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India's Supreme Court is making sure millions of girls can stay in school by requiring every school to provide free sanitary napkins and working gender-segregated bathrooms. The court will monitor progress every three months to ensure no girl has to miss class during her period.
India's Supreme Court just ruled that thousands of women military officers were unfairly judged for promotions because their performance reviews were written when they had no chance at full careers. The court ordered full pensions and permanent commissions for those affected.
India's Supreme Court just ruled that menstrual health is a fundamental right, ordering every school in the country to provide free sanitary pads to girls. The landmark decision also mandates separate, accessible toilets in all schools, with real consequences for those who don't comply.
India's Supreme Court has directed a national committee to create a comprehensive plan making prisons accessible for inmates with disabilities. The landmark order recognizes that dignity and equality must extend behind prison walls too.
India's Supreme Court is stepping in to protect protesters and police with new nationwide guidelines. The landmark move follows clashes at student demonstrations, signaling hope for safer democratic expression across the country.
A Mumbai court ruled that a 12-year-old U.S. citizen will stay with his mother in India instead of returning to his father in the UK, prioritizing the child's emotional wellbeing. The judges decided keeping the boy with his mom was in his best interest after meeting him personally.
India's Calcutta High Court ruled that blocking people over 45 from running government ration shops is unfair and unconstitutional. The decision opens up thousands of small business opportunities to experienced workers who were arbitrarily excluded.
India's Supreme Court ordered states to withdraw criminal cases against students who protested NEET exam irregularities. The decision marks a major victory for youth activists who demanded accountability in the country's medical school entrance testing system.
A high court in India canceled the illegal transfer of 184 welfare plots meant for a historically disadvantaged nomadic community, ensuring housing meant to heal past injustice stays with those it was designed to help. The ruling ordered a probe into outsiders who acquired the land through backdoor deals.
In a major ruling on legal standards, India's Allahabad High Court overturned a life sentence when prosecutors couldn't prove a man was even present during his wife's 2017 death. The decision reinforces the principle that criminal convictions require solid evidence, not assumptions.
India's highest court has directed top medical experts to examine whether brain death tests can be made more reliable and safer for patients. The move comes after a doctor raised concerns that current methods may be putting critically ill patients at risk.
A retired watchman in India will finally receive his pension after a high court ruled the government exploited him for three decades. The court said the "mighty" employer cannot abandon the "lamb" it used as daily labor for 31 years.
After a decade of legal battles, India's Jharkhand High Court ordered railway authorities to immediately restore a 76-year-old widow's platform food stall, calling their termination "insensitive." The court celebrated her "heroic success" in fighting for her livelihood.
Fifteen couples who had been separated—some for more than a decade—reconciled through mediation at a family court in Dharwad, India, exchanging garlands to celebrate their fresh starts. In total, 55 marital disputes were peacefully resolved in a single day.
India's highest court just stepped in to save a 50,000-year-old meteorite crater lake and nine ancient temples from an ecological crisis. The rare lake hosts microorganisms found nowhere else on Earth.
A high court in India just ruled that police can't pressure drivers into paying traffic fines on the spot. The decision protects citizens from coercive collection tactics while keeping legal accountability intact.
India's Supreme Court just ordered the armed forces to grant permanent commission and full pensions to women officers who were systematically denied equal treatment for decades. The ruling corrects years of biased evaluations that kept qualified women from the same career opportunities as their male counterparts.
A Karnataka court just gave India's renewable energy sector a major win by temporarily blocking stricter penalties that could have scared off clean energy investment. The pause keeps solar and wind companies operating under fairer rules while the industry makes its case.
The Bombay High Court ruled that spouses cannot be forced to undergo psychiatric testing without solid evidence, protecting dignity in divorce proceedings. The decision sets an important precedent for balancing mental health claims with individual rights.
India's Supreme Court just directed the government to create a compensation system for families affected by rare COVID vaccine side effects, without forcing them to prove negligence in court. The landmark ruling recognizes the state's duty to support citizens harmed during its own public health campaigns.
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