Review: Kerala HC Rules That Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 Prevails Over the Muslim Personal Law
In this edition of Court Judgements, we look at the Supreme Court’s judgement on power of states to tax mineral…
A 2017 video of a group assaulting two girls in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, is shared as an incident from West Bengal
A video (here, here and here) is going viral on social media showing a group of people physically assaulting a…
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Data: Crimes Against Children Related to Kidnapping & Abduction, Sexual Offences Show a Steep Increase in the Last 6 Years
Data from the NCRB shows that crimes against children are reported under 42 different crime…
Review: Delhi HC Rules That Reckless, Defamatory, Humiliating, and Unsubstantiated Allegations by One Spouse Tarnishing the Image of the Other are Acts of Extreme Cruelty.
In this edition of Court judgements review, we look at the Supreme Court’s judgement on…
Data Indicates Greater Coastal Erosion on the East Coast of India
The National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) in its latest 2022 publication of the Assessment…
Parliament Review: Large Scale Suspensions, Passage of the New Criminal Law Bills Dominate the Third Week of Winter Session
The third & last week of the winter session of parliament was dominated by large…
Review: Bombay HC Rules That Freedom of Expression and Speech Should Not be Allowed to Go Beyond Reasonableness
In this edition of Court judgements review, we look at Supreme Court’s observation in a…
Data: Between 2014 & 2022, Number of Crimes Against Children Increased by Over 80%, Increase Observed in Most States
Data from the CII reports of NCRB shows that the number of crimes against children…
