The Delhi High Court while observing that perjury is a very serious criminal offence, and it cannot be remedied, said that making false statements to the court must necessarily invite adverse actions. Justice Sanjeev Narula, in his statement, said that false affidavits filed in the court are a serious offence, Read more
In the case ‘CBI vs AKS’ a special court in Mumbai noted that strip searching of undertrial prisoners (UTP) is infringement of their fundamental right to privacy. It was directed by the special judge BD Shelke under (MCOCA) Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, that the authorities of Mumbai Central Read more
The Delhi High Court recently issued a significant ruling that will impact the entertainment industry in India. The court granted an injunction against several rogue websites that had been streaming and hosting pirated versions of movies and TV shows produced by Netflix and Universal City Studios Entertainment. The court found Read more
The state government also announced two new categories of reservations and divided the 4 percent Muslim quota between the Vokkaliga and Lingayat, the two numerically dominant and politically influential communities in the state. The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the Karnataka state government’s decision to increase quotas for Read more
The Supreme Court judge Amanullah In the matter of ghazi saadudin v/s state of Maharashtra observed that social stigma and religious stigma two different things. I may convert to a different religion for different purpose but if the social stigma continues that is why reservation came in for the scheduled Read more
On 11th April , the Dewan Negara, the Upper House of Parliament has passed the two bills abolishing the mandatory death penalty.On 3rd April the Dewan Rakyat , the Lower House also passed the resolution for these Bills . The Abolition of Mandatory Death Penalty Bill 2023 removes the mandatory Read more
Supreme Court clarifies High Courts’ Jurisdiction at Discharge Stage or When Exercising S. 482 CrPC Powers in Central Bureau of Investigation v. Aryan Singh. In the matter of Central Bureau of Investigation v. Aryan Singh, the Supreme Court of India recently rendered a historic decision that clarified the High Courts’ Read more
The Meghalaya High Court has ordered the Union Home Ministry to send 10 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) to the northeastern state to monitor the transit of coal that has been illegally mined. This was said by a high court panel led by Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee Read more
Malaysia’s parliament on Tuesday passed two bills to replace the death penalty and abolish mandatory fines for the crime . Human rights groups welcomed the move as a step towards the complete abolition of the death penalty . ” With the invalidation of the obligatory death penalty, Malaysia is near Read more
The Patna High Court recently ruled that Section 468 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which prohibits taking cognizance after the statute of limitations has expired, only applies to domestic violence cases at the stage of the Domestic Violence Act’s Section 32 (cognizance and proof of a breach of a protection Read more