Category: Judiciary
Indian supreme court decriminalises homosexuality
Landmark ruling for gay rights striking down colonial-era law is hailed by LGBTI campaigners
Read more‘A better life’: India moves a step closer to legalising gay sex
Homeless couple who shared windfall with friends on trial for money laundering
Joey D and Kimberley A found €300,000 while squatting in abandoned building, Belgian court hears
Read moreJapan: man freed after 45 years on death row could go back to jail
Stab victim Khadija Siddiqi: ‘My case is a fight for all Pakistani women’
The woman whose attempted murder by an ex-boyfriend became a cause celebre hopes her legal battle will inspire other women Read more
Delhi Court summons senior Congress leader as accused In the “death” of his wife Sunanda Pushkar
North India Kaleidoscope Bureau NEW DELHI: Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has been summoned by a Delhi Court to appear as an accused on July 7... Read more
Cheryl Grimmer’s accused killer intended to rape her first, court told
Wollongong court hears of alleged confession, including details of how then 15-year-old gagged the three-year-old and strangled her
Read moreBoy, 16, charged with rape of four-year-old boy in remote Northern Territory community
Charges follow last month’s alleged sexual assault of two-year-old in Tennant Creek, which is also in the Barkly region
Read moreVideo evidence is taking over – and damaging the credibility of our courts
The technology has become widespread in the UK. But it is notoriously unreliable – and the testimonies can be misleading
Read moreIndian jewellery tycoon hunted over claims he cheated bank of $1.8bn
Nirav Modi is thought to have left country before investigators began criminal case against him
Read moreCBI FILES CHARGESHEET AGAINST 34 ACCUSED INCLUDING FORMER HARYANA CM BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA,EX-BUREAUCRATS,OTHERS IN GURGAON LAND SCAM CASE
Rajesh Ahuja Chandigarh/Panchkula: The former Haryana Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda is in ” trouble” as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge... Read more
India’s top judges issue unprecedented warning over integrity of supreme court
Four justices call extraordinary press conference to warn that bribery row has ‘far-reaching consequences’ for India
Read moreAfter the Bombay High Court’s judgment on RERA, the Khattar Govt must review the RERA- Surjewala
North India Kaleidoscope Bureau Chandigarh: “In light of the Bombay High Court’s judgment on the constitutional validity of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA), the Haryana Government must review its... Read more
Delhi police raid ‘spiritual university’ and find women behind locked doors
Women held at compound run by guru appear drugged, with city’s commissioner for women fearful it is a site for sexual exploitation
Read moreCollapse of rape cases is result of austerity, says Shami Chakrabarti
Shadow attorney general calls for police and CPS to be properly resourced after row over disclosure of evidence
Read moreDelhi high court takes up lawsuit into Adani Group fraud allegations
Indian government ordered to respond to claims energy firms conspired to siphon money from state and defraud consumers
Read moreThe Observer view on the effectiveness of international law
World justice is failing the innocent when tyrants kill with impunity Read more
India’s supreme court bans Diwali fireworks in Delhi to tackle pollution
Ruling made in effort to halt spike in toxic smog that led to closure of schools, power stations and construction sites last year
Read moreIndian government advised to ‘discredit’ slavery research
Prime minister Narendra Modi pressured to condemn Australian report on modern slavery over fears it could tarnish India’s image
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