Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma stated that an accused should not simply be discharged in a rape case because the prosecutor did not state so in her FIR or during the medical-legal case (MLC). “This is because, in cases such as rape, where the victim is the only witness in the Read more
This article is written by Himanshu Kumar of K.K. Law College, Biharsharif, Nalanda, Bihar. Abstract Rape was crime in Ancient time, crime done by men solely women only, but by the passage of time many changes in society, it has been that other gender such as males, homosexuals and transgender Read more
On Wednesday, the Chief Justice of India (CJI), DY Chandrachud, stated that four special benches dealing with the matters of criminal appeal, land acquisition matters, motor accident claims tribunal cases, and direct and indirect tax will sit in the Supreme Court from next week. The Chief Justice also stated that Read more
On 16th November, 2022 the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) , Kolkata headed by a two-member bench of Sonjay Sharma, judicial member and Rajesh Kumar, accountant member. The Tribunal pronounced the result in favour of the appellant making it clear that any income tax assessment made by an officer who Read more
The Apex Court has issued a notice in the plea which challenges section 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure on the ground that the section is discriminatory against women as it finds them incapable of accepting summons on behalf of other person. “Section 64 reads as: Service when persons Read more
The bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas of Kerala High Court on Friday ruled that, even if one party to the marriage is minor, irrespective of the validity of marriage, the offences under the POSCO Act will apply.The bench was dealing with a case where the petitioner is indicted for the Read more
A circular was issued by the Special Commissioner of Police, Delhi , Mr. Dharmendra Kumar stating that the Bar Association should be immediately informed on lodging of FIR against a lawyer or arrest of a lawyer.The order directed all the DCP(s)/Addl. Sub-Divisional ACP and SHO(s) to ensure that whenever an Read more
This article is written by Guriya Kumari, a student of B.Com. LL.B. 5th year at K.K. law college IntroductionSections 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, mentions about the conviction on the offence of rape of a woman by a man. Other than the rape laws, there have Read more
A REPORT ON “WEBINAR ON THE RIGHT WAY TO APPROACH AND CRACK LEGAL EXAMS” DETAILS OF THE WEBINAR Date of Webinar: 15 October 2022, Thursday Time: 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM Duration: 1 Hour Mode: Google Meet (online) No. of Participants: 35 INTRODUCTION On 15 October 2022, Legal Vidhiya organized Read more
Justice DY Chandrachud took oath as the 50th Chief Justice of India today. The oath was administered by the Presence of India, Smt. Dropadi Murmu.The Centre on 17 October notified that Justice DY Chandrachud shall be the Chief Justice of India wef 09 November 2022.Justice DY Chandrachud is the son Read more