Ashish Sinha

SC directs resolution of talks between TN Guv and CM Stalin

December 2, 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday directed Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi to hold a meeting with Chief Minister M K Stalin in order to address the deadlock arising from the governor’s withholding of assent to bills passed by the state legislative Assembly. A bench of Chief Justice D Y...

SC in dilemma in a case related to woman raping another woman

December 2, 2023

A specific case stirred debate within the Supreme Court, revolving on whether a woman could face accusations of raping another woman. The Indian legal framework, under Section 375 of the IPC, traditionally attributes the accusation of rape solely to men. The Court expressed doubt regarding the possibility of booking a...

Russian SC bans Int’l LGBT Movement, calls it ‘extremist’

December 2, 2023

n a major ruling, the Russian Supreme Court declared the international LGBT movement as an “extremist organization,” imposing a ban on its activities within Russian territory, according to reports. The court decision explicitly stated that “the international LGBT public movement and its subdivisions” were deemed extremist, with a concurrent issuance...

PMLA Case: Anil Deshmukh’s sons gets passports back, can’t leave country without court’s nod

December 1, 2023

A special court in Mumbai on Thursday has directed the ED to return the passports of former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh’s 2 sons, who are accused in a money laundering case. However, the court, stated that the duo – Hrishikesh and Salil Deshmukh – must not leave the country...

Allahabad HC: Treating minor disputes as cruelty poses marriage risks

December 1, 2023

The Allahabad High Court has observed that if courts interpret minor conflicts in a marital relationship as “cruelty” within the framework of divorce law, numerous marriages might be at risk of dissolution, even in the absence of actual cruelty from either spouse. This observation was made by a bench of...

Varanasi court grants ASI 10 days for Gyanvapi survey report

December 1, 2023

The Varanasi district court on Thursday granted the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) an additional 10 days to complete and submit a scientific survey report of the Gyanvapi complex. In response to the ASI’s plea for three more weeks to submit the report, District Judge A K Vishvesh expressed hope...

SC quashes decision to re-appoint G Ravindran as Kannur University VC

December 1, 2023

In a major setback to the Kerala government, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld its decision to reappoint Gopinath Ravindran as the Vice Chancellor of Kannur University following his retirement, sharply criticizing the “unwarranted intervention” by the state government in the matter. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud along...

SC adjourns hearing on Naidu’s anticipatory bail plea till Dec 12

December 1, 2023

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s anticipatory bail plea in the FibreNet Case until December 12, 2023. A bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi deferred the matter, stating that the judgment in another petition filed by Naidu seeking the...

‘One-year jail term for assaulting public servants’

December 1, 2023

The Parliamentary committee set up to amend the IPC and CrPC has proposed that there should be a provision of only one year’s imprisonment instead of two years for persons accused of assaulting public servants or obstructing them in their duties. Actually, this law was made by the British rulers...

Pak HC acquits ex-premier Nawaz Sharif in 2 corruption cases

November 30, 2023

The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday acquitted Pakistan’s former PM Nawaz Sharif in 2 cases of corruption in which he was convicted in 2018. Sharif (73) challenged in the Islamabad High Court his sentences in the Avenfield property and Al-Azizia cases. A 2-members bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and...

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