GENERAL INFORMATION CASE TYPE – SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION FACTS OF THE CASE Respondent M.K. Anthony was a resident of Kerala and he was serving as a clerk in the Cash Office of the Central Railway at Jhansi. He was staying with his wife and two children – a son named Read more
Facts The petitioner wrote to the Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch CID on April 25, 2008, alleging that Shri Vijay Kirtilal Mehta, Dr. Narendra Trivedi, and others engaged in a criminal conspiracy in which they forged or caused to be forged various documents, including alleged agreements of assignments, Read more
The former Punjab Police Constable Balwant Singh was convicted due to his engagement in the explosion outside the Punjab Civil Secretariat that took the life of Beant Singh, former chief minister of Punjab with 16 others in 1995. Therefore, the special court in 2007 gave the death sentence to Balwant Read more
Manipur, one of the northeastern states of India, has been in a state of turmoil for several weeks now, with reports of violence, curfews, and army deployments. The situation has raised concerns about the underlying issues fueling the unrest and the government’s response. At the heart of the current unrest Read more
Introduction: Basanthi Sarkar and Ors. vs. State of West Bengal and Ors. is a landmark case decided by the High Court of Calcutta on 8th December 2009. The case involves the issue of whether a woman, who is married to a man from a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, loses Read more
The Anganwadi Workers is the crucial functionary under Integrated Child Services (ICDS) who undertake proper care of pregnant mother and children who are in their infancy stage. They hold much importance in their safety. However, their retirement tenure is now the prevailing matter in the current scenario where the verdict Read more
Introduction of the Case Vasanti Dubey vs State of Madhya Pradesh Criminal Appeal No.166 of 2012, arising out of Special Leave Petition (Crl.) No.1548/2011, was a case that dealt with the abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The case involved allegations that the accused, Read more
Central government is agreeable on forming a committee for the examination to grant certain legal rights to same sex couples without legally recognizing their marriage. The constitution bench has asked the solicitor general Tushar Mehta to seek instructions from the center on granting these rights at the last hearing. The Read more
Keywords: divorce, maintenance charges, Hindu Succession Act, Section 15(1)(c), heritable property The Section 15(1)(C)[1] of the Hindu Succession Act got interpreted by the verdict of the Madras High Court. It was said that the mother can be deemed to claim the property of her deceased daughter. Annadurai v. Jaya proved Read more
In a surprising turn of events, the Centre and the Gujarat government initially hesitated to disclose information regarding the release of 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. However, they later reversed their stance and agreed to present the original records before the Supreme Court of India. During a Read more