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European Court of Human Rights
Case BriefsInternational Courts

“The General Court reiterated that a legislative ban on “promotion of homosexuality or non-traditional sexual relations” among minors does not serve to advance the legitimate aims of protection of morals, health or the rights of others and that by adopting such laws, the authorities reinforce stigma and prejudice and encourage homophobia, which is incompatible with the notions of equality, pluralism, and tolerance inherent in a democratic society.”

Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court: In a PIL seeking extension of facilities to every person with a disability in need of special assistance irrespective

Tripura High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

    Tripura High Court: T. Amarnath Goud, J. dismissed a second appeal which was filed under section 100 of the Civil

Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The speed limits on most of our roads are in the vicinity of 70 to 90 km. But many of them cannot even handle traffic that moves over 20 or 30 km. This is compounded when it rains and when the potholes are not visible, as in the case of the hapless victim we are dealing with.”

Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

    Punjab and Haryana High Court: Alka Sarin, J., while dismissing the appeal preferred by the plaintiff against the judgments passed

Supreme Court of The United States
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Supreme Court of The United States: While deliberating upon the instant matter, wherein the petitioner lost his job as a high school

Legal RoundUpSupreme Court Roundups

Most Read story of the Month Producing false/fake certificate is a grave misconduct; Dismissal of service justified in such cases “The question

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Case BriefsSupreme Court

As on 31.12.2018, there were 11,80,275 execution petitions pending in the subordinate courts.

Canada SC
Case BriefsForeign Courts

Supreme Court of Canada: In the instant matter, the bench of Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and

IDIA

Bask into the Glory of this IDIA Scholar — Sheetal Kumari Early Years My name is Sheetal Kumari. I come from a

Case BriefsCOVID 19Supreme Court

Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and MR Shah, JJ has held that it’s order dated 23.03.2020, wherein

Case BriefsSupreme Court

“While the mountains of Himalayas spell tranquillity, yet blood is shed every day.” Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the 3-judge bench

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Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of N V Ramana, R Subhash Reddy, and B R Gavai, JJ has reserved the judgment on a

Kerala High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of Hrishikesh Roy, CJ and A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar, J. allowed withdrawal of a writ appeal opining