Indian business families urge SEBI to recognise daughters-in-law as relatives under takeover norms, citing succession planning, trusts, gender equality and compliance risks.
Read Full ArticleSCBA moves Supreme Court seeking national guidelines to stop forced menstrual verification and protect women’s privacy, dignity, autonomy and workplace rights.
SC Women Lawyers Association condemns Justice Katju’s ‘sexist’ remarks, demands public apology; calls comments an assault on dignity of women lawyers.
Madras High Court rules that married women don’t need husband’s signature for passport; affirms women’s individual rights and slams outdated practices.
Kerala High Court upholds widow’s right to reside in matrimonial home after husband’s death under Domestic Violence Act, reinforcing women’s housing rights.
Delhi HC allows women with 65% marks to join Army NCC Special Entry, ensuring gender equality; next hearing on July 23, 2025.
SC Women Lawyers Association, led by Sr Adv Mahalakshmi Pavani, condemns brutal assault on woman lawyer in Kerala; demands strict action against accused senior advocate.
The Task Force on Women’s Security, launched under the Joint Security Innovation Centre, aims to develop effective strategies to ensure women’s safety, announced by Shri Kunwar Vikram Singh, Chair...
Calcutta High Court directs West Bengal government to consider extending childcare leave to male employees, emphasizing gender equality in parental responsibilities.
The chromosomes of the son and not daughter-in-law, through union of a married couple will decide the birth of a daughter or a son, the Delhi High Court expressed recently while adding that people nee...
The pursuit of equality extends beyond the contours of the law and the courtroom. This imperative is not exempt from the hallowed halls of the Honble Supreme Court of India, where the principles of ju...
Hearing a plea by a woman officer of the Indian Army who was given a different posting upon her own request, the Supreme Court expressed its reservation on interfering in postings of the Indian Army. ...
Rajasthan High Court rules that denying a woman a job due to her marital status violates fundamental rights. Learn how the court quashed this discrimination.
Supreme Court summons NCB Director and Guwahati IG over delays and lapses in an NDPS case, questioning trial delays and late challenge to bail order.
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Allahabad HC flags blatant violation of Supreme Court encounter guidelines, summons UP Home Secretary and DGP over police firing and FIR lapses.
30 January, 2026 05:20 PM
India’s gig economy faces legal churn as 10-minute delivery rolls back. Examining Social Security Code, algorithmic control, and worker rights.
30 January, 2026 02:05 PM
Madras High Court declined to interfere with academic authorities’ decision on gold medal conferment, holding such matters should be left to academicians.
30 January, 2026 02:27 PM
Delhi High Court sets aside trial court order dismissing bail plea as “too voluminous”, holding that personal liberty cannot be denied for drafting choices.
30 January, 2026 04:34 PM
Chhattisgarh High Court dismisses compassionate appointment claim filed 14 years after employee’s death, holding delay defeats the object of immediate relief.
30 January, 2026 04:25 PM
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