legal policy

Jodhpur, April 11 In a strong rebuke to extra-legal community bodies, the Rajasthan High Court has ruled that diktats issued by self-styled caste and khap panchayats, ranging from social boycott to hefty monetary penalties, are unconstitutional and undermine the rule of law.Calling the issue a...

Ahmedabad, April 4 The Gujarat High Court has prohibited the use of Artificial Intelligence for any form of decision-making, judicial reasoning, order drafting or judgment preparation, bail sentencing considerations, or any substantive adjudicatory process.According to the high court’s AI...

New Delhi, March 14 Lawyers and activists have expressed varied views after the Indian Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking a nationwide menstrual leave policy, with some supporting voluntary provisions while others emphasizing stronger legal safeguards to protect women's health...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a nationwide policy providing menstrual leave for female students and workers, observing that no employer would hire them in such a scenario, and that such a provision would...

Lucknow, March 10 The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to remove objectionable references to people affected by leprosy in the state's anti-begging law, in line with a direction from the Supreme Court to stop discrimination against them.Under the proposed amendment...