Supreme Court orders 30% reservation for women in State Bar Councils; SCWLA welcomes the landmark verdict as a major step toward gender equality in the legal profession.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court issues notice on plea seeking application of the POSH Act to women advocates and mandating ICCs in Bar Councils and Bar Associations.
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.
Senior advocate Mahalakshmi Pavani’s “Women Laws – From the Womb to the Tomb” shines as a vital guide on women’s legal rights, remedies, and gender justice in India.
Supreme Court Senior Advocate Mahalakshmi Pavani launches book on women’s legal rights in India, covering key issues and remedies from birth to old age.
SC issues notice to Centre on plea for stricter measures against crimes targeting women, children, including proposals for clinical castration and safety reforms.
SC Women Lawyers' body demands ban on online porn, unfiltered obscenity on OTT platforms amid rising violence against women, calls for nationwide safety measures.
The appointment of 11 women as Senior Advocates marks a watershed in Supreme Courts history, but also compels one to rethink the issue of womens reservation, writes Sr. Adv. Mahalakshmi Pavani.
Supreme Court refuses to quash FIR against retired Major General V K Singh over his book revealing RAW secrets. Singh alleges vendetta, highlights corruption in India's external intelligence agency.
The last thing we want is to divide our women into sub-quotas. Senior Advocate Mahalaxmi Pavani has asserted that the demand for sub-quota within Womens Reservation Bill is not relevant here. Woman is...
In Voluntary Health Assn. of Punjab v. Union of India, (2013) 4 SCC 1, the Supreme Court in its watershed judgment on female foeticidedecided it to be the most aggravated form of dehumanization of the...
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Delhi High Court upheld Press Council of India’s rejection of Editors Guild’s claim, citing delay and non-compliance, and declined to interfere in 15th Press Council constitution.
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Supreme Court enforces Article 21A, mandates statutory rules for RTE Act’s 25% quota, and empowers NCPCR to monitor State compliance.
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Supreme Court rules accused on bail after suspension of sentence need not appear on every hearing date in appellate or revisional courts.
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Delhi High Court grants sweeping interim relief against AI deepfake pornography, orders takedown, de-indexing, disclosure and MeitY-led website blocking.
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Kerala High Court holds that a Hindu wife can claim maintenance from her husband’s immovable property, laying down a three-stage framework of rights.
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