Colonoscopy performed without the patient's informed consent at a Thrissur hospital led to a bowel perforation and emergency surgery, a Ker...

Inconsistency in witness testimony led to a 1957 executed registered sale deed being ordered for cancellation and a long battle for buyer t...

France's National Assembly has given final approval to a landmark bill concerning end-of-life care. This legislation permits adults with in...

Two mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...

Household robots, equipped with advanced AI and mobility, pose significant privacy risks, collecting vast amounts of personal data beyond t...

The Supreme Court has declared that a physical relationship between consenting unmarried adults does not reflect negatively on character. T...

Judge Malhotra was part of a 5-judge bench that held Section 377 of IPC to be in violation of the constitutional right to equality and dign...

While former Attorney General Soli Sorabjee termed it as a "celebratory" judgment, senior advocate Anand Grover said the verdict will chang...

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra had reserved its verdict on July 17 after hearing various stakeholders,...

Adulterous men, according to current law can be punished under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code.

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1861 criminalises sexual acts, “carnal intercourse”, considered to be “against the order of nature” a...

Tushar Mehta reminded the court of provisions in the Hindu Marriage Act disallowing ‘sapinda’ marriages in this context.

It seems more a case of passing the buck to the government and Parliament in times when questions on judicial over-reach have been raised.

Dilution of Section 377 may legalise sexual exploitation of children.

The Supreme Court refused to put on hold the Delhi HC order decriminalising gay sex among the consenting adults. There is no penal conseque...

Certain religious leaders on Thursday strongly disapproved of the Delhi High Court judgement which legalized gay sex among consenting adult...

Following is the chronology of the eight year-long legal proceedings which ended on Thursday with the Delhi High Court legalising gay sex a...