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‘Left matrimonial home on her own’ — Allahabad HC order refusing maintenance to estranged wife

HC, which was hearing a petition against an order passed by Mathura court last year, cites CrPC section saying no wife is entitled to allowance if she refuses to live with husband.

Milind Soman, Uorfi Javed to Kerala activist — obscenity accusations & what the law says

Debate on obscenity back in focus after Kerala HC quashed POCSO case against women’s rights activist who posted videos on social media showing her kids painting on her bare torso.

After Telangana judge’s outburst against media, colleagues say, ‘always maintained low profile’

In order granting bail to MP Y.S. Avinash Reddy in murder case, Justice M. Laxman spoke of 'attempts made by selective media to thwart & derail judicial process' by tarnishing his image.

‘Haj protected under Constitution’ — Delhi HC stays govt suspension of organisers’ certificates, quotas

In their petition, several Haj Group Organisers — govt-approved group tour operators that organise the pilgrimage — claimed their certificates & quotas were suspended after they were found eligible.

‘Child’s mental health paramount’ — Rajasthan HC order rejecting paternity test in divorce case

Man had urged HC to consider DNA paternity test to support divorce application against his wife. Test showed he wasn't child's father. 

UP gang war & rain of bullets: The 1991 murder behind don Mukhtar Ansari’s 5th conviction in 10 mths

In 1991, Congress leader Awadhesh Rai, brother of former MLA Ajay Rai, was shot dead outside his house. Ansari, a gangster-politician, was convicted Monday by a Varanasi court,

‘Nudity shouldn’t be tied to sex’: HC quashes POCSO case against mom who let kids paint her naked torso

Case deals with viral video made by Kerala activist. Judge Kauser Edappagath said she meant to educate her children to treat nude bodies as more than ‘just sexual objects only’.

‘Laminated paper cups’ are 95% paper. They still come under single-use plastic ban, rules HC

Rajasthan HC was hearing a petition by manufacturers who said Union environment ministry's 2021 notification banning single-use plastics didn't include laminated paper cups.

Govt-ordered audit of fast-track courts flags need for trained officers, witness deposition centres

Indian Institute of Public Administration’s audit of courts set up by central govt to expedite trial for sexual offences & POCSO cases highlights shortages in report submitted last month.

‘Disturbing’ — SC stays Allahabad HC order to examine whether rape complainant is ‘manglik’

HC ordered Lucknow University's astrology department to check woman's horoscope in 'false promise of marriage' case after man claimed he could not marry her because she was 'manglik'.

On Camera

Read the Kashmir verdict. It’s time to stop treating it like a national security crisis

Election after election has seen Kashmir’s people demonstrate that, like other Indians, they seek a future shaped by democratic rights and norms

RBI’s policy-setting body keeps rates unchanged for 10th straight time, changes stance to ‘neutral’

Change in stance signals possibility of rate cuts, potentially as early as December, depending on inflation trends & global economy. Growth projection for FY 2024-25 retained at 7.2%.

Massive in size & capable of heavyweight strikes. Russia’s S-70 Okhotnik is unlike any other drone

No clarity on whether it was shot down intentionally or accidentally.Some reports suggest that it was purposely brought down to prevent Ukrainians getting their hands on the drone.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?