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Having sexual intercourse with somebody else is immaterial in deciding a rape case

In the case of State of Maharashtra v. Mahadu Dagdu Shinde, the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court recently held that a rape victim having voluntary sexual intercourse with…

Central Govt: Only those individuals who are directly exposed to Covid-19 patients are to be termed as “frontline workers”

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Yesterday, Centre clarified the Delhi High Court that it has taken strict actions based upon rational and justifiable policy and norms to begin with the process of vaccination of the…

Poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in Bhima-Koregaon case dischraged from hospital

BackgroundPoet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in Bhima-Koregaon case, was undergoing treatment at a private hospital where he was admitted by Maharashtra government following intervention from the High Court…

¬Unlawful detention of Hilal Akbar Lone, probable MLA candidate

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir at Srinagar in a recent Writ Petition dealt with the detention of a probable MLA candidate.In this present case (Hilal Lone v. Union…

Mehbooba mufti moves to Jammu and Kashmir high court for issuance of passport

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of people’s Democratic Party mehbooba mufti has moved to Jammu and Kashmir high court seeking directions to government and police authorities to…

Bombay High Court refuses to interfere with Govt decision to bar private schools from hiking fees for academic year 2020-21

The Bombay Supreme Court refused to intervene in key petitions associated with the state's to allow private schools to participate in raising tuition fees during the school year following the…

UNILATERAL WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT FROM JOINT DIVORCE PETITION, AFTER THE OTHER PARTY HAS PERFORMED OBLIGATIONS UNDER AGREEMENT, CANNOT BE PERMITTED

The kerala High Court has delivered a notable judgement holding that unilateral withdrawal of consent by a spouse from a joint petition filed for divorce, after the other party has…

Actress Kangana Ranaut moves to Karnataka HC, for quashing of FIR on her tweets against farm protests

Actress Kangana Ranaut went to the Karnataka High Court asking to quash a First Information Report which was filed against her for her controversial tweets and remarks on public platform…

Directions given by Delhi High Court on the issue of feeding street dogs

Urvashi Vashist v. Residents Welfare Association In an ongoing issue of feeding street dogs in the residential colony of Delhi, the Delhi High Court gave directions. This hearing was done…

Centre denies the legalisation of Same-Sex Marriage

The Centre has denied to make any changes to the existing laws on marriage of same sex marriages. The High Court of Delhi on Thursday, heard three separate petitions by…