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.
Read Full ArticleBCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra offers a conditional apology to law students if his words or letters caused hurt amid the NALSAR controversy, calling for dialogue and reconciliation.
Supreme Court acquits two men convicted of murdering their friend, holding that fleeing the scene after his drowning could not by itself establish murder and evidence favoured accidental drowning.
Punjab and Haryana High Court dismisses PIL challenging an advocate's appointment as Judge, holding it was filed to settle a personal score, and imposes ₹1 lakh cost.
Supreme Court orders CBI investigation into Chhattisgarh custodial death after finding a cover-up attempt and enhances interim compensation to ₹25 lakh.
ITAT Delhi partly allows six appeals by BBC Global News, reducing profit attribution to its Indian DAPE from 15% to 12% of advertisement revenue and directing tax-credit verification.
Supreme Court sets aside Allahabad HC order directing UPPSC exam re-evaluation, holding that courts cannot substitute their assessment for academic experts in answer key disputes.
Himachal Pradesh High Court quashes FIR over liquor bottles without holograms, holding that the omission attracts penalty under Section 43, not prosecution under Section 39 of the Excise Act.
Gauhati High Court upholds 15-year rigorous imprisonment for a man convicted of raping his mother, stressing the grave nature of incestuous sexual violence.
Supreme Court explains the doctrine of ratification, holding that a competent authority's later approval validates an earlier unauthorised act retrospectively from the date it was originally performed...
The Supreme Court clarified that its live-streaming restrictions do not prohibit news organisations from reporting court proceedings, but they cannot use audio or video clips from live-streamed hearin...
Supreme Court rules that NDPS Act Section 50 protection applies only to personal searches, not bags or containers, while reducing the convict's sentence from 14 to 10 years.
The BCI has released the Draft Advocates Bill 2026, proposing women's reservation, law firm registration, higher enrolment fees, welfare reforms, foreign lawyer rules and major changes to the Advocate...
Bar Council of India declares AIBE-XXI results with a 65.92% pass rate after moderating qualifying marks; next bar exam, AIBE-XXII, set for November 29, 2026.
Kerala High Court rules that entrustment of stridhan cannot be presumed and must be proved with evidence to claim return of gold or money.
The Senior Citizen Rights Handbook is a comprehensive guide designed to empower elderly citizens with clear and accessible knowledge of their legal and social rights in India.
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