CHENNAI: Invoking its inherent and extraordinary jurisdiction, Madras high court annulled the forced marriage of a 20-year-old woman with her former French teacher after the woman personally told a division bench that her wedding and its registration were ‘done by force’ and that she did not want to live with him as his wife.The bench…
In a relief for Jaggi Vasudev‘s Isha Foundation, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu Police to not act further in pursuance of the Madras High Court order asking it to probe alleged illegal confinement of two women at its ashram.The apex court transferred to itself a habeas corpus petition filed before the…
CHANDIGARH: Courts’ role is not to enforce social norms or morality but to uphold principles of constitutional morality, Punjab and Haryana high court has held, dismissing a habeas corpus petition by a person seeking directions that his 30-year-old daughter stay with him.HC emphasised that an adult woman, like any other citizen, possesses the right to…
