Rehan Khan Out of the roughly 1,40,000 convicts in jails across India, many either do not know about their legal right to appeal against trial court convictions, or are unwilling to approach higher courts due to a lack of expectation Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Four prominent Supreme Court Justices, including three potential future Chief Justices of India, have underscored the critical need to confront climate change head-on. They have put forward several proposals aimed at addressing this pressing issue. Their collective stance Read more
Rehan Khan On 14th July, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) passed a resolution declaring that the recent Supreme Court ruling on the maintenance of Muslim divorcee women was “against Islamic law (Shariah).” The Board also empowered its Read more
Rehan Khan Chief Justice DY Chandrachud recently addressed the convocation ceremony at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, emphasizing the importance of adopting local languages to enhance the effectiveness of the justice delivery system. The Chief Justice remarked how Read more
Rehan Khan In a notable turn of events, The Hon’ble Supreme Court on 12th July granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) concerning the now-abandoned Delhi Excise Read more
Priyanshu The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment that clarifies the concept of implied revocation of Power of Attorney (PoA) in a case involving a property dispute between two sisters. The ruling, which has significant implications for Read more
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 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 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