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
In case: Bilkis Yakub Rasool V. Union Of India and Ors. A 21 years old and five months pregnant woman, Bilkis Bano was gang raped during the post-Godhra communal riots in Dahod, Gujarat on 3rd March 2002. Rioters killed seven of her family members, and also her 3-years old daughter. 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
The Committee to Protect Journalists( CPJ) blazoned on Monday that Iranian authorities have enchanted a aggregate of 95 intelligencers since the murder of Mahsa Amini in September 2022, which sparked nationwide protests . Assistance from Tehran Journalists Association . 72 of the 95 people arrested were released on bail . Read more
This article is written by Komal Prabhakar, an intern under Legal Vidhiya. “In protecting the U.K. from cyber-attack, we are not starting from zero.” –George Osborne’s (Announcement to Increase U.K. Cyber Security) INTRODUCTION The way we interact, work, and live has been completely transformed by the internet. The growth Read more
This article is written by Surbhi Singh, an intern under Legal Vidhiya. Introduction World population review has released the “crime rate by country 2023” ranking and India is placed at rank 71 with 44.43 crime index which is lower than USA and UK, which are at rank 55 and 65 Read more
This article is written by Adil Abbas of Unity PG & Law College, Lucknow, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, is a significant step towards regulating surrogacy arrangements in India. The act seeks to prevent the exploitation of surrogate mothers, ensure that surrogacy arrangements are Read more
This article is written by Dharshini P. , an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT In this Article we will discuss about the Constitutionalism and Morphological theories of Criminology. The views of prominent criminologists such as Cesare Lombroso, Enrico Ferri, Raffaele Garofalo and William H. Sheldon are been dealt briefly. The Read more
