The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to check the constitutional validity of a 157-year-old ‘gender discriminatory’ provision in Indian Penal Code which punishes a married man for adultery for consensual sexual relations with another man’s wife. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud took the Centre’s response in four weeks to a PIL by Joseph …

TheSupreme Courthas asked ministers and chief ministers to not commenton “Padmavati”before theCentral Board of Film Certification(CBFC) has cleared the controversy-hit Bollywood movie. As many states have banned this film, the court said the film was being anticipated and the actions of those in office could bias the minds of CBFC members and pulled up the petitioner for filing a frivolous …

The SupremeCourt has ordered all High Courts to ensurethat some of the courts under its jurisdiction must have 24-hour CCTV surveillance of all proceedings. The move is being seen as a step forward to ensuring that the court premises are free of disturbances as well as documenting the judicial process. The decision comes after several district court premises have witnessed …

The Apex court has taken an austere decision by asking (Supreme Court of India) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to reveal the names of 57 people who are in debt and has to repay almost Rs. 85,000 Crore. According to a report by International Business Times the confidential list of debtors has to clear almost an amount of Rs. 500 …

When it comes to the latest victim of stark controversy, we are aware of the liquor baron Vijay Mallya. According to the latest news, the Supreme Court has directed Vijay Mallya to fully disclose his foreign assets within a month. The well-known owner of Kingfisher Airlines was caught in a scandal when in the year 2009 after IDBI Bank provided …

Recently, government in Delhi and National Capital Region urged that central government should not ban Taxis which run on diesel. They continued as if diesel taxi is barred from commuting then BPO sector will move towards other countries. It will eventually face a loss of approximately $1.2 billions. According to Solicitor General, Ranjith Kumar, The ban would affect the business …

Today (20 May) the Indian government passed an ordinance that defers the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) by a year. Following a clearance from the Union Cabinet, the law was issued by the Centre. The decision was taken given giving enough time for students to prepare. Last month, the Supreme Court made the exam mandatory for all medical aspirants. The decision came after …

It seems that the old injury is still hurting the nation. The case on the Rajiv Gandhi assassins has been going on for the long period. It is said that cases involving general public are hung on and takes a lot time to be solved and closed. However, here the assassination of one of the most progressive Prime Ministers of …