The Bombay HC confirmed a lower court’s conviction and 20-year prison sentence in a serious child sexual abuse case
Category: Legal
Supreme Court Hears Petitions on One Nation One Election Constitutional Amendments
India’s Supreme Court accepted petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the government’s simultaneous election proposal
Calcutta High Court Order Directing CBI Probe into Sandeshkhali ED Attack Upheld
The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the Calcutta High Court’s order sending the Sandeshkhali ED attack case to the CBI
Supreme Court Rules Right to Receive Education in Mother Tongue is Constitutionally Protected
India’s top court cited Article 19(1)(a) in a landmark ruling directing Rajasthan to introduce Rajasthani in school curricula
NIA Court Convicts Lucknow Man for Terror Conspiracy Involvement With Al-Qaeda
An NIA special court found a Lucknow resident guilty of conspiring with Al-Qaeda operatives to plan an attack on Indian soil
SC/ST Act Caste Slurs Used Inside a Home Without Witnesses Not Punishable Supreme Court Rules
The apex court clarified that caste-based abuse in a private setting lacking public visibility does not attract the SC/ST Act
Indian Law Commission Submits Report on Reforming Criminal Sentencing Guidelines
The Law Commission of India submitted a new report recommending consistent sentencing guidelines across all Indian courts
Supreme Court Directs Rajasthan to Introduce Rajasthani as Medium of Instruction in Schools
In a significant linguistic rights ruling the Supreme Court ordered Rajasthan to provide Rajasthani language education in state schools
Supreme Court Bench on Waqf Act Hears Arguments on Whether Law Discriminates Against Muslims
Petitioners argued the Waqf Amendment Act 2025 violates Articles 14 25 and 26 of the Indian Constitution
Benami Property Act 2016 Amendment Declared Retrospective by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act’s 2016 amendment applies retrospectively to earlier transactions