The Allahabad High Court has held that no personal law, including Muslim personal law, can override the provisions of the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA), 2006, or the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. The Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Achal Sachdev made the observation while refusing to quash…
The Madras High Court has strongly condemned the import of municipal and hazardous waste into India, observing that knowingly bringing trash into the country is not merely an environmental violation but also an affront to the nation’s sovereignty. The Bench of Justice D Bharatha Chakravarthy made the observations while hearing petitions filed by two paper…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of Athar Khan, an accused in the larger conspiracy case relating to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots, holding that a prima facie case continued to exist against him under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M…
The Supreme Court will hear on July 9 a petition filed by equestrians Anush Agarwalla and Sudipti Hajela challenging their non-selection for India’s final Dressage team for the 2026 Asian Games after the Delhi High Court declined to interfere with the selection process adopted by the ad hoc committee of the Equestrian Federation of India…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy in connection with the 2008 Delhi serial blasts case, holding that the allegations against him disclosed a prima facie central role in the technological execution of the terror conspiracy. The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to establish a National Legal Academy for advocates on the lines of the National Judicial Academy to strengthen institutional training, professional standards and continue legal education for lawyers across the country. The Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe observed that…
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the Special Court’s 2022 judgment awarding the death penalty to 38 convicts and life imprisonment to 11 others in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case, one of the country’s deadliest terror attacks, which claimed 56 lives and left more than 200 people injured. The Division Bench of Justice…
Prerna Baxi is no more. Wife of renowned legal scholar Prof. Upendra Baxi, Prerna truly lived up to her name, she was an inspiration to him. Their partnership spanned decades and continents, rooted in shared academic pursuits and life itself. She stood by Prof. Baxi through every joy and challenge, an equal companion in all…
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed restoration of the X account of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) after the Central government informed the Court that it no longer had any objection to unblocking the account. The single-judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma passed the order after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the…
The Calcutta High Court recently observed that publicly parading an accused amounted to a violation of human rights and dignity, stressing that even individuals facing criminal allegations were entitled to constitutional protection. The Bench made the oral observations while hearing pleas challenging the police practice of taking the accused through public places with ropes tied…