Rehan Khan On July 9th, the Hon’ble Supreme Court stated that most of the general public is not aware that the age of consent for sexual intercourse with a girl has been increased from 16 to 18, while passing a Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court has found a man guilty of criminal contempt and sentenced him to remain in court for the entire day as part of his punishment. Alongside this, the court also imposed a fine of Rs.1 Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On July 9, the Supreme Court turned down a request to lower the cut-off scores for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, leading the bench, argued that lowering the cut-off would undermine Read more
Priyanshu The Supreme Court of India recently dismissed a petition challenging the gender-discriminatory nature of Section 64 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC),1973. This provision mandated that in cases where the person summoned could not be located, the summons could Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Consortium of National Law Universities (CNLU) has released the notification for CLAT 2025 on July 7, 2024. As per the announcement, the registration process for CLAT 2025 will start on July 15 and will close on October Read more
Rehan Khan The Bar Council of India (BCI) has instructed State Bar Councils to take strict disciplinary measures against advocates advertising their legal services on online platforms, which is a direct violation of Rule 36 of the Bar Council of Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Nobel laureate Amartya Sen expressed concerns about replacing the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), stating that the change is not a “welcome” one due to a lack of consultation with all stakeholders. Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 5th July 2024, the Central government urged the Supreme Court not to cancel the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Under Graduate) exam (NEET-UG) held on May 5, citing a lack of evidence for a significant breach of Read more
Hriday Shah On 5th of July, 2024, J&K High Court Bar Association (JKHCBA) issued a letter stating the Constitution of JKHCBA of was amended and a constitutional paragraph was expunged peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute that now the new Read more
Rehan Khan On July 2, the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled while dismissing a criminal case filed against a man for rape on the grounds of a false promise of marriage woman cannot claim the offence of rape solely because Read more