Introduction In the case of Estate of Smith v. Prudential Insurance Company, the Supreme Court held that proximate cause is necessary to establish coverage for accidental death. In other words, if you’re injured in a car accident and die from complications related to those injuries, your estate cannot recover under Read more
On Thursday, the Supreme Court made available a list of more than 10,000 judgments from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2023, along with suggested neutral citations, in order to make crowdsourcing checking easier. This way, any items that are missing or incorrect can be fixed with the assistance of Read more
CJI DY Chandrachud said orally during Thursday’s marriage equality petition hearing that Indian culture was “extraordinarily inclusive” and that the British Victorian morality forced Indians to abandon their cultural ethos and exclude queer people. When Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the queer movement began in India around 2002, a Read more
On Thursday, the Delhi High Court overturned a Delhi University (DU) decision that had prevented Lokesh Chugh, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) national secretary, from attending the university. Chugh was accused of arranging a screening of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav Read more
Tamil Nadu Government on 27 April 2023 told the Madras High Court that its new Act that puts a ban on all forms of online gaming is a necessity as it will protect the citizens of the State as the addiction to online gaming is destroying families. This was also Read more
While there are public restrooms for either men or women, the petitioner informed the court that there is not a single restroom in Gujarat for transgender people, who make up the third gender population. In a public interest litigation (PIL) suit [Dr. Sneha Ashwinbhai Trivedi v. Union of India] requesting Read more
India’s Supreme Court recently expressed concern about the vacancies of paraspecialists in India and the failure of relevant authorities to fill vacancies. The panel of judges, Judge BR Gavai and his Judge Vikram Nath, were found at the judgment dated 13th. “The current petition paints a very sad picture of Read more
The Andhra Pradesh High Court, one of the leading judicial institutions in India, has recently issued an important statement about the importance of adjudicating legal disputes based on merit and justice. The Court emphasized that litigation should not be seen as a means of causing undue delay or harassment to Read more
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the prosecution must present to the trial court all information necessary to evaluate the mitigating circumstances that favour the accused in cases where the crimes are so heinous that the death penalty is appropriate. The Court made it clear that this Read more
Tens of thousands of people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday as part of a nationwide protest demanding immediate action from the UK government to address the climate crisis. The demonstration, organized by the UK Environmental Movement, saw protesters holding banners and chanting slogans, demanding politicians take action to Read more
