The Calcutta High Court expressed concerns over the prevalence of ragging in universities across West Bengal and the lack of implementation of the RK Raghavan Committee’s report. The committee was constituted by the Supreme Court in 2009 to reduce instances of ragging. The plea arose from the tragic death of Read more
Keywords: Delhi High Court, POCSO Act, Sexual Offences, Bail Application, Child Victim, Guidelines New Delhi, September 5, 2023 – In a recent landmark decision, the Delhi High Court has set important considerations for courts when granting bail in cases involving sexual offenses against children under the Protection of Children from Read more
Keywords – Justice CS Sudha, Kerala High Court, Permanent Judge, Recommendation, Supreme Court Collegium, Central Government, Official Notification New Delhi, September 2, 2023 – In a significant development, the Central government has officially notified the appointment of Justice CS Sudha as a permanent judge of the Kerala High Court. This Read more
Citation Hyde v Wrench [1840] EWHC Ch J90 (08 December 1840) Date of Judgement 8th December 1840 Court Rolls Court Appellant Hyde Respondent Wrench Judge(s) Sitting Lord Langdale FACTS The defendant, Mr Wrench, offered to sell his land located in Luddenham to the plaintiff, Hyde. He offered £1,200 for the Read more
CITATION (1919) 2KB 571 DATE OF JUDGMENT 25 June 1919 COURT Court of Appeal of England and Wales APPELLANT Mr. Leonard Balfour RESPONDENT Mrs. Edith Balfour BENCH Warrington LJ, Duke LJ, Atkin LJ INTRODUCTION The Balfour v. Balfour case, a pivotal legal landmark in the realm of contract law, revolves Read more
This article is written by Manikantha Padhy of 3rd Semester of Ganjam Law College, an intern under Legal Vidhiya Abstract: The first section focuses on basic concepts involving crime and society: the position of criminology in criminal studies, the teaching of criminology, research methods, and interpretation of results. A special Read more
The Punjab and Haryana high court has clearly observed while hearing the plea of a case where one Sukhraj Singh sought directions to the State to acquire his land where ‘Sirhind Choe’ water was passing from the chunk of the land and also pay adequate compensation along with other statutory Read more
This article is written by Varsha Singh of 5th semester of B.Sc. LLB(H) of National Forensic Sciences University, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT The recent Supreme Court ruling on the appointment process of the Election Commission of India (ECI) has significant implications for the independence and impartiality of the Read more
The Andhra Pradesh High court held in its recent judgement in the case named K.V. Srinivasulu Naidu and 3 others vs. V. Bhaskar that the decree holder for the specific performance of contract of sale has inherent relief of delivery of possession if the defendant is in exclusive possession of Read more
Keywords: Constitution, Supreme Court, MP, Article 370 Article 370 of the Indian Constitution granted special autonomous status to the region of Jammu and Kashmir. It allowed the state to have its own constitution, a separate flag, and significant autonomy over all matters except foreign affairs, defence, and communications. This provision Read more
