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21-Day Delay in Filing FIR Not Fatal in Cases Involving Sexual Offences Due to Social Stigma surrounding Traditional families: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
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21-Day Delay in Filing FIR Not Fatal in Cases Involving Sexual Offences Due to Social Stigma surrounding Traditional families: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay HC held that a 21-day delay in filing an FIR for sexual offences is not fatal due to social stigma, and refused to quash a prima facie Section 354 IPC case.

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SC: Homemakers Are Nation Builders, Sets Rs 30,000/Month Minimum For Motor Accident Compensation Judiciary
SC: Homemakers Are Nation Builders, Sets Rs 30,000/Month Minimum For Motor Accident Compensation

Supreme Court calls homemakers “nation builders”, fixes ₹30,000/month minimum value for domestic care in motor accident compensation claims.

‘शादी बराबरी की साझेदारी है, पत्नी नौकरानी नहीं’: बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट Judiciary
‘शादी बराबरी की साझेदारी है, पत्नी नौकरानी नहीं’: बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट

बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट ने तलाक के आदेश को रद्द करते हुए कहा कि पत्नी नौकरानी नहीं होती, और पत्नी को ₹20,000 प्रतिमाह भरण-पोषण व आवास सहायता देने का निर्देश दिया।

‘Marriage Is A Partnership Of Equals, Wives Are Not Deemed Maids’: Bombay HC Judiciary
‘Marriage Is A Partnership Of Equals, Wives Are Not Deemed Maids’: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court set aside a divorce decree, holding wives are not maids, and awarded the wife Rs 20,000 monthly maintenance and housing support.

Mother-in-Law’s Property Suit Against Daughter-in-Law Maintainable Before Civil Court, Not Family Court: Delhi HC [Read Judgment] Judiciary
Mother-in-Law’s Property Suit Against Daughter-in-Law Maintainable Before Civil Court, Not Family Court: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Delhi HC rules that a mother-in-law’s suit over her self-acquired property against her daughter-in-law is maintainable before a civil court.

SC Directs Centre To File Menstrual Hygiene Compliance Reports Every 3 Months

Supreme Court of India directs Centre to file 3-monthly reports on menstrual hygiene compliance and school sanitation for girl students.

Wife Cannot Be Denied Maintenance Merely Because She Filed Restitution Petition After Husband Moved For Divorce: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Bombay HC says wife cannot be denied maintenance merely for filing restitution plea after husband sought divorce; education alone no ground to refuse support.

Rajasthan HC Grants Divorce, Calls ‘Atta-Satta’ a Form of “Gender Coercion and Familial Extortion” [Read Judgment]

Rajasthan High Court grants divorce, condemns atta-satta custom as “gender coercion and familial extortion disguised as custom.”

TCS POSH Panel Member Denied Bail in Nashik Harassment Case [Read Order]

Nashik court denied bail to a TCS POSH panel member in a workplace harassment case, citing alleged inaction on repeated complaints.

Sabarimala Reference Day 10: Senior Advocate Jaising Tells Supreme Court, “Constitution Is a Living Document; Legislature Cannot Always Be Relied Upon for Reform”

Sabarimala Reference Day 10 Senior Advocate Jaising Tells Supreme Court Constitution Is a Living Document Legislature Cannot Always Be Relied Upon for Reform”

“Husband’s Obligation to Maintain Wife Does Not Extinguish Upon His Death”: Allahabad HC Affirms Widowed Daughter-in-Law’s Right to Seek Maintenance from Father-in-Law [Read Judgment]

Allahabad HC rules widowed daughter-in-law can seek maintenance from father-in-law; husband’s obligation does not end with death.

Petition Moved Before NCW Against Misuse of Grok AI to Create Non-Consensual Obscene Imagery of Women on Social Media Platform X [Read NCW Complaint]

A petition before the NCW seeks suo motu action against misuse of Grok AI on X to create and circulate non-consensual obscene images of women.

Unnao Rape Case Verdict: Justice vs Technicalities | Sr. Adv. Mahalakshmi Pavani Speaks

In a case that deeply unsettled the nation’s collective conscience, the Delhi High Court’s decision to suspend the life sentence of Kuldeep Singh Sengar—on what was framed as a “technical” i...

Protest Erupts Outside Delhi HC Over Bail Granted to Kuldeep Sengar in Unnao Rape Case

Protests erupt outside Delhi High Court after bail to Kuldeep Sengar in the Unnao rape case, with activists and survivor’s mother opposing sentence suspension.

Allahabad HC Condemns Police for Taking Woman Into ‘Possession’ Despite Stay; Orders Immediate Release [Read Order]

Allahabad High Court slammed Muzaffarnagar Police for violating a stay order, declaring the detenue a major and ordering her immediate release.


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