Calling custodial deaths 'slur on civilised state', HC issued 6-month deadline for compensating families of custodial violence victims. Bench said compensation to depend on victim's age.
HC came down heavily on PWD for its conduct during a dispute with a contractor over delayed payments, and also criticised 'govt litigants' who 'throw sheafs of paper at the court'.
Meghalaya HC quashed case against man for marrying, impregnating 'consenting minor'. But recent judgments in cases under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act not uniform.
HC referred to IPC Section 375 (b) and (c) and said penetration does not have to be complete, dismissing accused’s appeal in 2006 case involving rape of a minor girl.
New Delhi: On his last day in office Wednesday, Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee expressed gratitude towards the members of the legal...
Shillong Times Editor Patricia Mukhim has been booked for a Facebook post where she discussed an alleged attack on non-tribal boys. Mukhim says she will challenge the HC order in Supreme Court.
The Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim and publisher Shoba Chaudhuri were convicted in a contempt case for publishing an article on facilities for retired judges.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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