The Allahabad High court in a recent case rejected the decision given by the trial court on the justification of less testimonies by the witnesses. In it, the Allahabad High Court set aside the sentence of the death penalty imposed on a man accused of killing his mother-in-law and brother-in-law Read more
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
Keywords: Collegium, Diversity, Wealth, and Chief Justice of India Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud stated on Tuesday that one of the goals of the Collegium is to make sure that the richness and diversity of India are represented because the Supreme Court is a people-centric court and is not polyvocal. Read more
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India provided important clarifications regarding the application of the three-month limit under Article 22(4)(a) of the Constitution in cases of preventive detention. The Court dismissed an appeal challenging a preventive detention order issued under the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities of Read more
Keywords: Delhi High Court, Rape, POSCO Act, Muslim Law The Delhi High Court upheld the acquittal of a Muslim man on the grounds that the girl was his wife and had engaged in sexual intercourse only after getting married. The court observed that as per Muslim personal law, the relationship Read more
