Getty Images The couple say they approached the court because they wanted to carry on their son’s “legacy” A couple in India have said they are “delighted” after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of their dead son to them so they could have a grandchild through surrogacy. The … Read more
Constructing a college by taking temple lands on long term lease can only be considered as a benevolent act, the Madras High Court has said while dealing with a case filed against leasing out 2.5 acres of land belonging to the Somanathaswamy Temple at Kolathur in Chennai. Justice M. Dhandapani wrote: “A scrutiny of the … Read more
The story so far: The Supreme Court on October 3 declared that caste-based division of labour in prisons is “unconstitutional” marking a significant milestone in addressing institutional biases entrenched in India’s correctional system. Accordingly, a three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud struck down several provisions in State prison manuals that reinforced … Read more
The Supreme Court of India. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of pleas seeking review of its judgment, which held that States are constitutionally empowered to make sub-classifications within the Scheduled Castes for granting reservation. A seven-judge Constitution bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices B.R. Gavai, … Read more
Cheshire Police Senior doctors and scientists have told the BBC they have concerns about how crucial evidence was presented to the jury at Lucy Letby’s trials. The BBC’s File on 4 has examined how expert witnesses helped to build the case against the former nurse. The programme raises concerns about how courts grapple with cases … Read more
The Odisha Police on Tuesday ordered an investigation by the State Crime Branch. File photo The Orissa High Court on Wednesday expressed its concern over the alleged custodial abuse of a woman, the fiancée of a serving Army officer, who had gone to a police station in Bhubaneswar to lodge a complaint in a road … Read more
A still from Emergency starring Kangana Ranaut | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A court here has issued notices to BJP MP and actress Kangana Ranaut and others on a complaint accusing them of maligning the image of Sikhs in her upcoming movie ‘Emergency’. The notices were issued by the Chandigarh district court on Tuesday (September … Read more
File picture of filmmaker K. Ranjith | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (August 4, 2024) closed a petition filed by film maker and former chairperson of the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy Ranjith seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered on a complaint of a Bengali actor for outraging her modesty, in view … Read more
A still from the movie Emergency starring Kangana Ranaut. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (September 3, 2024) disposed off a petition against the release of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Kangana Ranaut starrer Emergency, after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) submitted that the clearance to the … Read more
The Juvenile Justice Committee (JJC) of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Eluru district Collector to submit a report on the sexual assault of a mentally unsound minor girl in Eluru Town. When the victim complained of stomach ache and giddiness, family members shifted her to a hospital a few days ago. Doctors … Read more