[ad_1] Section 498A prescribes imprisonment of up to three years and a fine for subjecting a woman to cruelty NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court said Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with cruelty by a husband or his relatives, would also apply to partners in live-in relationships. The top court said the … Read more
[ad_1] Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: S. Subramanium More than 3,000 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) Group A cadre officers have moved the Supreme Court to challenge the Central Armed Police Force (General Administration) Act, 2026. The petitioners include gallantry award winners and women officers. The Act, passed by the Parliament … Read more
[ad_1] Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay visited Karur earlier this month. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court in appeal against a Madras High Court decision to strike down the grant of government jobs to the family members of Karur stampede victims. … Read more
[ad_1] The judgment said the affidavit had reasoned that the MHA “for obvious reasons, is concerned about the preservation of law and order in the capital and carefully monitors all situations dealing with public order and tranquility”. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Little has been said in the Supreme Court so far about instructions or … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday directed immediate transfers of Kullu deputy commissioner Anurag C Sharma and SP Madan Lal by agreeing with Himachal high court that had ordered their transfers along with that of SDM Nishant Kumar for failing to maintain public order by not preventing rave parties in Kasol from June 7-11.Sharma … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: As government informed Supreme Court that a high-powered committee has been formed for education reform, the court said Monday that some “out-of-box thinking” was needed to address problems faced by the sector, including the recurring problem of paper leaks.Appearing before a bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, solicitor general … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Expressing concern that there has been no let-up in incidents of rape/ gangrape despite punishment for the crimes being made stringent in the aftermath of the horrifying Nirbhaya incident, Supreme Court Monday awarded a 20-year jail term to a rickshaw puller who had raped a woman in 2016 on the pretext of … Read more
[ad_1] On a tree-lined street in north London, known as “Billionaire’s Row,” a clutch of mostly empty mansions sit behind tall hedges and blacked-out gates. As school children wander by, private guards in dark SUVs patrol outside. The people said that while the younger Khamenei refrains from putting assets in his own name, he has been … Read more