The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking to declare the Congress manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as unfair and against the Model Code of Conduct, terming it as “misconceived”. Bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala showing the code of Read more
This article is written by Archak Das, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT Any democracy’s judicial system is its foundation. It is the system that guarantees that everyone is treated equally and justly, regardless of their social station. The judiciary is responsible for upholding the law, thus it must function Read more
A Jharkhand Court as of late acquited the vice-principal of a school and the school nurse blamed for physically attacking a 8-year-old schoolgirl[State of Jharkhand v Emerencia Lomga]. According to Prabhakar Singh, a special judge appointed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act), the prosecution’s case Read more
In case: Smt. Batasiya Maravi v. State of Madhya Pradesh WP 6948/2023 It is held by the Madhya Pradesh High Court that a government employee’s second wife is not entitled to a family pension if that second marriage was done without acquiring divorce from the first wife and without acquiring Read more
Case Name: Josheph Shine vs Union of India (2018) Equivalent citation: 2018SC 1676 Date of Judgement: 27th September 2018 Court: SC Case No: Writ Petition (criminal) no. 194 of 2017 Case type: Adultery Petitioner: Josheph Shine Respondent: Union of India Bench: Justice R.F Nariman, Justice D.Y Chandrachud, Justice Deepak Mishra, Read more
ABSTRACT On October 11, 2017, the Supreme Court of India issued a landmark judgment protecting every girl’s right to bodily dignity and criminalising rape during underage marriage. In Independent Thought v. Union of India and Others, the country’s Supreme Court first defined the government’s constitutional and fundamental duty to combat Read more
The Executive Power of the President in India This article is written by Abhinav Dubey (BALLB 2nd Year) studying in ILS Law College Abstract: In India, the President of the nation serves as the head of state and has broad executive authority. The Indian Constitution outlines the President’s administrative authority and designates the President Read more
This Article is written by Chitrankshi, intern at Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT: This article is regarding the dissolution of marriage under the Muslim Marriage Act,1939. It covers the grounds on which divorce can be seeked by Muslim women. It also addresses the doubts regarding the effects of renunciation of Islam by Read more
According to a recent article from Live Law, the Delhi High Court has discharged filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri in a contempt case after he issued an unconditional apology. The court has also advised Agnihotri to be more careful in the future to avoid similar incidents. Vivek Agnihotri was held in contempt Read more
The Allahabad High Court charges Kanpur attorneys with contempt for continuing their strike The Allahabad High Court issued contempt charges on Friday against Kanpur Bar Associations and Lawyers’ Association Kanpur Nagar office bearers for continuing their strike despite the HC’s order (to refrain from boycotting district courts) and for using Read more
