Legal

India recorded 5,737 dowry deaths in 2024, exposing deep legal limits despite enforcement of the decades-old Dowry Prohibition Act.

A Mumbai sessions court acquitted former minister Padamsinh Patil and seven others in the 2006 murder case of Congress leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar.

The Supreme Court links infrastructure for female advocates to constitutional rights under Article 21, proposing national court upgrades.

An Indian national has been sentenced to over five years in prison by a UK court for orchestrating a migrant smuggling ring to France.

Bengaluru accounts for nearly 87% of all dowry cases across 19 major Indian cities, according to the latest NCRB report detailing urban crime trends.

A special CBI court in Mumbai has acquitted former NCP MP Padamsinh Patil and all other co-accused in the 2006 double murder case of Pawanraje Nimbalkar.

Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu inaugurates Delhi’s first all-women police station in Subzi Mandi to secure safety for women and children.

Supreme Court Declares Right to Walk a Fundamental Constitutional Entitlement in India The Supreme Court of India ruled that citizens have a fundamental right to walk on demarcated footpaths, prioritizing pedestrians over motorized vehicles in a landmark judgment that mandates public authorities to build and maintain pedestrian infrastructure. Key Highlights The Supreme Court on Friday…

Canada’s top court has cleared the way for former MLA Joe Anglin to advance his lawsuit against Alberta’s former chief electoral officer.

The Federation of Indian Pilots challenges official AI 171 crash findings, citing simulator data that points to severe electrical failure over pilot action.