA), a divorced Muslim woman is entitled to mehr (lumpsum support payment payable by husband to wife on divorce) from her husband, Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A third-year law student from Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Vikhyaat Maheshwari, wrote a letter to Secretary-General of the Supreme Court of India, Atul M. Kurhekar and Hon’ble Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, highlighting Read more
Vidushi Vats In a matter on January 4 2024, the Supreme Court expressed disapproval of the Calcutta High Court’s order reminding female adolescents about their responsibility to safeguard their bodily integrity, deeming it a miscommunication of signals. The West Bengal Read more
