The Supreme Court upheld the High Court’s decision to dismiss the appeal because the trial court proceeded against the public servant without the required sanction under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. The Supreme Court affirmed that prior sanction is mandatory for prosecuting a public servant under Read more…
The Bombay High Court has ruled that convicts can be granted parole to celebrate significant family events, such as a child’s departure for studies abroad, in the same way they can for emergencies or weddings. The court expressed confusion about why parole could be granted for sorrowful occasions like deaths, Read more…
Stated that a live-in partner is not a woman’s husband or relative. In a landmark decision, the Kerala High Court decided that live-in relationships are exempt from the provisions of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which deals with abuse by a husband or his family. This decision Read more…
The Supreme Court ruled that a landlord can file separate lawsuits; one to regain possession of the property and another to claim unpaid rent. The court reasoned that these are distinct legal issues requiring separate adjudication. The initial lawsuit for possession did not prevent them from later pursuing the monetary Read more…
On 15th July 2024, a division bench of Justices Mahesh Sonak and Kamal Khata slams Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation the richest civic body in the country and cannot act arbitrarily towards its citizen for failing to provide either the rent or the alternative accommodation to project affected person. This is the Read more…
The Madras High Court noted the absence of a standardized procedure for handling the remains of pregnancies terminated in minor girls. The court emphasized the need for statewide guidelines to address this issue. The bench was formed to oversee the implementation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Read more…
The High Court stated that the person was convicted under the POCSO Act was not considered to be the accused until his last breathe and not to be burdened with that identity in his lifetime. The Court observed the martial life of the victim with the acquitted person and found Read more…
The High Court stated that the parental care must be needed for the child in his tender years and the parental care indicates that the mother and father have taken care, protection and love over their child. The Court observed the conditions of the child and its residing environment and Read more…
The Bombay High Court has focused on the allowance of the commercial suit file under the commercial dispute which itself doesn’t prescribe the period of limitation and stated that the limitation act will be applied. The Court highlighted that the rules of limitation are not means to destroy the rights Read more…
The Bombay High Court imposes penalty of 50 lacks for the violation of an injunction/ ad-interim order dated 30.08.2023 passed by the High Court restraining Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd. for the sale of its camphor products due to the trademark infringement case filed by Mangalam Organics Ltd. Mr. Andhyarujina, the learned Read more…
