Friday, May 3, 2024

Topic: Supreme Court of India

Explainer: What does Supreme Court’s handbook on gender stereotypes say?

The Supreme Court of India has released a handbook to combat gender stereotyping which, as it has observed, clouded the judgments of several High Courts in the matters related to sexual and gendered violence.

Academic gets two weeks’ protection from arrest in case registered after interview on Manipur

The Supreme Court on Monday gave Hyderabad University professor, Kham Khan Suan Hausing, two weeks’ protection from coercive action in criminal proceedings instituted against him following his interview on Manipur to a news portal.

Former Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik gets interim bail by Supreme Court over medical grounds

Former Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik has been granted interim bail for two months on medical grounds by the Supreme Court on Friday.

They committed 3 gangrapes & murdered 14; Do they deserve leniency? asks Bilkis Bano’s lawyer to Supreme Court

Do the men convicted for gang-raping Bilkis Bano and killing 14 members of her family in front of her eyes deserve the leniency they have been accorded, Bano’s counsel Advocate Shobha Gupta asked the Supreme Court of India on Monday.

‘The Kerala Story’: How an Indian film ignited violence against Muslims and challenges to interfaith marriage

Wajiha Mehdi, University of British Columbia A controversial low-budget Indian feature film The Kerala Story, about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, has been causing a...

Supreme Court refuses to stop rallies announced by VHP in Delhi; directs to ensure law and order

Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stop rallies announced by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in Delhi-NCR following Nuh Violence, directing the police authorities to ensure that no violence or hate speeches take place in the rallies.