Jahanvi Agarwal The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of High Court judges on the grounds of inadequate representation of SC/ST, OBC, or EWS candidates. The court clarified that the Constitution does not mandate Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 11th June 2024, the Madras High Court highlighted the necessity for the State to utilize its parens patriae jurisdiction to support adults with mental health issues who lack family support. The court referenced the Uttarakhand High Court’s Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud recently emphasized the necessity for more women judges in the judiciary, dispelling the myth that female judges automatically deliver “liberal” outcomes. Speaking at a lecture at Cambridge University on June 6, Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Shaadi.com’s ‘Dowry Calculator’, a feature with a hidden message, recently went viral on social media. This satirical tool claims to calculate the dowry a man can demand from a woman’s family, based on various factors like their educational Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a landmark decision, the Madras High Court has ordered the Tamil Nadu government to implement horizontal reservation for all transgender individuals in the state. This directive, issued by Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan on April 8, nullifies the previous Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In a significant verdict, the Nagpur district court has sentenced former BrahMos Aerospace engineer Nishant Agarwal to life imprisonment for espionage activities linked to Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Agarwal, who was arrested in 2018, was found Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently ruled that a marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is not valid under Muslim personal law, even if it is registered under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. This decision Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 30th May 2024, the Supreme Court Registrar turned down Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s application to extend his interim bail by a week in the Delhi Excise Policy case. Registrar (Judicial Listing) Pavanesh D, in an order Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court unveiled a new free Wi-Fi service for lawyers and the public on May 29th. Phase I of this initiative covers ‘A’ Block, ‘B’ Block, ‘C’ Block, Extension Block, the Mediation Centre, and the Lawyers Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In a historic move, the House of Representatives in the Philippines has approved House Bill 9349, also known as the “Absolute Divorce Act”, on its final reading. This development marks a significant step towards legalizing divorce in Read more