Calcutta High Court allows alteration of a minor's birth certificate to include the step-father's name and surname, holding that the child's best interest can justify such a change.
Read Full ArticleCalcutta High Court upholds 10-year POCSO sentence, holding that a minor's consent cannot mitigate sexual assault and 'Romeo-Juliet' benefit was inapplicable as the victim is now married elsewhere.
Patna High Court acquits a man serving a 20-year POCSO sentence, holding statutory presumptions can't sustain conviction where the victim and informant turned hostile and foundational facts were never proved.
Supreme Court restores ₹60,000 monthly interim maintenance for two minor daughters, holding that the mother's income alone cannot justify reducing the father's contribution.
Madras High Court flags registration of POCSO FIRs only against minor boys in consensual cases, stressing the Act is gender-neutral and calling for systemic reforms in child protection.
A year after Calcutta High Court said that Youtuber Dhruv Rathee crossed the 'Lakshman Rekha', Rathee's proposal to withdraw 'Real' juice trademark from video gets accepted by Dabur.
YouTuber Shikha Metray, aka Kunwari Begum, in police custody for promoting content on infant sexual abuse after a complaint by mens rights activist Deepika Bhardwaj.
The Delhi Government has suggested to the Delhi High Court to allow the continued operation of two major dairies in Delhi, located near sanitary landfill sites, until 2025-26.
Supreme Court cautions against hastily accusing parents of 'Parental Alienation Syndrome'; emphasizes need for specific instances in custody disputes.
Delhi High Court opines that air conditioning costs have to be borne by the parents in private schools.
Delhi High Court stays Delhi government circular barring private schools on government land from hiking fees without government approval.
Punjab & Haryana HC provides protection to minor girl living with major, deferring judgment on their relationship status.
Hymen tear or genital injuries are not a sine qua non to prove penetrative sexual assault, the Guwahati High Court has held in a case under the POCSO Act, 2012.
On Tuesday, the Kerala HC initiated suo motu proceedings after a toddler was assaulted and killed by her father.
The Delhi High Court has held that an educational qualification certificate must mention the names of both the father and mother of the child, and not just the fathers.
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