RAJBALA v. STATE OF HARYANA (2015) INTRODUCTION “It is only education which gives a human being the power to discriminate between qualifications that is not irrelevant for better administration of the panchayats.” The Supreme Court on December 10 2015, rendered people desirous of contesting elections ineligible on the basis of Read more
Keywords: – Rapido, Delhi, Aggregator, Motor Vehicle Act, High Court. On Friday, the Supreme Court requested the central government to provide a response in a petition that challenges the Delhi High Court’s ruling. The High Court’s order allowed bike-taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate without aggregator licenses until a Read more
In the case State v. Ajay, two men were given the death penalty by a special fast track court in Palwal for the gang rape and murder of a nine-year-old deaf and mute girl. The accused were found guilty of violating sections 364 (kidnapping to murder), 302 (murder), and 201 Read more
Keywords: Prime Minister, Facebook, Bail, High Court. The Gujarat High Court has recently turned down a bail request from a man who stands accused of sharing objectionable posts on Facebook, specifically targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi. The case, identified as Afsalbhai Kasambhai Lakhani vs Read more
Ramachandran Vishwanathan, the CEO of Devas Multimedia Private Limited, has been labelled a Fugitive Economic Offender (FEO) by a Special Court in Bengaluru.In a Prevention of Money Laundering Act lawsuit brought by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), he is one of nine defendants. In the 2018 case, the nine are Read more
People’s Union for Democratic Rights and Ors. Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. Keywords- Civil Society Organisation, Labour Laws, Equal Remuneration Act, Contractual Labour, Migrant Labourers, Child Labour, Fundamental Rights, Law of Writs, Hobson’s Choice. OVERVIEW OF THE CASE Case Name People’s Union for Democratic Rights and Ors. Vs. Read more
Indra Sawhney V/S Union of India AND ORS,AIR 1993 SC 477 Citation AIR 1993 SC 477 Date of Judgment 16 November 1992 Court Supreme Court of India Case Type Civil Writ petition 930 of 1990 Appellant Indra Sawhney Respondent Union of India Bench • Justice M Kania • Justice B.P Jeevan Read more
Keywords– Bombay High Court, Emotions, Animals “Justice Sanap emphasizes compassionate handling of animal cruelty cases, acknowledging their inability to voice their rights.” The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, with a single judge bench of Justice GA Sanap, recently recognized that animals have emotions and feelings similar to human Read more
Keywords- Supreme Court, BCI , law degree, Institute, Advocate Enrolment” “Supreme Court affirms BCI’s authority to regulate educational qualifications for advocate enrolment.” The Supreme Court has upheld the authority of the Bar Council of India (BCI) to prescribe qualifications and requirements for advocates seeking enrolment with State Bar Councils. In Read more
The Bar Council of India (BCI) is entrusted with the authority to set qualifications and standards for an advocate seeking registration with State Bar Councils, the Supreme Court said on Friday in Bar Council of India vs. Rabi Sahu and others. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PV Sanjay Read more
