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However, the Court granted protection to the live-in couple in view of Supreme Court's observation that adult couples have a right to reside together even if not of marriageable age.

The Kerala High Court stated that the right to be enlarged on bail is an indefeasible part of the right to personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution and cannot be denied by imposing...

The Court, however, also said that the exercise of such right comes along with the responsibility to “discharge duties that arise on exercise of such an option.”

The High Court said that prolonged incarceration militates against Article 21 of the Constitution and that conditional liberty must override the statutory embargo under Section 37, NDPS Act.

The courts decision came on a batch of petitions by several PAPs with two biological children who applied for adoption of a third child as per the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Love is a construct and feeling that we all are familiar with. It wouldnt be wrong to assume that we have exhibited it for atleast one person in our lifetimes – maybe a parent, a sibling, a friend, a...

The Calcutta High Court has held that filling up gaps in the prosecution case by invoking Section 53A (examination of person accused of rape by medical practitioner) of the Criminal Procedure Code...

Many such orders are passed in cases involving sexual relationships, not just of same-sex couples, but also in cases of married and unmarried heterosexual couples.

The Kerala High Court today permitted a queer man to attend his deceased live-in partners last rites, given that the said partners bereaved family does not object to it.Justice Devan Ramachandran...

The Kerala High Court has emphasized the importance of scientific evidence in criminal cases and observed that the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) cannot delay scientific reports stating a dearth of...