Isha Das

‘Govt lacks data to claim same-sex marriage urban-elitist concept’, says SC

April 20, 2023

The Supreme Court remarked that the Central Government cannot label homosexuality and the concept of same-sex marriage as urban elitist especially in the absence of data to support this claim. “It may be more urban in its manifestations because more people in urban areas are coming out of the closet,”...

Lord Hanuman’s idol gets freedom after 29 years

March 30, 2023

The wheels of justice run slowly not only for common people of this country but also for God(s). After a long 29-year wait, Arrah Civil Court ordered the release of an idol of Lord Hanuman from the strong room of a police station in Bhojpur district. The case began on...

SC To form Constitutional bench to hear pleas challenging Nikah-Halala

March 24, 2023

The Supreme Court stated on Thursday that it will form a Constitution Bench to hear the plea challenging the practice of bigamy and Nikah-Halala among Muslims “at an appropriate time.” Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay mentioned the plea before a Bench of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud, Justices PS Narasimha and...

Is it inhumane to carry out death penalty by hanging? Supreme Court proposes committee

March 22, 2023

The Supreme Court on Tuesday proposed the formation of an expert committee to investigate whether death by hanging is the most appropriate and painless method of carrying out the death penalty. A bench of Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice P.S. Narasimha asked Attorney General (AG) R Venkataramani...

No compulsory voting, it’s matter of choice, says Delhi HC

March 18, 2023

The Delhi High Court on Friday rejected to hear a PIL filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay seeking mandatory voting in parliamentary and assembly elections. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad stated that voting is a choice and that judges are not lawmakers...