The Supreme Court ordered that mercy petitions in cases involving the death penalty be decided and resolved as soon as possible. In response to a plea by the State of Maharashtra challenging a Bombay High Court decision in which the High Court reduced the accused’s death sentences to life in Read more
Speaking at the SCBA-organized felicitation event for the eight newly appointed judges, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud revealed, “We are planning to address this severe shortage of space in the Supreme Court by putting up a new annexe building.” CJI said the essential accentuation in the new structure being Read more
After a three-year delay by state government officials in constructing a new school building, which was demolished after the land on which it stood was acquired for widening. and upgrading the Bangalore Mysore Highway. A single judge bench of Justice M NagaPrasanna has directed the state government to immediately identify Read more
When recommendations for providing restrooms and sanitary napkin facilities for females in schools were released, the Patna High Court believed that the District Administration or local authorities could be trusted to set up and maintain such facilities in an efficient manner. The Supreme Court ordered the federal government to create Read more
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 collection of petitions argues that LGBTQIA+ citizens should also have the freedom to marry the person of their choice and calls for the legal recognition of same-sex unions. The group of appeals [Supriyo and anr v. Union of India] requesting the legal recognition of same-sex marriages will be heard Read more
Case Name Mukesh Kumar &Anr v. State of Uttrakhand & ors Citation (2020) 3 SCC 1 Court Supreme court Case Number Civil appeal number 1226 of 2020 Petitioner Mukesh Kumar Respondent State of Uttrakhand Bench 2 Judge Bench, Justice L Nageswara Rao, and Justice Hemant Gupta Judgment Day 7th February Read more
Case Analysis of X v. High Court of M.P Facts Issues Contentions Plaintiff Smt. Indira Jaising argued that the MP High Court was bound by the Transfer Guidelines/Policy of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh adopted on 12 January 2012 (the “Transfer Policy”). She said that the Transfer Policy requires yearly Read more
