SC slams Bombay HC for terms like ‘illegitimate wife’ & ‘faithful mistress’, calls them misogynistic, violating women’s dignity under Article 21. The SC also settled a critical legal question, ruling that a spouse whose marriage has been declared void under the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), 1955, is entitled to seek permanent alimony and interim maintenance from the other spouse. Sr. Adv. Mahalakshmi Pavani appeared for the woman.
Read Full ArticleSC: Toilets in courts essential for dignity, equality, and justice. High Courts, states directed to ensure accessible, inclusive sanitation facilities nationwide.
SC directs Centre to frame a scheme by March 14, 2025, for cashless treatment of road accident victims in the golden hour to protect the right to life.
SC issues notice to Centre on plea to demolish illegal constructions on riverbeds, seeking protection of rivers, floodplains, and watercourses to ensure water security.
SC grants bail to Senthil Balaji, ruling stringent bail conditions can’t be used as a tool to incarcerate without trial, upholding the right to a speedy trial.
SC: Justice delivery mechanism must consider plight of indigent convicts unable to furnish local surety, orders release of convict on personal bond.
SC refuses to lift stay on ‘Udaipur Files’ release; awaits Centre’s decision on CBFC clearance amid pleas over vilification concerns.
17 July, 2025 11:37 AM
SC directs disability-friendly prisons; says denial of basic care violates Articles 14 & 21; orders infrastructure upgrades, audits, and compliance within 6 months.
17 July, 2025 11:18 AM
SC tells Haryana SIT to finish probe in 4 weeks into Ashoka University professor’s posts on Operation Sindoor; no further summons for now.
17 July, 2025 11:32 AM
Delhi court convicts man for calling woman ‘r****i’, ruling it outrages her modesty and amounts to criminal intimidation under IPC Sections 506 & 509.
17 July, 2025 03:14 PM
SC allows quashing of rape case in exceptional circumstances, citing settlement, complainant’s affidavit, and need to prevent misuse of legal process.
17 July, 2025 03:36 PM
SC stays Karnataka HC order impleading Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy in contempt case; issues notice to NGO, seeks reply in 4 weeks.
17 July, 2025 06:04 PM
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