The Bombay High Court recently held that once the necessary stamp duty has been paid on a development agreement signed by a developer and cooperative housing society, the ancillary Permanent Alternate Accommodation Agreements (PAAAs) executed between the developer and the individual members of the cooperative housing society are not subject Read more
The Court overturned a special court’s decision to convict and sentence a man to two years in jail for publicly hitting his minor girlfriend in an attempt to break up with him. In Samir Rajesh Sathe v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., the Bombay High Court reversed the conviction of Read more
Last year after the death of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini in moral police custody, a wave of protest began in the country and worldwide criticism of the incident was recorded. The Govt. retaliated adversely to this whole situation. Protests and public opinion were thwarted and women were penalised for not Read more
Hague’s Arbitration Tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration passed a remarkable order on 12th April, imposing a compensation of $5 billion on Russia for accroaching the assets of Ukraine’s owned gas company Naftogaz in Crimea( annexed by Russia in 2014). The company’s assets in Crimea included machinery like Chornomornaftogaz, Read more
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has raised issues in regards to adoption of children by same sex couple. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has filled an application before the Apex Court opposing the adoption of children by same sex couples in a batch of pleas Read more
The United States and the United Kingdom have imposed new sanctions on Russian oligarch affiliates as tensions between the West and Russia continue to escalate. The latest round of sanctions is aimed at individuals and entities accused of engaging in malicious activities, including cyberattacks and election interference. The US Treasury Read more
The Supreme Court of India has issued a judgment on the interpretation of Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which pertains to the offence of unlawful assembly. According to the Court, Section 149 IPC can only be invoked if five or more persons, who have been specifically named Read more
The Bombay High Court overturned an order to recover an extra amount of over two lakhs from the widow of a high school lecturer despite the employee having promised to reimburse any excess amount paid to him at the time of pay fixation. The widow and her children are entirely Read more
An advocate has been given a show-cause notice by the Allahabad High Court, requesting that he explain why criminal contempt charges should not be brought against him for allegedly stalking, sending offensive and upsetting messages, and making lewd comments about a female judge on her Facebook page. The bail granted Read more
Orally, Justice Joseph stated that the government’s refusal to produce the files constituted contempt of court because it had not yet submitted a review of the Court’s prior order. On Tuesday, the Central and Gujarat governments notified the Supreme Court that they might appeal the top court’s directive to them Read more
