[Goutam Gope vs State of West Bengal] The Calcutta High Court ruled on Wednesday that a husband’s involvement in his wife’s death cannot be based solely on their marital conflict. Justice Rai Chattopadhyay, who was the sole judge, released a man and his mother who had previously been found guilty Read more
The CBI had called the Bihar Deputy Chief Minister for questioning thrice but he skipped each time. Tejashwi Yadav, the deputy chief minister of Bihar, filed a petition with the Delhi High Court asking that three summonses issued by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the land-for-jobs scam case Read more
New Delhi, March 16, 2023 – Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, has urged for a zero-toleranceapproach towards inappropriate behavior towards women, sexist language, and unsavory jokes. In aspeech at a legal conference, the CJI stated that it was imperative to create a safe and inclusiveenvironment for women in the Read more
The Supreme Court has stayed the order of the High Court that allowed a defaulter of a multi-croreloan to travel abroad. The defaulter, who owes crores of rupees to the State Bank of India (SBI), hadapproached the High Court seeking permission to travel abroad for business purposes.The SBI hadopposed the Read more
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court of India has laid out the tests that need to be conducted todetermine if the cause of action has arisen within the jurisdiction of a high court under Article 226(2)of the Constitution. This decision has come in the wake of several conflicting decisions Read more
The Center has also opposed a demand that guidelines barring men who have sex with transgender men(MSM) and female sex workers from donating blood be changed.Transgender- Sex Workers Cannot Donate Blood:The Central Government has told the Supreme Court that it is necessary that blood donors and bloodtakers have full confidence Read more
In a recent development, the Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s curative petition seeking additional compensation from Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984. The tragedy that claimed over 3,000 lives and left countless others severely injured, is considered to be one of the worst industrial disasters Read more
In a rare display of disagreement within the Indian judiciary, a division bench of the Supreme Courtcomprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Aravind Kumar has expressed their dissatisfaction with another bench assigning a case to them. The issue at the center of the dispute is the interpretation of the Read more
Law Commission of India The Law Commission of India was started in 1955 by an executive order. In order to confront new situations and problems which arise from time to time and to amend law which calls for amendment, a body like the Law Commission is absolutely essential. This is Read more
Interpretation of statutes is the procedure by which the courts aim to understand the meaning of a legislation through the means of the authoritative forms in which is expressed. The fairest and most rational method of understanding and interpreting a statute is by exploring the intention of the legislation through Read more
