"Criminal prosecution against an accused can very well be initiated or continued, notwithstanding his exoneration on the identical charge in the departmental proceedings," the Court held.
The question before the Kerala HC in its 2021 ruling, which the top court will now reconsider, was whether Muslim women lost their right to extrajudicial divorce after the passage of the Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939.
The Kerala High Court on Wednesday held that the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) is empowered to grant compensation to victims under the amended Kerala Victim Compensation Scheme without.
The definition of what legally constitutes obscenity in India is open to interpretation by judges. Young women say the laws are used to stifle their freedom of expression.
The definition of what legally constitutes obscenity in India is open to interpretation by judges. Young women say the laws are used to stifle their freedom of expression.