By Preeti Singh This article examines the scope of judicial innovation in contemporary matrimonial jurisprudence, specifically addressing whether Family Court can and should grant judicial separation based on mutual consent under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred as HMA). While the statutory scheme of HMA expressly provides for judicial separation on fault-based grounds, it…
A petition challenging Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s 2023 election from the Varuna constituency has now reached the Supreme Court, placing renewed attention on the legal debate surrounding pre-poll welfare promises and their role in electoral ethics. Siddaramaiah, who won the Varuna seat during the 2023 Assembly polls and later became Chief Minister, is facing allegations…
In a landmark judgment that brings a major chapter of Kerala’s most sensational crime case to a close, the Ernakulam Principal District and Sessions Court has acquitted Malayalam actor Dileep in connection with the 2017 abduction and sexual assault of a prominent actress. The verdict, delivered after years of intense investigation, courtroom battles, and widespread…
The Supreme Court has issued comprehensive nationwide directions aimed at ensuring accessibility, reasonable accommodation, and rights-based protection for prisoners with disabilities. The Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta recently directed all States and Union Territories across the country to uniformly implement accessibility standards, create disability-responsive infrastructure, and operationalise specialised grievance-redress mechanisms for…
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday virtually inaugurated the country’s largest prison rehabilitation and skill development mission in Punjab, titled ‘Empowering Lives Behind Bars: Real Change—The New Paradigm of Correctional Justice’. Dubbed as one of the country’s most ambitious correctional reform programmes, the initiative has been undertaken jointly by the High Court of…
Supreme Court Justice Manmohan recently emphasised that the historic Kesavananda Bharati ruling played a decisive role in safeguarding the longevity of India’s Constitution. He noted that the judgment, which introduced the “basic structure doctrine,” created a vital constitutional safeguard by ensuring that although Parliament may amend the Constitution, it cannot alter its core identity. Justice…
By Sanjay Raman Sinha The constitutional dilemma at the intersection of affirmative action and the right to freedom of religion resurfaced sharply recently after the Allahabad High Court directed all district magistrates in Uttar Pradesh to identify cases in which individuals who converted from Hinduism to other religions were still using Scheduled Caste (SC) or…
By Kumkum Chadha If Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury brought a dog to Parliament, a BJP member decried the absence of “proper documentation”. It is difficult to measure the level of absurdity or judge who came out worse, but one thing is clear: Parliament and those who are elected to it, have touched a new low. …
By Kenneth Tiven President Donald Trump has escalated his so-called war on drug smugglers by designating them as terrorists and deploying a strengthened US Navy presence in the South Atlantic. Navy SEALs teams have reportedly been destroying small boats allegedly carrying drugs—often without regard for the survival of the crew. The strategy showcases force, but…
By Dilip Bobb The first-of-a-kind order by the apex court has put the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a legal quandary. The judgment by the bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi says: “…this Court was of the view that if the petitioners are ready to deposit the amount as settled in one-time settlement (OTS)…