Karnataka High Court: The defendant in a lawsuit cannot apply for the return of the plaint due to a lack of territorial jurisdiction, as per Order 7, Rule 10 of CPC.

Karnataka High Court: The defendant in a lawsuit cannot apply for the return of the plaint due to a lack of territorial jurisdiction, as per Order 7, Rule 10 of CPC.

The Karnataka High Court through Justice Suraj Govindaraj clarified that only the plaintiff, not the defendant, can file an application under Order 7 Rule 10 (Return of plaint) of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) in a suit. The respondents initiated a suit in front of the Principal District and Sessions Read more

10th Professor V.S. Mani Memorial International Law Moot Court Competition by Seedling School of Law & Governance, Jaipur National University – Jaipur [14th-16th, March ; Cash Prizes of Rs. 75k]: Apply by Feb 28

10th Professor V.S. Mani Memorial International Law Moot Court Competition by Seedling School of Law & Governance, Jaipur National University – Jaipur [14th-16th, March ; Cash Prizes of Rs. 75k]: Apply by Feb 28

About Seedling School of Law & Governance, Jaipur National University This Law School is the pathway to an intellectually challenging, personally gratifying, and financially rewarding professional and personal life. The School is counted among the top 5 law colleges in India and turns out well-trained professionals to serve a variety Read more

The Supreme Court to consider whether Muslim women are entitled to seek maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC or not.

The Supreme Court to consider whether Muslim women are entitled to seek maintenance under Section 125 of CrPC or not.

The honorable has decided to examine whether a divorced Muslim woman can seek maintenance from her husband under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC). A bench comprising of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Augustine George Masih have appointed senior advocate Gaurav Agrawal as an Amicus Curiae in the case where a Muslim man (petitioner) Read more

Supreme Court : The Court says defects In Election Petition Curable, Not  Fatal. It also upholds the maintainability of M Swaraj of the CPI(M)'s  election petition against K Babu of the Congress. 

Supreme Court : The Court says defects In Election Petition Curable, Not  Fatal. It also upholds the maintainability of M Swaraj of the CPI(M)’s  election petition against K Babu of the Congress. 

In the case of Congress MLA K Babu’s 2021 election to the Kerala legislative  assembly from the Thrippunithura constituency, Communist Party of India  (Marxist) leader M Swaraj filed an election petition against the latter. On Monday,  the Supreme Court affirmed the petition’s maintainability. According to the  Supreme Court, defects in Read more

Calcutta High Court : It is against Article 21 to fill in the gaps in the  prosecution’s case by requesting the accused’s DNA profile after the  investigation is finished. 

The Circuit bench of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court at Port Blair determined that  using Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) Section 53A, which allows a medical  professional to question a person accused of rape, to close gaps in the prosecution’s  case would violate Article 21 of the Constitution.   Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya held Read more

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