The Centre has proposed a 30-day grace period after the expiry of a driving licence, during which it will continue to remain valid. The provision is part of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, introduced in the Lok Sabha by Jitin Prasada. The bill seeks to amend 79 central laws across 23 ministries. Read More…
Parliament on Wednesday passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Rajya Sabha approving the legislation a day after it was cleared by the Lok Sabha. The bill introduces key changes to the existing law, including provisions on punishment and the scope of protections offered to transgender persons. The amendment proposes Read More…
The Supreme Court of India has said that a wife not doing housework cannot be treated as cruelty. The observation came while hearing a divorce plea filed by a husband. He claimed that his wife refused to cook and sought divorce on that ground. A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vikram Nath heard the Read More…
New Delhi : The Supreme Court of India said people have the right to criticise its judgments. The court refused to hear a plea seeking removal of a remark from an old Class 8 Social Science textbook of NCERT. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant made the observation. Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Read More…
Former Rajasthan CM says episode raises serious concerns about the Union government’s functioning Jaipur: Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, on Saturday questioned the Union government over the detention of activist Sonam Wangchuk, stating that the entire episode raises serious concerns about the functioning of the Centre. While welcoming Wangchuk’s release, Gehlot said the Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has submitted a new affidavit in the Supreme Court regarding the issue of women’s entry into the Sabarimala temple. The state has taken the position that if the court considers examining the long-standing customs followed at Sabarimala, such a process should be carried out only after detailed consultations with scholars and Read More…
Court finds violation of Companies Act; all office-bearers removed, new Board of Directors to be appointed Kochi: The Kerala High Court has disqualified Vellappally Natesan from the post of General Secretary of SNDP Yogam after finding violations of the Companies Act. The court also disqualified all office-bearers of the organisation, including President M.N. Soman and Read More…
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has admitted the appeal filed by the Kerala government in the high-profile actress assault case in Kochi and issued notices to the accused, including actor Dileep. The court accepted the state government’s appeal challenging the trial court verdict that had acquitted the accused in the case. Following this, the High Read More…
By Our Legal Correspondent New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Sept 26 found no “error apparent on the face of the record” or merit in a petition filed by the Gujarat Government to review adverse remarks made against it by the apex court in a judgment delivered on January 08 this year. The judgment had Read More…
By Adv C K George Kolkata: The legal experts were of the opinion here that stricter punishment like death sentence was not the proper step to prevent crimes against women like rape and murder. If the stricter punishment reduced the felonies, the Arabian Gulf countries would have been free from felonies against women, the experts Read More…