Transgender Amendment Act: Centre Urges Supreme Court To Transfer All Petitions From High Courts

The Union Government told the Supreme Court Of India that it has moved petitions to shift all cases pending before different High Courts. These matters question the constitutionality of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026.

Threatening To Publish Video Of Woman Disrobing Amounts To Criminal Intimidation: Supreme Court

Supreme Court held that threatening to upload on social media a video showing a woman disrobing or bathing amounts to criminal intimidation under Section 506 IPC Such threat is treated as imputing unchastity and criminal intimidation offence also

Candidate Facing Serious Criminal Charges Is Not Suitable For Civil Police: Allahabad High Court Rules

The Allahabad High Court held that a candidate facing serious criminal charges cannot be regarded as suitable for appointment to a disciplined force like civil police, even when pending cases truthfully disclosed in the application form.

Big Relief for Engineer Rashid: Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail for Father’s Last Rites

The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh until June 2 in an alleged terror financing case. The relief followed the death of his father prompting the court to temporarily suspend custody.

Recognition of Puberty Marriage Under Muslim Personal Law Can’t Extend to Live-in Relationships: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court held that although some schools of Muslim personal law allow marriage once a person attains puberty, this recognition cannot extend to a live-in relationship. The court clarified that such relationships remain outside recognised boundaries.

Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid Sheikh Seeks Modification Of Interim Bail Order In Delhi High Court

Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh’s counsel approached the Delhi High Court seeking a modification of his interim bail order. He requested permission to travel to Delhi to meet his ailing father, recently shifted from Srinagar to AIIMS Delhi.

Big Relief for Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid: Delhi HC Grants 1-Week Interim Bail To Visit His Ailing Father

The Delhi High Court granted jailed Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid a week of interim bail to visit his ailing father, allowing him to stay at home or hospital. The court ordered constant supervision by two police personnel present.

No Court Can Compel a Woman or Minor to Continue Pregnancy Against Her Will: Supreme Court Permits 15-Year-Old’s Medical Abortion

Today, On 24th April, The Supreme Court observed that no court can compel a woman, especially a minor, to carry a pregnancy against her will, emphasising reproductive autonomy. It permitted a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her pregnancy despite crossing seven months gestation.

Go in Your Lamborghini, Sweep the Streets: Karnataka High Court Slams Traffic Violator, Imposes Community Service

The Karnataka High Court directed a green Lamborghini owner, caught on video driving recklessly, to perform community service as a condition to quash the criminal case against him. “Go in your Lamborghini, sweep the streets,” the Bench said, rejecting his offer to teach students about traffic rules as ironic.

Lawyer Cannot Claim Delay Because He Couldn’t Understand Lower Court Order: Delhi HC Slams Excuse

The Delhi High Court held that neither an advocate nor a self-represented litigant can justify a long delay in filing an appeal by claiming they could not understand the court order, stressing that legal research or consultation is only a routine exercise.