Keywords -Woman Constable Attack, Allahabad High Court, Late-Night Hearing, Accountability, Uttar Pradesh Government, Railway Police Lucknow, September 5, 2023 – The Allahabad High Court has issued a scathing rebuke to both the Uttar Pradesh government and the railway police following a disturbing incident where a woman constable was discovered in Read more
The Calcutta High Court expressed concerns over the prevalence of ragging in universities across West Bengal and the lack of implementation of the RK Raghavan Committee’s report. The committee was constituted by the Supreme Court in 2009 to reduce instances of ragging. The plea arose from the tragic death of Read more
Keywords: Delhi High Court, POCSO Act, Sexual Offences, Bail Application, Child Victim, Guidelines New Delhi, September 5, 2023 – In a recent landmark decision, the Delhi High Court has set important considerations for courts when granting bail in cases involving sexual offenses against children under the Protection of Children from Read more
Keywords – Justice CS Sudha, Kerala High Court, Permanent Judge, Recommendation, Supreme Court Collegium, Central Government, Official Notification New Delhi, September 2, 2023 – In a significant development, the Central government has officially notified the appointment of Justice CS Sudha as a permanent judge of the Kerala High Court. This Read more
The Punjab and Haryana high court has clearly observed while hearing the plea of a case where one Sukhraj Singh sought directions to the State to acquire his land where ‘Sirhind Choe’ water was passing from the chunk of the land and also pay adequate compensation along with other statutory Read more
The Andhra Pradesh High court held in its recent judgement in the case named K.V. Srinivasulu Naidu and 3 others vs. V. Bhaskar that the decree holder for the specific performance of contract of sale has inherent relief of delivery of possession if the defendant is in exclusive possession of Read more
The Karnataka High Court, while granting a 7-Day furlough to a man , has said that the convict does not lose all of its liberty and dignity when put behind the bars . The court observed that :“A convict has to keep in contact with the civil society although sporadically, Read more
In a landmark decision, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that parents who compel children aged below three years to attend pre-school are engaging in an “illegal act.” This judgment, delivered on September 5, 2023, has far-reaching implications for parental rights and early childhood education in India. As a law Read more
The Supreme Court of India recently upheld the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) disciplinary action against an advocate found guilty of professional misconduct. The advocate was prohibited from practicing law for one year. Justices Abhay S. Oka and Pankaj Mithal presided over the appeal filed by the advocate against the Read more
The Telangana police were criticized by the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, September 4, for their misuse of the preventive detention law, which resulted in curbing the liberty of citizens. The SC bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta observed that the law was not to be used carelessly. Read more
