Legal

Mumbai: Taunting a wife, not allowing her to visit temples alone or making her sleep on a carpet cannot be considered as “cruelty” under IPC Section 498A, Bombay High Court has...

New Delhi: It was the last day in office for Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud as Chief Justice of India (CJI). At the end of an eventful tenure, Chandrachud reflected on his...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday overturned its 1967 order that said the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) couldn’t be considered a minority institute as it was a central university....

New Delhi: A sexual harassment case cannot be quashed because the complainant and the accused have reached a ‘compromise’, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. The top court observed this...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that states are not empowered by the Constitution to take over all privately-owned resources or properties to serve the “common good”. A...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday came down heavily on the Delhi government and police, seeking answers as to why the ban on firecrackers during Diwali was not followed,...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the plea filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana, 57, Babbar Khalsa terrorist and a death row convict, to November 18. A bench of...

New Delhi: Ahead of next month’s crucial Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar had approached the Supreme Court over party symbol. Hearing a petition filed...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has passed a resolution against the changes made to the apex court's emblem and the statue of ‘Lady Justice’ without consulting its...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Central government for rendering the Environmental Protection Act “toothless” in the context of rampant stubble burning in neighbouring states leading...