Allahabad High Court holds that non-functional CCTV cameras and backup power facilities at police stations amount to dereliction of duty by the Superintendent of Police, in a plea alleging illegal detention.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court directs two women police officers to pay Rs.1 lakh each to a dowry complainant, holding police cannot convert cognizable offences into private settlements.
Madras High Court restores disciplinary action against a police officer found drunk while deposing in court, holding preponderance of probabilities suffices in departmental proceedings, and directs a uniform-and-discipline circular for court-attending police.
Supreme Court rules that SPs are not under hierarchical supremacy of Deputy Commissioners, ensuring SPs' autonomy in police administration.
Slamming the Karnataka state government, the Karnataka High Court took suo motu cognizance of an incident in Belagavi where a woman was beaten up, paraded naked after her son eloped with a girl. Lamenting the state of affairs in modern times, the Court said, The modern world is of Dusshasana, no Krishna came to help her.
Supreme Court directs Ministry of Home Affairs to create guidelines for media briefings, emphasizing the need to prevent media trials and protect the rights of victims and accused in criminal investig...
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.
![Duty Of Police Is To Enforce Law, Not To Negotiate Its Dilution: Madras HC [Read Order]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_5000_dowry_complainant.jpg)
![No Strict Proof Needed to Punish Drunk Cop in Court Hall: Madras HC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2026/07/lj_5623_No_Strict_Proof_Needed.webp)
![SPs not under hierarchical supremacy of Deputy Commissioner: SC [Read Judgment]](/secure/uploads/2024/01/lj_4360_5054dc13-1c32-46b4-8784-d5126918930c.jpg)
![[Belagavi stripping incident] Karnataka HC slams state govt, says "Modern world is of Dusshasana"](/secure/uploads/2023/12/lj_9786_ae69bb19-5c7f-4bb3-ae97-101f5f8c127f.jpg)
