New Delhi: In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which is applicable to all married women irrespective of religion. The two-judge Bench of the top court, led by Justice BV Nagarathna and…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court commenced hearing on Monday more than 30 pleas related to the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG 2024, including those alleging irregularities and malpractices in the May 5 test and seeking a direction to conduct it afresh. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and…
New Delhi: Scrapping the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 examination would not be a rational step and “seriously jeopardise” lakhs of honest candidates who attempted the questions, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Friday. In its affidavit submitted in response to a batch of petitions filed by candidates, coaching institutes and parents of the NEET-UG aspirants,…
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police registered FIRs in five districts of the Jammu division under the new criminal law Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) that came into force across the country on Monday, officials said. Jammu Zone Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Anand Jain said the registration of the first FIRs under the Bharatiya…
Kolkata: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Friday said that more has to be done towards achieving maximum gender representation in the legal profession, while appreciating strides already made towards that direction. He urged the legal fraternity to work towards fostering more equality. The CJI said that in various states, in the competitive…
New Delhi: Ahead of the rollout of three new criminal laws replacing the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act from July 1, 2024, sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the NCRB has formed 36 support teams and call centres for states and UTs to ensure smooth implementation. Sources said that to man…
New Delhi: The ED on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the trial court judge was in a “hurry” and did not afford a reasonable opportunity to the prosecutor to oppose Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise scam. The federal probe agency said the June…
Sultanpur (UP): An MP-MLA court here on Wednesday asked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on July 2 in a defamation case filed against him for alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Complaint lawyer Santosh Kumar Pandey said that one Ram Pratap had demanded that he be made a party in…
New Delhi: The Delhi HC vacation bench, on June 25, granted an interim stay on bail to Arvind Kejriwal. The HC noted that the trial court could not have said that it could not read thousands of pages of documents. Earlier, the High Court had halted the bail order till it pronounced its verdict on the application for…
Bengaluru: A court here on Monday remanded former MP Prajwal Revanna, who was arrested on charges of rape and sexual abuse against several women, to 14 days judicial custody. As his custody under the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the cases, ended on Monday, he was produced before the court, which remanded him…
