The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at her own hospital has brought up, once again, uncomfortable truths about a country that wants to be a global leader.
Tag: Supreme Court of India
India’s Court System Is Hopelessly Backed Up
With 50 million criminal and civil cases pending, it would take 300 years to clear the country’s judicial backlog.
India’s Top Court Reverses Early Release of 11 Men Convicted of Gang Rape
The case of Bilkis Bano, who was three months pregnant when she was attacked, became a powerful symbol of communal bloodshed and of the widespread violence against women in the country.
India Ignored Repeated Warnings Before Tunnel Trapped 41 Men
Environmentalists argued that a road project was destabilizing the fragile Himalayan landscape. The government maneuvered to continue it.
India’s Top Court Rejects Gay Marriage, While Voicing Sympathy
Though it expanded the definition of discrimination, the ruling was a sharp setback for petitioners seeking a landmark victory on marriage equality.
Supreme Court in India Gives Rahul Gandhi a Path Back to Parliament
India’s main opposition leader was kicked out of the legislature after a defamation case that his allies called politically motivated. He can also now run in next year’s elections.
Cheetah Deaths Mar India’s Efforts to Reintroduce the Big Cats
The animals had been extinct for more than 70 years in the country, which has just begun a program that brought 20 cheetahs from Africa to a wildlife sanctuary.
India’s Top Court Begins Hearing Same-Sex Marriage Case
The Supreme Court in recent years has struck down a ban on consensual gay sex. A ruling in favor of legalizing gay unions would make India an outlier in Asia.
India’s Top Court Says ‘Family’ Includes Same-Sex Couples and Others
The court declared that same-sex parents, single parents and blended families deserve equal treatment, the latest in a series of rulings pushing back on conservative social norms.
In India, 11 Convicted of Rape and Murder in Bilkis Bano Case Walk Free
Just as Bilkis Bano had started to rebuild her life after grisly communal violence in 2002, a state government cut short her assailants’ life sentences.