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New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday held that the State cannot differentiate between serving employees and pensioners when enhancing allowances meant to counter inflation.In a significant judgment upholding the right to equality for retirees, a bench comprising Justice Manoj Misra...

Bengaluru, April 10 – The Karnataka High Court, led by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Poonacha, dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed in connection with the controversy surrounding the exclusion of Hindi, involving the Karnataka government, and imposed a cost of Rs 1...

New Delhi, April 6 The State does not hold public resources as a "private proprietor" but as a trustee on behalf of the people, the Supreme Court said on Monday.A bench headed by Justice Vikram Nath said that whenever the State undertakes the allocation of public resources, award of public...

New Delhi, April 3 Courts should not determine essential religious practices, as they are matters of faith held to be sacred by the followers of a religion, the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has told the Supreme Court while seeking to intervene in the upcoming Sabarimala review proceedings.A...

New Delhi, April 1 Rajya Sabha MP and former Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Wednesday demanded a uniform legal framework governing all religious educational institutes in the country, while alleging that those managed by Hindu-run institutions face discrimination.Raising...

Lucknow, March 28 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court said on Saturday that if a government employee or pensioner dies during treatment or becomes unable to make a claim, their legal heirs can also claim reimbursement of medical expenses.The bench of Justices Alok Mathur and Amitabh...

Bengaluru, March 27 A group of 15 professional women have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's notification granting one day of paid menstrual leave per month to working women.The women, employed in various organizations in the state, filed the...

Gangtok, March 27 – The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) announced on Friday that it will boycott the upcoming Urban Local Body (ULB) elections, alleging that the seat reservation matrix is "unfair, unconstitutional, and based on an unverified census."Speaking at a press conference, SDF vice...

New Delhi, March 26 Highlighting the "structural exclusion" of female prisoners from open correctional institutions or "open jails," a top official from the Law Commission said on Thursday that equal access to the reform pathway is not a concession but a requirement of sound administration in a...

New Delhi, March 25 Stating that the constitutional guarantee of fair compensation cannot be diluted, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that compensation and interest in a land acquisition matter cannot be contingent on the magnitude of the financial burden.A bench of Chief Justice Surya...

Gandhinagar, March 24 After a lengthy debate lasting over seven hours, the Gujarat Assembly on Tuesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, which aims to establish a common legal framework for marriage, divorce, inheritance, and live-in relationships, regardless of religion.The bill...

Gandhinagar, March 24 The Gujarat assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on Tuesday after a marathon debate of more than seven hours, with the ruling BJP hailing it as a landmark reform to ensure equality, while the Congress vehemently opposed it, saying it violates fundamental rights...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine a significant constitutional challenge involving gender discrimination within religious personal laws, questioning whether a Parsi woman can be deprived of her religious identity following inter-faith marriage.The top court...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of unilateral divorce practices within the Muslim community, including Talaq-e-Hasan and Talaq-e-Ahsan, which allow a Muslim man to dissolve a marriage without the wife's...

New Delhi, March 18 The Association for Protection of Civil Rights, a civil rights group, approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to prevent "imminent communal violence" during Eid in Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed in a clash during Holi.Senior advocate Nitya Ramkrishnan...

Patna, March 18 – Amid rising tensions in Uttam Nagar, a neighborhood in West Delhi, Congress MP from Kishanganj, Mohammad Jawed, has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting immediate intervention and enhanced security measures.In his letter, Jawed expressed serious concerns about...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Supreme Court on Tuesday urged the Union government to enact a law recognizing paternity leave as a social security benefit, while striking down a provision that limited maternity benefits for adoptive mothers based on the child’s age.A bench of Justices J.B...

New Delhi, March 12 The right to administer educational institutions does not include the right to profit or charge a capitation fee, the Delhi government has told the high court while defending its new fee regulation law for private schools.In a response filed to a batch of petitions by...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday asked two petitioners, who had challenged a provision of a 1882 law that exempts gifts executed under Muslim law from registration, to approach the Law Commission of India.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the appropriate recourse...

New Delhi, February 28 – The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to reconsider the retirement age and service conditions of armed forces personnel, which were established during the British era, and to establish an expert committee to re-evaluate the parameters for "highly skilled" coast...