News Update The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 : protects the rights of transgender 10 Aug 2021 On Monday, the Union government told the Karnataka High Court that The Transgender Persons act protects the rights of transgender persons by giving them right to self perceived identity and…
News Update National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People announces fellowship on disability issues 12 Jun 2021 The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP), India’s leading cross-disability advocacy organisation has announced a three-year fellowship programme for the differently-abled youth interested in disability rights…
News Update In Assam, the NHRC will hear an allegation about a doctor and other employees being assaulted 4 Jun 2021 The recent thrashing of a doctor, nurses, and ward boys by a crowd in Hojai, Assam, following the death of a Covid-19 patient has been taken as a serious violation…
News Update NCPCR’s report to SC relating to orphan children 2 Jun 2021 On Tuesday a report has been given by National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)to the Supreme Court concerning some children who has become orphan and some who has…
News Update ‘It’s Time We Defined Sedition Limits,’ the Supreme Court Says, Refusing to Take Coercive Action Against News Organizations 31 May 202131 May 2021 The Supreme Court on Monday barred the Andhra Pradesh police from taking any coercive action against two Telugu news channels, TV5 and ABN Andhra Jyothi, for allegedly sedition in airing…
News Update COVID Cash Relief To Transgender Persons Not Holding Ration Cards: State To Madras HC 30 May 2021 The State on Thursday told the Madras High Court that the lack of ration cards may not stand in the way of transgender persons seeking to avail the State's Rs…
News Update Denying the right to choose one’s life partner is violative of FR: Himachal Pradesh High Court 24 Feb 2021 The Himachal Pradesh High Court stated that refusing an individual's right to choose a partner violates fundamental rights, emphasizing that women have the right to choose their husbands and live their…
News Update Madras High Court allows a 15 year old girl to terminate pregnancy 24 Jan 202124 Jan 2021 The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has permitted the termination of pregnancy of a 15-year-old girl from Virudhunagar.The court heard the petition filed by a woman who sought…
News Update Hurt to public property is an assault on common man 31 Dec 2020 P M Narendra Modi lashed out at the "mindsets" of protesters damaging infrastructure and public property saying these cause loss to the nation. Inaugurating the first section of Eastern Dedicated…
News Update The Supreme Court rules that there will be no bar on granting anticipatory bail in triple talaq cases.Supreme Court: 31 Dec 2020 There is no bar in granting bail under the Muslim Women (protection of Right on Marriage) Act. But provided one condition should be satisfied, the Muslim women, the complainant has…
