SC to examine whether transgender person who becomes woman after surgery can seek relief under Domestic Violence Act"Leave granted. Hearing expedited. Counsel who is appearing through caveat, waives formal notice on behalf of the respondents. She prays fo...
Women in live-in relationships can also file domestic violence cases: High CourtThe Kerala high court has ruled that women in live-in relationships can seek legal recourse under the Protection of Women from Domestic Vio...
NPF demands withdrawal of AFSPARaising the matter during the Zero Hour, the Kenye said several members had expressed apprehension about the "misuse and abuse of special p...
Relief of right to residence to woman under domestic violence law 'relevant' in civil courts: Supreme CourtA bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah also termed as "incorrect law" and set aside an earlier judgment's ...
Situation tense in Jamia Millia Islamia, many students decide to leave for homeThe university had turned into a battlefield on Sunday as police entered the campus and also used force, following protest against the Citi...
Bombay HC: Civil court can grant Muslim wife maintenanceThe key factor, the judge said, is that law expects all disputes should be decided in one forum to avoid multiplicity of proceedings.
Court grants bail to two 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accusedSudhakar Chaturvedi and Sudhakar Dwivedi alias Shankaracharya, facing conspiracy charges, were granted bail by NIA Court judge SD Tekale.
Why the wheels of filling judicial vacancies are slowIn a 45-minute-long speech, in which his voice choked with emotion, Thakur blamed the central government for dragging its feet on the issue...
AP: Government will stick to bifurcation act, says DV Sadananda GowdaThe Centre will stick to implementing the assurances provided in the AP Reorganisation Act-2014 with regard to bifurcation of Andhra Prades...
No plan to allow undertrials cast vote: GovernmentGowda informed Lok Sabha in a written response that there are no plans to amend the Representation of People Act for the purpose.
Bombay High Court quashes domestic violence plaint against Dimple Kapadia, familyBombay High Court today quashed a complaint of domestic violence lodged against them by the late actor's alleged live-in partner Anita Adva...
Save Family Foundation demands merger of section 498 A and DV act"SIFF wants that the section 498-A of IPC and the Domestic Violence Act must be amended and merged into a single law."
Domestic violence cases rise in Gujarat,conviction rate goes downhillIn 2013, the country registered 1,18,866 cases of domestic violence with a rise of 11.6 per cent from 1,06,527 cases in 2012.
Supreme Court frames guidelines for determining live-in relationsDuration of relation, shared household, pooling of resources are the guidelines SC framed for including live-in relations under 'nature of ...
If married man walks out of relation, live-in partner not entitled to relief: SCDomestic Violence Act could not be invoked by a woman in a live-in relationship with a married man, especially if she knew his marital stat...
- Wage Boards to submit report on newspaper employees to Govt on Friday
The report of the Wage Boards would then be examined by the Labour and Employment Ministry before being put up before the Cabinet for its a...
- Now women can be prosecuted in domestic violence cases
A woman can be prosecuted under the Domestic Violence Act as absence of such a provision can encourage the men to instigate female members ...