Article 21: News

08 Nov 2024

Arnab Goswami

CJI Chandrachud's last day: A look at his landmark rulings

Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud will retire on November 10, 2024, with Friday (November 8) being his last working day. His successor, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, will take over on November 11.

01 Oct 2024

India

Ahmedabad: Teacher slaps student, slams him against wall; detained

A maths teacher from Madhav Public School in Vatva, Ahmedabad, has been detained after a video surfaced showing him physically assaulting a student.

09 Aug 2024

Abhishek Manu Singhvi

SC to pronounce verdict on Manish Sisodia's bail pleas today

The Supreme Court will deliver its verdict Friday on the bail applications of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in the Delhi excise policy case.

27 Jul 2024

Children

Married man, woman having an affair seek protection; court's reply 

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled against providing protection to married individuals who engage in live-in relationships with other partners.

02 May 2023

Central Government

Centre looking for 'less painful' alternative to hanging execution method

The central government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it was considering forming an expert panel to find a less painful method of carrying out the death penalty.

SC mulls amending abortion law to include unmarried women

Unmarried women will most likely be able to terminate undesired pregnancies as the Supreme Court considers changing the abortion law.

Nirbhaya gang-rape case: Convict Pawan gets lawyer, matter adjourned again

On Thursday, Patiala House Court appointed advocate Ravi Qazi as the lawyer of convict Pawan Gupta, who is facing the death penalty for raping a 23-year-old paramedical student in 2012.

03 Feb 2020

Delhi High Court

Nirbhaya case convicts are testing country's patience: Centre tells HC

The manner in which four death row convicts of the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case are abusing the legal system is testing the patience of the country, the Centre told Delhi High Court in a rare hearing on Sunday.

Supreme Court to hear Chidambaram's plea against arrest today

On Monday, Supreme Court will hear a plea of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram challenging arrest warrant issued against him.

Kathua rape case: Supreme Court dismisses plea for fresh probe

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea by an accused in the sensational Kathua gang-rape and murder case seeking fresh investigation on grounds that the probe was allegedly motivated.

28 Sep 2018

Sabarimala Temple

#SabarimalaVerdict: What sole dissenting and woman judge Indu Malhotra said

Dissenting with the majority on Sabarimala verdict, Justice Indu Malhotra opposed the upliftment of ban in Sabarimala Temple in Kerala saying, "Notion of rationality should not be seen in matters of religion".

27 Sep 2018

Dipak Misra

#AdulteryVerdict: On women, marriage, and sexual-freedom, SC makes progressive statements

Taking a progressive stand on adultery law, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared the Section 497 of the IPC as unconstitutional.

25 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Uttarakhand cop seeks Rs. 70L compensation from Delhi police

Moving Delhi High Court, a Uttarakhand cop sued Delhi police and demanded Rs. 70 lakh in compensation, alleging humiliation and mental trauma.

6 Supreme Court judgements that changed the course of India

In a decisive judgement, the Supreme Court today ordered that floor test should be conducted tomorrow in the Karnataka assembly wherein BJP, the single-largest party, has to prove its majority.

06 May 2018

Rajasthan

This Rajasthan village witnesses wedding after 22 years

In Rajghat village of Dholpur district of Rajasthan, villagers rejoiced as they welcomed a bride for the first time in 22 years.

11 Oct 2017

India

Years after sanctioning passive euthanasia, Indian judiciary debates "living will"

In 2011, the SC made a landmark judgement in the Aruna Shanbaug case by legalizing passive euthanasia under certain conditions.

04 Sep 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai to see loud Ganapati Visarjan after SC stays order

Mumbai will see its usual loud Ganapati Visarjan tomorrow, as the Supreme Court today stayed an order by the Bombay High Court banning the use of loudspeakers in Maharashtra.

'Are personal messages admissible as evidence after SC's privacy ruling?'

The ramifications of the SC's ruling on privacy are now starting to be seen. The Delhi HC has questioned if considering the recent developments, private messages can be used as evidence in a criminal investigation.

19 Jan 2017

Kerala

Consumption of alcohol, not a fundamental right: Kerala HC

Upholding the liquor policy adopted by the previous UDF government, the Kerala High Court ruled that alcohol consumption is not a fundamental right.