Aastha Pareek In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India expressed strong disapproval of the cross-examination methods employed against a 4-year-old victim in a sexual assault case. The case, Kesarinandan Sabhapati Upadhyay v. State of Maharashtra and Another, brought Read more
Aastha Pareek Justice Sanjiv Khanna is set to assume office as the 51st Chief Justice of India with effect from November 11, succeeding Justice D.Y. Chandrachud. His tenure is marked by numerous influential rulings, with contributions spanning corporate governance, constitutional Read more
Anushri Joshi The Supreme Court of India on October 21, 2024 ruled that an eviction order passed by the Estate Officer under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorized Occupants) Act, 1971, does not prevent the parties from invoking an arbitration Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale The Supreme Court, on 21st October, 2024, declined to dismiss the summons issued to former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation case brought by Gujarat University, which accused him of questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Read more
Aastha Pareek On October 21, the Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea to replace the term “Hindutva” with “Bharatiya Samvidhanatva” (Indian Constitutionalism) in political discourse. The petitioners argued that ‘Hindutva‘ undermines India’s secular ethos and promotes cultural exclusivity, while Read more
Aastha Pareek On Friday, October 18, the Supreme Court of India stayed a judgment passed by a High Court, which had refused to quash a criminal case filed against a person accused of calling Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge “ayogya” (meaning Read more
Rehan Khan On October 17, 2024, the Supreme Court of India delivered its long-awaited judgment on the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Justice J.B. Pardiwala, in a dissenting opinion, raised significant concerns about the provision, Read more
Rehan Khan On 17th October, the Supreme Court of India initiated hearings on a significant batch of petitions aimed at addressing the criminalization of marital rape. The petitions challenge the constitutionality of Exception 2 to Section 375 of the Indian Read more
Aastha Pareek The issue of illegal migration has long posed significant challenges to the security, economy, and social fabric of border states. In recent years, these challenges have only intensified, with increasing pressure on local governments to address the associated Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 17th October, 2024, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of The Citizenship Act, 1955. A five-judge bench comprising the Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant, Justice J. B. Pardiwala, Justice M. Read more