The Supreme Court stated once more that an action to cancel an instrument brought under Section31 of the Specific Relief Act of 1963 is not an action in rem. It implies that the undoingof instrument according to this segment will tie just the gatherings to the procedures and won’tworkgenerally against Read more
In the case titled Annadurai v Jaya, it was held by the Madras High Court that the mother is a legal successor to her deceased daughter’s property and is consequently qualified to claim accrued arrears of the daughter’s maintenance. Justice V Sivagnanam of the High Court disregarded a criminal modification application registered Read more
A recent report from Human Rights Watch has shed light on hundreds of deaths that have occurred along the Turkey/Syria border in recent years. The report details how both the Turkish and Syrian governments have been involved in killing and forcibly deporting people who are attempting to cross the border. Read more
Iran’s judiciary has issued a $312.9 million judgment against the United States over the 2017 terrorist attack in Tehran, which killed 12 people and injured dozens more. The ruling, which was announced on Tuesday by Iran’s Supreme Court, marks the latest escalation in the ongoing tensions between the two nations. Read more
The rights and welfare of children who are orphaned, abandoned, or given up by their biological parents are significantly protected by adoption laws in India. The legal structure for adoption in India offers a procedure for placing these kids in loving and secure homes with adoptive parents, who afterwards become Read more
During a hearing for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case for his comment “all thieves have Modi surname” at an election rally, Justice Hemant Prachchhak, a single-judge of the Gujarat High Court, emphasised that since Gandhi is an elected representative of the Read more
Justice BV Nagarathna also flagged the dangers of fake news, yellow journalism and fear mongering by media. According to Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court, self-regulation by electronic media has shown to be ineffective and requires a regulatory authority. According to her, the purpose of such a body should Read more
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ved Kumari stated that any claims of bullying or mental strain against any student in the name of discipline are without merit. Another student at National Law University Odisha (NLU Odisha) has died by suicide for the second time in about a year. Aniraj Mansa Tudu, a fourth-year Read more
The market regulator argued that because the 12 suspicious transactions listed in the Hindenburg report are intricate and have numerous sub-transactions, a thorough investigation is required. In its application to the Supreme Court on Saturday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) requested an additional six months to finish Read more
Introduction In the case of Estate of Smith v. Prudential Insurance Company, the Supreme Court held that proximate cause is necessary to establish coverage for accidental death. In other words, if you’re injured in a car accident and die from complications related to those injuries, your estate cannot recover under Read more
