Indian Supreme Court
Indian Supreme Court's Handbook / A glimmer of hope for gender justice
Throughout this booklet, which is primarily meant to be read by lawyers and judges, India's apex court has provided an exhaustive list of stereotype-promoting language that should be replaced by alternative language.
Gender biases in the courtroom
Indian Supreme Court's initiative should inspire Bangladeshi legal community
Indian Supreme Court frees Rajiv Gandhi's killers
India's top court Friday ordered the release of six people convicted over the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
Bilkis Bano gang-rape case: India’s top court will hear petition challenging release of convicts
India’s Supreme Court today (August 23, 2022) agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) – challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in a case relating to the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of 13 people, including her three-year-old child, during the riots in Gujarat state over two decades ago.
Final Assam NRC a flawed document
The Assam Public Works (APW), an NGO and the original petitioner in the Supreme Court which led to the update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, says the final NRC is a “flawed document”.
Publish list of names excluded in Assam NRC online Aug 31: Indian SC
India’s Supreme Court orders that the list of those people who are excluded from the final National Register of Citizens in Assam be published only online on August 31.
District-wise figures released for Assam NRC
The Assam government releases district-wise break down of figures and claims large-scale fudging of “legacy documents” by people in the districts bordering Bangladesh to get their names included in the document.
Assam NRC draft / Indian SC extends deadline for claims, objections till Dec 15
In a major relief to the 4.7 million people left out of the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the Indian Supreme Court extends the deadline for filing claims and objections of people excluded from the document till December 15.
'Husband isn't the master of woman'
After decriminalizing consensual gay sex between two adults, the Indian Supreme Court rules that adultery is not a crime, scrapping an "archaic" law saying the "husband is not the master of the wife."
A glimmer of hope for gender justice
Throughout this booklet, which is primarily meant to be read by lawyers and judges, India's apex court has provided an exhaustive list of stereotype-promoting language that should be replaced by alternative language.
Gender biases in the courtroom
Indian Supreme Court's initiative should inspire Bangladeshi legal community
Indian Supreme Court frees Rajiv Gandhi's killers
India's top court Friday ordered the release of six people convicted over the assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
Bilkis Bano gang-rape case: India’s top court will hear petition challenging release of convicts
India’s Supreme Court today (August 23, 2022) agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) – challenging the remission granted to 11 convicts in a case relating to the gang-rape of Bilkis Bano and murder of 13 people, including her three-year-old child, during the riots in Gujarat state over two decades ago.
Final Assam NRC a flawed document
The Assam Public Works (APW), an NGO and the original petitioner in the Supreme Court which led to the update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state, says the final NRC is a “flawed document”.
Publish list of names excluded in Assam NRC online Aug 31: Indian SC
India’s Supreme Court orders that the list of those people who are excluded from the final National Register of Citizens in Assam be published only online on August 31.
District-wise figures released for Assam NRC
The Assam government releases district-wise break down of figures and claims large-scale fudging of “legacy documents” by people in the districts bordering Bangladesh to get their names included in the document.
Indian SC extends deadline for claims, objections till Dec 15
In a major relief to the 4.7 million people left out of the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the Indian Supreme Court extends the deadline for filing claims and objections of people excluded from the document till December 15.
'Husband isn't the master of woman'
After decriminalizing consensual gay sex between two adults, the Indian Supreme Court rules that adultery is not a crime, scrapping an "archaic" law saying the "husband is not the master of the wife."
India’s Supreme Court asks authorities not to take any coercive action over Assam’s draft NRC
The Supreme Court of India says the publication of the complete draft NRC of Assam cannot be the basis of any coercive action against anyone since it is merely a draft.