Justice Indu Malhotra has joined the constitutional bench of Supreme Court in the alleged sexual harassment case filed against Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi after Justice NV Ramana opted out of it. It was after the former Supreme Court staffer, who has accused CJI Gogoi of sexual harassment, objected to Justice Ramana’s presence in […]

The Supreme Court on Thursday commenced hearing in the case of adultery law of Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code. The law criminalizes adultery committed by a woman in a marriage and punishes her lover if the husband takes legal action against them. The five-judge constitutional bench started hearing advocate Kaleeswaram Raj’s submission, who […]

On the third day of the Supreme Court hearing in the case of Section 377 law that criminalizes homosexuality, Senior advocate Shyam Divan started by pointing out the difference between Article 14, which is derived from the UK and which says “equality before law”, and the 14th amendment of the US which says “equal protection […]

The Central government has passed the file of Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra and elevated her to become the senior judge of the Supreme Court, sources in the Law Ministry said on Wednesday. With this, Malhotra also becomes the first Supreme Court judge appointed directly from the bar. She will take an oath as a judge […]