Bangalore Venkataramiah Nagarathna dissented against the demonetisation verdict given by Supreme Court Constitution bench. In 4: 1 majority, the bench upheld the demonetisation decision of the Narendra Modi-led Centre.

While the values and traditions of India suggest a marriage of seven births at the same time, we cannot turn blind eyes to domestic abuse, toxic relations, abusive marriages and the taboo around divorce, which is the reality of the same society.

“There has been a running gender disparity between men and women, whether in litigation practice or in law firms. Women lawyers frequently report that they are faced with gender bias, stereotyping, struggle to maintain a work-life balance, disparity in salary and harassment at the workplace.” “The ‘Old Boys Club’ continues to operate at different levels, perhaps […]

The Metropolitan Magistrates Court in Mumbai held that Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is gender-neutral regarding the offender.

In M.R. Sivaramakrishnan v State and another, 2022 the Madras High Court concluded that harassment of a woman would still be an offence punishable under Section 354 IPC while rejecting a petition to quash the final report with regard to a sexual harassment case on the grounds that the harassment did not occur in a […]

Supreme Court on 21 November, Monday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging Section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). SC claims it discriminates against women as it treats the female members of the family as incapable of accepting the summons on behalf of the person summoned.

It is a historical moment as for the first time the pronouns “she” and “her” have been used to refer to all genders in India’s legislative history. In the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, the pronouns used were she and her.

If you’ve been filmed or photographed and gone viral, you may be wondering if there is any legal action you can take.

Teenagers tend to take a road, which might not end well for them, especially in the case of relationships. Often in India, teenage relationships don’t go down well with parents, which may impact teenagers adversely. Recently, the Meghalaya high court directed that the acts of mutual love and affection among a young couple do not amount to sexual assault under the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Act (POCSO). 

As rightly stated by the Hon’ble Court that the test is sexist and patriarchal and its practice should be discontinued. A woman who has suffered sexual assault or rape cannot be put to further ignominy by such test.