Search Results for "women's rights"

Trending :

Bombay High Court Allows Appeals by Acquiring Body in Land Acquisition Compensat...
Bombay High Court Dismisses NHAI Appeals in Land Acquisition Compensation Disput...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging Concurrent Findings in Sui...
Supreme Court Upholds Refusal to Eschew Proof Affidavit in Probate Proceedings. ...
Supreme Court Allows Agriculturists' Appeal for Enhanced Compensation; Condones ...

Search Results for "women's rights"

1158 result(s) found

Home Search Results

Scroll Down To Discover

Found 1158 result(s)

High Court

Bombay High Court Strikes Down Surrogacy Rule Requiring Certificate of Genetic Abnormality for Intending Couple. Rule 1(d)(I) & (II) of Surrogacy (Regulation) Amendment Rules, 2023 held ultra vires the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 as it imposes additional condition beyond the Act.

9 Feb 2024

The petitioners, a married couple, sought to have a child through surrogacy due to the wife's medical issues. They challenged Rule 1(d)(I) & (II) of t...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Husband Under Section 498A IPC and Dowry Prohibition Act -- Allegations Found General and Unsubstantiated in Matrimonial Discord Case -- Proceedings Set Aside as Counterblast to Legal Notice

19 Dec 2025

The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal filed by the husband against the Telangana High Court order refusing to quash criminal proceedings under...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Partition Appeal for Widow Under Hindu Women's Right to Property Act, 1937 — Half Share Upheld Despite Pre-1956 Death. Court holds that Section 3(2) of the 1937 Act creates a widow's interest in her husband's property, which is not extinguished by subsequent events.

10 Jul 2014

The case involves a second appeal by the legal representatives of the original plaintiff Chandrabai, who filed a suit for partition and separate posse...

High Court

Bombay High Court Dismisses Railways' Petition Challenging Equal Pension to Two Widows. Railway Pension Rules Allow Payment to Multiple Widows in Equal Shares Despite Second Marriage Being Void Under Hindu Marriage Act.

20 Nov 2014

The Union of India, through the General Manager of South East Central Railway, Bilaspur, and the Divisional Railway Manager, Nagpur, filed a writ peti...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Wife to Implead Mother-in-Law in Domestic Violence Proceedings Before Family Court — Section 2(q) of DV Act Permits Relief Against Relative of Husband. The Court held that the mother-in-law is a proper party under Section 2(q) and Section 26 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, and cannot be deleted under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC.

4 Aug 2015

The petitioner, Ms. Ambreen Akhoon, filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 11.5.2015 passed by the Family Court at Bandra, Mumbai in Petitio...

High Court

Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Labour Court Order in Industrial Dispute — Matter Remanded for Fresh Adjudication on Merits. Failure to Provide Reasoned Decision and Non-Consideration of Evidence Constitutes Violation of Principles of Natural Justice.

9 Apr 2026

The petitioner, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals Limited, challenged an order of the Labour Court, Nashik, dated 30 November 2024, which dismissed the ...

High Court

High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition by Mother and Brother Against Orders Granting Maintenance to Respondent Daughter/Sister Under Domestic Violence Act. The court upheld the concurrent findings of the courts below that the respondent was entitled to maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, even though she was not residing with the petitioners at the time of filing the complaint.

11 Dec 2019

The petitioners, Smt. N.S. Leelavathi (mother) and Sri R. Shiva Prathap (brother), filed a criminal revision petition under Section 397 read with 401 ...

High Court

Bombay High Court Confirms Death Sentence for Rape and Murder of a Minor, Upholding Conviction Based on Circumstantial Evidence and DNA Match. The Court Holds That the Brutal Sexual Assault and Killing of a Six-Year-Old Girl Falls Within the Rarest of Rare Category Warranting the Death Penalty Under Sections 302, 376, 377, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code.

14 Oct 2015

The case arose from a reference for confirmation of death sentence imposed by the Additional Sessions Judge, Thane, and an appeal by the convict. The ...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Bail in Elgar Parishad Case: High Court Erred in Remanding Bail Application Without Considering Merits Despite Supplementary Chargesheet. The Court held that the High Court must consider the entire material, including supplementary chargesheet, while exercising its bail jurisdiction under Section 439 CrPC, and the bar under Section 43-D(5) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 requires a prima facie assessment of the accusation.

15 Apr 2024

The appellant, Shoma Kanti Sen, was arrested on 06.06.2018 in connection with FIR No. 04/2018 registered at Vishrambaug Police Station, Pune, alleging...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows Appeals Against High Court Order Quashing Selection Process for Technical Assistant Posts. Revision of Category-Wise Vacancies After Written Examination Does Not Change Rules of the Game When Done to Fulfill Reservation Mandates.

30 Sep 2019

The Supreme Court heard appeals against a High Court judgment that quashed the selection process for 6628 posts of Technical Assistant (Group-C) in th...

29 30 31 32 33

Full Name * Username * Mobile Number * Email Address * State/UT * City * Password * Confirm Password * Referral Code (Optional)