In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction of the accused in the case titled Madhusudan & Orss. versus The State of Madhya Pradesh, granting them the benefit of doubt. The bench, comprising of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and Satish Chandra Sharma, identified two major legal problems: the altered Read more…
According to a recent ruling by the Madras High Court, the State has an obligation to expand its parens patriae jurisdiction and provide care for people suffering from mental health disorders who lack family support. The Parens patriae doctrine assigns the State the duty of caring for people who are Read more…
Allahabad High Court: Divorce Granted on Proven Cruelty, No Need to Prove Desertion Under Hindu Marriage Act S.13It has been held by the Allahabad High Court that, if cruelty has been found or proved by the family court, then the marriage between the two parties ought to be dissolved. The Read more…
The Allahabad High Court recently overturned four convictions in a case that dates back to 1971 and fined the accused ₹5,000 after concluding that the men had been falsely convicted of murder in accordance with Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the killing of a man. State Read more…
Businessman Amandeep Singh Dhall was denied bail by the Delhi High Court on Tuesday in the Delhi excise policy case (Amandeep Singh Dhall v Central Bureau of Investigation). In Dhall’s appeal for bail in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma denied it. The Court took Read more…
New Delhi: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to list a plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, seeking a seven-day extension of his interim bail in the Delhi liquor policy case. The decision was based on the grounds that Kejriwal had the option to seek regular bail from the Read more…
The Supreme Court on Monday, 27th May, 2024 had given its judgment on the case of ALIFIYA HUSENBHAI KESHARIYA versus SIDDIQ ISMAIL SINDHI & ORS. The whole case revolves around the sole point that whether a person who is totally eligible to receive a compensation by just doing a claim Read more…
Generally speaking, accepting cognizance means admitting that an offense has been committed. A magistrate is said to take cognizance when he sends an accused person for trial after taking into account an offense that was committed before the current offense, even though there is no formal legal process involved. Section Read more…
The Supreme Court on Friday had given its judgment on the case it Sunita Devi versus The State of Bihar. The case started with the criminal appeal which was filed by the informant against the order passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Patna in which they Read more…
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court, presided over by a Bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and K.V. Viswanathan, refused to entertain the argument that commitments made by a political party in its manifesto, which may result in financial assistance to the public, constitute corrupt practices by the party’s candidates. Read more…
