Kerala High Court will initiate suo moto criminal contempt against CPIM leader R. Rajesh for a Facebook post aimed at pressurising the court. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh said, “Only over my dead body, he can put pressure.”
The Supreme Court has directed the inclusion of a woman judicial officer in committees overseeing women inmates in each West Bengal district. This decision follows concerns about women’s jail conditions, including high pregnancy rates and children living in jails. The expansion aims to enhance women prisoners’ safety and conditions, with a focus on prison reforms.