The Supreme Court’s judgment in this case revisits a constitutional fault line that has repeatedly surfaced in recent years the misuse of criminal law to penalise speech and the delicate balance between public order and individual liberty. The decision does not merely determine the fate of one prosecution; it clarifies the boundaries of State power when invoking penal provisions against expression that is controversial, critical, or uncomfortable . The case arose from the r

The Supreme Court’s decision in this Case revisits a recurring tension in criminal jurisprudence the extent to which procedural lapses or evidentiary inconsistencies can erode the presumption of guilt in serious criminal prosecutions. What's The Matter? The case arose out of a prosecution that rested substantially on circumstantial evidence, the alleged murder of a close family member within the domestic sphere, where suspicion fell upon the accused primarily on the basis o

The Allahabad High Court’s judgment in Writ-C No. 35171 of 2025 and connected matters, (decided on 1 7 December 2025) marks one of the most comprehensive judicial engagements with the constitutional status of live-in relationships in India. The ruling firmly situates personal autonomy, choice of partner, and the right to cohabit within the protective ambit of Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution, while decisively rejecting moral objections as a basis for denying State pro

The Supreme Court’s decision in Mission Accessibility v. Union of India  (2025 INSC 1376) marks another incremental but significant step in the Court’s ongoing project of transforming formal guarantees of equality into substantive mechanisms of inclusion. Delivered in the context of public examinations spaces that often operate as gateways to socio-economic mobility the judgment reinforces that constitutional protections for persons with disabilities are not ornamental pro

The Singapore Court of Appeal in Dan v Public Prosecutor  [2025] SGCA 45 has delivered one of its sternest condemnations of child...

When public safety clashes with animal rights , law must tread carefully and India’s Supreme Court, in its revised stray dog directive ,...

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The 1925 trial of John Thomas Scopes, a high school teacher from Dayton, Tennessee , stands as a pivotal moment in the history of...

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Erin Patterson, 50, has been found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth by serving them a toxic...

In a historic move that could reshape end-of-life care in Britain, the UK Parliament has voted in favor of legalizing assisted dying for...

n a verdict that reinforces the judiciary’s evolving understanding of consent and false promise-to-marry allegations, the Supreme Court...

(हिंदी अनुवाद नीचे है) In a decision that harmonizes statutory rigidity with constitutional compassion, the Supreme Court in In Re: Right...

Washington , USA ,in a rare moment of bipartisan unity, the U.S. Congress has passed the Take It Down Act, a landmark bill...

In a significant reiteration of procedural caution in matrimonial disputes, the Supreme Court in a case  has once again drawn a decisive...

(हिंदी अनुवाद नीचे  है ) In a profound exercise of its constitutional mandate, the Supreme Court on April 22, 2025, dissolved a...

In a resounding affirmation of the State’s duty to protect its most vulnerable citizens, the Supreme Court of India on April 15, 2025,...

In a ruling that underscores the judiciary’s growing intolerance for belated claims rooted in decades-old transactions , the Supreme...

The recent ruling in Prashant Gupta & Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh  has reignited debate on the scope of abetment in rape cases,...

In a landmark judgment delivered on March 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of India quashed an FIR against Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgadhi,...