In the Article 370 case hearing, the Union Government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it has absolutely no intention to interfere with the special provisions applicable to North Eastern states or other parts of India. Recording this statement made on behalf of the Centre, the Constitution Bench comprising Read more
The Supreme Court acquitted a death-row inmate on Friday, overturning the convictions handed down by both the trial court and the Allahabad High Court. The individual, named Irfan alias Naka, had been found guilty by the lower courts for the murder of his son and two brothers. The judges on Read more
The case unfolds the precedent on the issue of whether the son of Hindu tradition can live separately with his wife at his wife’s discretion. The Delhi High Court then observed that if the wife insists on living separately with her husband and followed with no valid reasons then this Read more
The Madras High Court directed the Tamil Nadu government to pay a compensation of ₹5 lakh to the Sri Lankan refugee parents whose child died after a wall collapse at the camp where they all were staying. The bench of a single judge of Madurai Justice G.R. Swaminathan passed the order Read more
Keywords: wife, insisting, living separately, husband’s family, cruelty The Delhi High Court has stated that it might be viewed as an act of cruelty if a wife insists on living apart from her husband’s family without a legitimate reason. After the wife also said she had no objections to the Read more
Terming it “absolutely unreasoned and unwarranted”, a single-judge of the Orissa High Court has taken a strong exception to a decision passed by a division bench that sat in appeal over one of his earlier judgments concerning the renewal of a passport. In an August 10 order, Justice Biswanath Rath Read more
Key words :- Allahabad High Court , Custodial Violence , CCTV in Police Stations . The Court instructed the State to provide a thorough counter affidavit outlining the measures taken against the implicated police officers and the current status of CCTV operations at the relevant police station. Recently, the Allahabad Read more
Keywords: Family law, Mental cruelty, Divorce. Recently, the Delhi High Court ruled that if a wife insists on living apart from her husband’s family members without a legitimate reason, it can be considered cruel. The statement was made by Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna while dissolving a Read more
Keywords: Acid attack, Victim, Life Imprisonment, Compensation, Law student Two persons got convicted for committing an acid attack on a law student in 2014, the reason for which was provoked on account of ‘love affair’ failure. The Principal Sessions Judge, Jawad Ahmed at Srinagar sanctioned them the punishment of life Read more
Justice GR Swaminathan of the Madurai bench passed the order while observing that right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution is applicable to all persons residing in India including refugees. It cited several judgments including the Madras High Court judgment in Neyatitus v The Regional Passport Officer Read more
