New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) In a continued push towards ensuring accessible and expeditious justice, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) will organise the second National Lok Adalat of 2026 on May 9 across the country. The nationwide initiative, to be held under the leadership of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, Patron-in-Chief of NALSA, and Justice Vikram Nath, Executive Chairman, seeks to promote amicable settlement of disputes and reduce the burden on courts through participator…
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New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the brutal assault on a woman advocate, who was allegedly stabbed multiple times by her husband in Delhi, and ordered an inquiry into serious allegations that three hospitals refused to provide her emergency medical treatment despite her critical condition. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi registered the suo motu case after receiving a letter from advocate Sneha Kalit…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday said the BJP government’s Transgender Persons Amendment Bill is a “brazen attack” on the constitutional rights and identity of transgender people, adding that the Congress party unequivocally opposes the legislation. Taking to the social media platform ‘X’, Gandhi stated that the proposed Bill undermines the fundamental rights of transgender individuals. He said that the “regressive” legislation …
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) Members of Kolkata’s queer community, along with legal experts, have raised serious concerns over the proposed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that it could restrict the right to self-identification for transgender persons.The Bill, recently introduced in Parliament by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar, has drawn criticism for allegedly narrowing the definition of transgender identity and proposin…