Mahadev Gaur Bishwas v. State of Maharashtra & Anr little girl, “X”, born on 9/6/2014 underwent a harrowing experience, barely 3 years five months when she was sexually outraged by a man residing in her neighborhood whom she referred to as ‘uncle’, her friend’s father. On 6/11/2017, in the afternoon Read more
The Delhi Police’s statement that the evidence pertaining to 23-year-old Faizan, who was killed by police brutality following the Delhi Riots, has been kept in safe custody was recorded by the Delhi High Court on Wednesday. During the riots, it is alleged that Faizan was beaten up and forced to Read more
The Supreme Court Collegium has expressed concerns over the Centre’s decision to withhold the appointment of Justice John Sathyan to the Madras High Court. The Collegium, in a statement released on Tuesday, stated that the Centre should have notified Justice Sathyan’s appointment before clearing proposals for other judges. The background Read more
GENERAL INFORMATION NAME OF THE CASE I.C. GOLAKNATH AND ORS. V. STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. CITATION 1967 AIR 1643, 1967 SCR (2) 762 DATE OF THE JUDGEMENT 27/02/1967 PETITIONER I.C. GOLAKNATH AND ORS. RESPONDENT STATE OF PUNJAB AND ANR. BENCH SUBBA RAO, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI, Read more
According to a recent judgment from the Allahabad High Court, a woman is entitled to receive maternity benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act of 1961, even subsequent to the birth of her child. [Saroj Kumari v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others]. The Court’s interpretation of the Maternity Benefit Act Read more
According to a recent ruling by the Madhya Pradesh High Court, if a wife shows disrespect towards her husband and his relatives, it would be considered as an act of cruelty towards the husband. The panel of judges, consisting of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Virender Singh, were presiding over Read more
The Supreme court on March 22 agreed to hear on 9 May a series of petitions seeking to criminalize marital rape. Senior advocate Indira Jaising raised the case before a three-judge penal chaired by chief justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala on March 21st, 2023 which Read more
During his address at the 16th Ramnath Goenka awards event, the Chief Justice of India (CJI), who was also the chief guest, described responsible journalism as the driving force that propels democracy towards a brighter future. On Wednesday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud stated that false information has the Read more
On March 21, a resolution was passed affirming that the chief minister and governor of Tamil Nadu both agree with the High Court Collegium’s recommendation made on August 10, 2022, to appoint four judicial officers as judges of the Madras High Court. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud-led Supreme Court Collegium has Read more
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition requesting instructions to block the international encrypted instant messaging service Telegram in India was recently settled by the Kerala High Court.[Association of India v. Athena Soloman and Others] The division bench, which included Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Murali Purashothaman, granted the petition Read more
