The Allahabad High Court has observed that a married man staying in a live-in relationship with an adult woman, with her full consent, does not commit any criminal offence under Indian law. The court made it clear that social morality cannot override legal rights and that morality and law must be kept apart. The ruling…
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of India declared unconstitutional a provision in the Social Security Code that restricted maternity leave for adoptive mothers only if the adopted child was under three months old. Equality in Parental Benefits The bench ruled that limiting leave based on the age of the adopted child lacked rational nexus with…
Court Takes Suo Motu Cognisance The Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of illegal sand mining taking place in the National Chambal Sanctuary, highlighting serious environmental concerns. The matter was raised after reports indicated that large-scale sand extraction was occurring even in protected areas of the sanctuary. A bench comprising Justice Vikram…
Supreme Court Intervenes in Cash-for-Query Case The Supreme Court has stayed a directive issued by the Delhi High Court that permitted the Lokpal to consider granting sanction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for filing a chargesheet against Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra in the alleged cash-for-query case. The development comes amid an ongoing…
