The Supreme Court made verbal observations on Thursday regarding the petitioners who were opposing the early release of convicts involved in the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case. The Court noted that these petitioners were not denied the right to approach the court just because the previous decision had left the matter Read more
Keywords: Maintenance, Criminal Procedure Code, Minor Children, Sec 125 of CrPC. In an important decision, the Uttarakhand High Court ruled that a minor child has the right to sue their mother for maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), if the mother has the financial wherewithal Read more
The recent ruling by the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court determined that the Archbishop of Goa and Daman and Diu is not considered a ‘public authority’ under the Right to Information Act (RTI Act), and therefore, is not obligated to disclose information under the Act. The case in Read more
Keywords: Transgenders, Reservation, Land allotment, Local elections, Mainstream activities On 23rd of August, Justice S. M. Subramaniam directed the Tamil Nadu State Government to grant transgender people the reservations in local election bodies. This discussion arose during the hearing of a certain case relating to passing resolution against land allotment Read more
Keywords: acquitted, man, bursts, profanities, bail On Thursday, a man who had been granted bail by Justice Viju Abraham of the Kerala High Court the previous year stormed into the courtroom and hurled obscenities at the judge. The individual, a lawyer, was charged with a felony last year and detained, Read more
Keywords: plea , nepotism , bias , Kerala State Film Awards Noted Malayalam film director Lijeesh M.J has approached the doors of the Supreme Court after the dismissal of his plea regarding setting aside the declaration of Kerala State Awards For Malayalam Films & Writings On Cinema 2022. Director Lijeesh Read more
This article is written by Prachi Garg of 9th Semester of REVA University, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT This abstract provides an overview of the concept of infancy as a defense in the context of the Juvenile Justice System. It explores the legal framework, jurisdiction, and application of this Read more
This article is written by Adhoksha Sarode of 7th Semester of Adv. Balasaheb Apte college of law affiliated with Mumbai university, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT The scenarios such as transfer, lay-off, retrenchment and closure in the industrial disputes act, 1947 are the sole topics which makes employees jobless. Read more
This article is written by Smriti Jha of Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, an intern under Legal Vidhiya. Abstract The unauthorized use of someone else’s work is known as piracy. Piracy is “the unauthorized use of another’s production, invention, or conception, especially in copyright infringement.” Unauthorized replication of another person’s Read more
This article is written by Ishika Jain of 5th Semester of BALLB pf Delhi Metropolitan Education, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT This article presents a comparative analysis of two prominent anti-corruption institutions in India, namely the Lokayukta in states and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) at the central level. Read more
