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Adoption is not curtailed by religion when done under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act

In the case of Jose Solomon v. Central Adoption Resource Authority(CARA) , heard by Justice Asha Menon of the Delhi High Court, the issue of the adoption of a Hindu…

In case of sexual harassment at workplace Service Rule should be followed: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court ruled that case of a complaint of sexual harassment at workplace, the employer has to follow the Service Rules, if in place, to impose any major…

The Allahabad HC rejected bail of a man accused of raping minor & Pressurizing Her Family To Convert To Islam

It was alleged that accused entered into the house of the complainant and forcibly raped her minor daughter when she was alone at her house and made a video clip…

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana says police stations are a threat to human rights and bodily integrity

NV Ramana, India's Chief Justice, voiced alarm over the extent of human rights breaches in police stations across the country. “In our culture, there are still issues of detention torture…

Supreme court : Mens Rea is not necessary in medical negligence cases

8 Aug 20218 Aug 2021

The complainant had filed a case under various Sections of the Indian Penal Code, Section 304 ( punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder), Section 316 (Causing death of…

Missed flights due to train delays: Supreme Court examines whether railways should compensate passengers

8 Aug 20218 Aug 2021

On Friday, the Supreme Court issued a notice in a plea filed by the Federation of India, questioning the order that Indian Railways should pay 40,000 rupees for “compensation due…

Details of bed-ridden and immobile people vaccinated to be provided by the municipal corporation order by Bombay High Court

A vaccination drive for the bed ridden and immobile people have been started by the Greater Mumbai municipal corporation and till date no adverse incident have been reported. The drive…

Delhi Court sends Climate shopping center proprietor Raj Singh Gehlot to 14-days of legal guardianship in a bank extortion case

A Delhi court on Saturday remanded Vibe shopping center proprietor Raj Singh Gehlot to 14-days of legal guardianship in an charged bank extortion case being explored by the Authorization Directorate…

Telangana HC : Denied bail to woman for allowing her live-in partner to sexually assault on her minor daughter

The Criminal Petition, filed under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), urged for release of the petitioner on bail in the case registered against…

Delhi High court has requested the center’s response ta a petition seeking compliance to the manual scavenging law

In a PIL exclusively on the Prohibition of Employment in the Form of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, the Delhi High Court has taken note of the Center’s…