Judiciary

Cuttack: On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a brother for repeatedly raping his 14-year-old sister, resulting in her pregnancy. Pronouncing the verdict in open court, Single…
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New Delhi: Insulting a woman or being rude to her and not behaving in a chivalrous manner will not amount to outraging the modesty of a woman, the Delhi High Court held on Tuesday while setting aside an order putting a man on trial for…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court, while acquitting a death-row convict, said that ‘great caution’ must be exercised while relying on dying declarations even though the law attaches a presumption of truthfulness to such statements. The…
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New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has refused to entertain the State’s appeal against a man’s acquittal in a case of raping his 15-year-old wife, saying his physical relationship with her cannot be termed as rape. The High Court upheld a…
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Cuttack: Modifying its May 1 order, the Orissa High Court on Tuesday lifted the interim stay on recruitment of 7483 nursing officers. However, hearing on plea of pharmacists and paramedics applicants, seeking preference in the…
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Bhubaneswar: Chief Justice of Orissa High Court Subhasis Talapatra inaugurated the PK Dhal Memorial Moot Court hall and a network resource centre for the benefits of students at University Law College, Utkal University here on Saturday. …
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New Delhi: Social media users should be careful about its impact and reach, said the Supreme Court as it dismissed a petition filed by actor and former Tamil Nadu MLA SV Shekher, who is facing cases for sharing a Facebook post in 2018…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s response on the application of the Romeo-Juliet law to India to decriminalise consensual teenage sex as a PIL claimed millions of under-18 girls and over-18 boys engage in…
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New Delhi: In a big step to weed out stereotypes and perceived notions against women, the Supreme Court, in a maiden initiative, has compiled a glossary of words to be avoided by judges and lawyers in writing judgments or filing cases…
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New Delhi: Citing it as a classic illustration of abuse of the process of law, the Karnataka HC quashed two criminal cases filed against a Bengaluru man by a woman, alleging breach of promise of marriage after being in a relationship for…
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