Nepal’s President Ram Chandra Poudel promulgated the Constitutional Council Ordinance, which is a legal instrument used to amend or introduce provisions with immediate effect under the country’s constitutional...
The Union Cabinet approved on 5 May 2026 a proposal to increase the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 33 to 37, excluding the Chief Justice of...
The Supreme Court of India has examined the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, in cases involving unwanted pregnancies of minors and has asked for consideration of...
The Supreme Court has observed that stronger enforcement of existing laws, rather than the creation of new laws, is essential to tackle hate speech and hate crimes in...
The Supreme Court has observed that quitting a live-in relationship is not a criminal offence if the relationship was consensual. While hearing the plea of a woman who...
The Supreme Court-appointed expert committee has framed minimum standards for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across hospitals in India, creating a uniform benchmark for infrastructure, staffing and patient care....
The Supreme Court has held that the right to safe travel on National Highways is part of the fundamental Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the...
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court allowed a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her 31-week pregnancy, stressing that reproductive autonomy is a fundamental right under Article 21...
The Supreme Court has clarified that persons who give dowry, including a bride and her family, cannot be prosecuted under the Dowry Prohibition Act if they are the...
The Supreme Court has clarified a key issue surrounding West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, ruling that voters whose appeals against exclusion are accepted by...
