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Supreme Court Declines to Direct Implementation of Community Kitchens Scheme in Food Security Petition. Court Upholds Existing Legal Framework Under National Food Security Act, 2013, Citing Limited Judicial Review in Policy Matters and Comprehensive Rights-Based Approach Already in Place.

The petitioners, claiming to be social activists, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions against States and Uni...

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Supreme Court Upholds Section 18A of SC/ST Act Against Challenge of Unconstitutionality — Amendment Restores Pre-Dr. Subhash Kashinath Position After Review

The petitioners challenged the constitutional validity of Section 18A of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 198...

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Supreme Court Allows Appeal and Quashes FIR in Child Marriage Case — High Court's Recall of Protection Order and Direction for Prosecution Set Aside. Section 9 of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 does not apply to a male between 18-21 marrying an adult female.

The Supreme Court allowed an appeal against the High Court's order recalling police protection and directing registration of an FIR under Section 9 of...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Guidelines on Arrest and Anticipatory Bail Under SC/ST Act. Directions Requiring Preliminary Enquiry and Approval for Arrest Quashed as Legislative Overreach, but Anticipatory Bail Direction Upheld.

The Union of India filed a review petition against the Supreme Court's judgment dated 20.3.2018 in Criminal Appeal No.416 of 2018, which had issued gu...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Divorce Petition in Favor of Wife Due to Hardship and Medical Grounds. Wife's Convenience and Childcare Needs Outweigh Husband's Choice of Forum Under Section 24 CPC.

The applicant wife filed a miscellaneous civil application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of the divorce peti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Lack of Direct Evidence and Unreliable Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder of three-year-old girl set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Smt. Ranjana Bhagwan Gotarne, was convicted by the learned Extra Joint Ad hoc Additional Sessions Judge, Thane in Sessions Case No. 36 ...

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Bombay High Court Expresses Concern Over State's Failure to Combat Child Deaths Due to Malnutrition in Tribal Districts. Court notes marginal decrease in child mortality despite welfare schemes, indicating improper implementation or failure of schemes.

The Bombay High Court was hearing a suo motu writ petition based on newspaper reports about the untimely death of many children due to malnutrition in...