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Budhadev Karmaskar v. State of West Bengal, Criminal Appeal No. 135 of 2010 in the Supreme Court of India
This case has arisen out of a criminal appeal in the Supreme Court wherein the accused, Budhadev&...
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Family court casual in granting divorce: Bombay high court
Observing that a family court judge was "casual and negligent" in granting divorce to a man in the absence of his wife, the Bombay high court said it revealed a sorry s...
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April 03, 2012
London: Britain has changed immigration rules to ensure that migrant-spouses from India and other non-EU countries who become victims of domestic violence here are given access to public funds to help them escape abuse.
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There have been 35 complaints filed with the State Human Rights Commission against the police by women — victims of domestic abuse — for not entertaining their complaints and another 88 for harassing victims.
Domestic violenc...
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ANITA ANAND
Mail Today 28 March 2012
It's a story we've heard many times, of a woman being bothered by the persistent interest that a male colleague(sometimes even the boss) is taking in her.
He may be direct a...
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The Delhi high court on Thursday directed the Delhi Police not to harass people from the Northeast and Ladakh because of their facial similarity with Tibetans who have been protesting the visit of China President Hu Jintao.
A ...
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Anti-gay law is offshoot of British colonialism: Centre to Supreme Court
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Islamabad: Over 900 Pakistani women were killed last year in the name of honour for allegedly shaming their families while nearly 4,500 others were the target of domestic violence, the country's top rights watchdog said in a report on Th...
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Removing any misgiving about the claim of a share in the joint family property, the Supreme Court has held that the parents have every right to deny the share to the negligent children who simply do not take care of them in old ag...
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Majority of sexual harassment cases at workplaces go unreported
Hindustan Times Mumbai, March 13, 2012
Soon after Nisha Kale (name changed), 39, joined a private bank in the systems department in 2009, the software engineer complained aga...
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MHA affidavit in SC supports decriminalisation of gay sex
The Union Home Ministry has filed a formal affidavit in the Supreme Court, coming in support of decriminalisation of gay sex among consenting adults...
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28 February 2012, New Delhi.
As earlier scheduled, Novartis’ petition and related matters were listed today before the Supreme Court of India.
The matters were listed before a Division Bench comprising Justice Aftab Alam and Ju...
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India: Justice On Domestic Violence: Next Steps – Pamela Philipose
February 23, 2012
Mr. Wadhwa is a senior citizen living in Delhi. He is also the father of a college lecturer who suffered grievous...
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Consultation on Sexual Harassment at the Workplace
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Novartis case: background and update - Supreme Court of India to recommence hearing
5 September 2011, New Delhi.
Tomorrow, a Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Dalveer Bhandari and ...
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Supreme Court admits Harm Reductionists’ intervention in immunity from prosecution for drug offences case
10th August, Delhi: The Supreme Court allowed the Indian Harm Reduction (IHRN) to intervene and assist the Court i...
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HIV Positive People Demand Immediate Passing of the HIV/AIDS Bill
New Delhi, 4 July 2011: Around 300 people living with HIV/AIDS a staged a dharna outside the Health Ministry today, demanding the immediate tabling of the...
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Clinic or Jail:NGO’s highlight pitfalls in Government’s anti-narcotics’ strategy
New Delhi, 30 June 2011: Is drug addiction a disease or crime, asked NGOs in response to the Government’s call to “...
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Bombay High Court overturns mandatory death penalty for drug offences; first in the world to do so
16 June 2011, Mumbai: In an unprecedented decision, the Bombay High Court struck down the mandatory death penalty for drug offe...
