Keywords: morals, ethics, extra-marital affair, culpable homicide The Supreme Court reiterated Thursday that it is not to be lectured by society but rather bound by the rule of law in making its decisions. In a legal case involving a woman who was convicted of killing her twin sons by poisoning Read more
Case name Chittaranjan Mirdha vs Dulal Gosh and Anr Equivalent citation: (2009)6SCC 661 Date of judgement: 8th May 2009 Case no: Criminal appeal no.964 of 2008 Case type: Criminal appeal Petitioner: Chittaranjan Mirdha Respondent: Dulal Gosh Bench: Arjit Pasayat,Harjit Singh Bedi Referred: Criminal Procedure Code Arms act Indian Read more
The Supreme Court of India is the highest court in the country and its verdicts have a significant impact on the country’s legal system. However, there have been instances where the Supreme Court itself has failed to deliver judgments promptly, despite issuing directions to do so. One such instance is Read more
Saeed Sohail Sheikh v. State Of Maharashtra Bombay High court Judges: Bilal Nazki Attorney:Shahid Azmi instructed by Ashish Sharma (Cri. W.P No. 1377/08), Wahab Khan (in Cri. W.P No. 1496/08), Vinod Jadhav (Cri. W.P No. 1773/08) For Supdt. of Arthur Road Jail: V.T Tulpule, Senior Coupsel with Harshad J. Kandalkar Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday stays the order of Allahabad High Court which had instructed the private schools of Uttar Pradesh to adjust/refund 15% of excess fees imposed during the COVID-19 times. Representing the Lotus Valley International School (the petitioners) Shyam Divan argued by saying that no time was given Read more
The Delhi high court recently restrained Green Lights Foods Private Limited on using the title of ‘Monsoon Harvest’. The Plaintiff, Preetendra Singh Aulakh filed the suit before the court due to their trademark infringement. Justice Navin Chawla while considering such a case observed that the mark of ‘Monsoon Harvest’ has Read more
The appellant, the mother decided to commit suicide with her children, and she bought pesticides and poisoned them. Her niece pushed it down when she was about to consume it herself. She was convicted under sections 302 and 309 of IPC and was sentenced to undergo life imprisonment. The state Read more
This article is written by Anupriya Mukherjee of Adamas University, an intern under Legal Vidhiya ABSTRACT: A Hindu joint family is terminated by the process of partition, which entails dividing up the property among coparceners numerically. After the separation, the blended family is no longer blended and becomes a nuclear Read more
This article is written by Anshika Srivastava, an intern under Legal Vidhiya The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. ——————–Billy Graham————————– INTRODUCTION Most post-World War II constitutions place religious freedom among the most important human rights. There is still Read more
BACKGROUND FACTS:This case arises out of a complaint registered with the Burra Bazar Police Station in Calcutta.An investigation was conducted by the police, and a chargesheet was filed before the ChiefMetropolitan Magistrate’s Court at Calcutta under sections 454, 380, and 120B of the IndianPenal Code. In addition to it, the Read more