'A person who is sixteen before the ceremony remains sixteen afterwards,' said Justice Narula NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has refused to quash a POCSO case against a man who married a 16-year-old girl, holding that a marriage claimed to be valid under Muslim personal law cannot shield an adult »»»

New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has observed that marriage does not advance a child’s age and a marriage claimed to be valid under Muslim personal law cannot provide immunity from prosecution under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act or the Bharat»»»

New Delhi: The Union government has moved the Supreme Court seeking a “purposive” interpretation of the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956, to allow retired Supreme Court and high court judges heading existing water tribunals to adjudicate fresh inter-state river disputes, arguing that such»»»

0 New Delhi: With the first phase of voting in West Bengal concluded on 23 April and the second phase scheduled for 29 April, a disruption inside the Indian Political Action Committee, I-PAC, has emerged as a central variable in an election already marked by high political stakes. I-PAC has curtail»»»

India’s new Labour Codes are expected to boost hiring by giving firms greater flexibility to restructure operations. The Industrial Relations Code raises the threshold for government approval for layoffs and closures to 300 workers from 100, easing compliance for MSMEs and mid-sized firms. Experts »»»