The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that daughters are equal heirs to their father's share under Hindu law. The ruling highlights how legal equality continues to face resistance within families and social practice.
The Supreme Court has stepped into the controversial Twisha Sharma death case, raising questions over alleged institutional bias and procedural lapses as scrutiny intensifies around the investigation into the young woman's death.
Twisha Sharma, a 33-year-old from Noida, died by suicide at her marital home in Bhopal on May 12. Her family accused her in-laws of dowry harassment and abetment to suicide, while her husband Samarth Singh's family claimed she was addicted to drugs.
Here's how the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam treat dowry deaths, abetment of suicide, cruelty by in-laws, burden of proof, bail, and legal presumptions.
The Centre told the court that of the 217 Indian nationals who had joined the Russian armed forces, 139 had been released through diplomatic intervention, while 49 had died, 6 remained missing and the status of 23 others remained unknown.
The Supreme Court referred the issue of bail standards under the UAPA to a larger bench while reconsidering its earlier judgment denying relief to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots case.
The deaths of Twisha Sharma and Deepika Nagar have reignited focus on how Indian law distinguishes between dowry death and abetment of suicide.
The hearing comes on the same day the state government recommended a CBI probe into Twisha Sharma's death and gave its consent to transfer the investigation to the premier central agency.
A PIL challenging CBSE's newly announced three-language policy has been filed in the Supreme Court by senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi. He argued that forcing Class 9 students to suddenly study additional languages could create "chaos" for students preparing for Class 10 board examinations. The Supreme Court will hear the plea next week.
The Muslim side has moved the Supreme Court against the Madhya Pradesh High Court ruling on the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex. The plea challenges the finding that the site is a Saraswati temple and the bar on Friday namaz.
A Karkardooma sessions court bench, presided over by Sameer Bajpai, rejected both grounds on which Khalid had sought interim bail.
Defending its earlier direction, the Supreme Court observed that incidents involving stray dog attacks had become a serious public safety concern, particularly for children and senior citizens. The bench noted that young children had been mauled, elderly people attacked and even foreign tourists affected in several incidents reported across the country.
The viral clip showed Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Kumar arguing with a lawyer, who also happens to be the President of the Rohini Court Bar Association.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Bhojshala verdict has done more than settle a long-running dispute in Dhar. By relying heavily on principles laid down in the Ayodhya case, the ruling has reopened larger questions around faith, archaeology, historical claims and the Places of Worship Act.
A Delhi court ordered Indian Bank to release Rs 77,000 withheld from a cyber fraud victim who reported the unauthorised transaction the same day. The ruling reinforces RBI protections that can shield customers from loss when fraud is reported promptly.
Former DMK minister KR Periyakaruppan has moved the Madras High Court after losing the Tiruppattur seat to TVK's Seenivasa Sethupathy by just one vote. The court will hold a special Sunday sitting to hear his plea seeking to restrain the TVK MLA from taking oath or participating in Assembly proceedings.
Celina Jaitly's legal battle with husband Peter Haag intensified after Mumbai Police initiated criminal proceedings against him based on her complaint. The actor had previously accused Haag of domestic violence, alleging she was denied access to her children in Austria.
Chief Justice Surya Kant shared a personal anecdote while hearing an Advocate-on-Record's plea on judicial services examination paper re-evaluation. He used the moment to advise young law aspirants considering a career in the judiciary.
Constitutional experts are divided on whether the Tamil Nadu governor must first invite Vijay's TVK to form the government. The dispute has revived wider questions about the governor's discretion, constitutional convention and the floor test.
The court is reviewing its own 2018 verdict that had lifted the prohibition on women between the ages of 10 and 50 years from entering the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. The PIL was filed in 2006. During the latest hearing, the counsel for the original petitioner in the matter argued that the current reference case was sent to the nine-judge bench 'against the Supreme Court Rules.'
