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Introduction: The Kerala High Court has held that criminal proceedings under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 cannot be brought to an end merely because women allegedly subjected to sexual exploitation later state that they have no grievance against the accused. Justice Jobin Sebastian observed that offences under the special legislation are not private disputes […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has directed initiation of criminal proceedings against an advocate for allegedly solemnizing a child marriage inside his chamber within the District Court premises at Kanpur Nagar, observing that such conduct was “disgraceful and demeaning to the noble profession of advocacy.” The Court also directed the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that serious industrial accidents resulting in loss of human life cannot, by themselves, justify framing charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder or attempt to commit culpable homicide unless the material collected during investigation prima facie establishes the intention or knowledge required for those offences. […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has held that a newly appointed government employee cannot be denied the benefit of a beneficial pension scheme merely because he failed to disclose a pending job application at the time of joining an earlier post, particularly when there was no clear requirement informing him that such disclosure was mandatory. […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that a District Magistrate cannot simply reject an application seeking release of property attached under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986, and bring the proceedings to an end. Once the District Magistrate declines to release the attached property under Section 15 of the Act, […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has upheld the exclusion of Shiksha Mitras from the Special Teacher Eligibility Test (Special TET) notified for certain categories of in-service teachers, holding that such exclusion does not violate Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Justice Manju Rani Chauhan dismissed a batch of writ petitions filed by 221 Shiksha […]
Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against an NRI brother-in-law and sister-in-law who were accused of subjecting a woman to cruelty, criminal intimidation and dowry-related harassment, holding that the prosecution suffered from fundamental legal infirmities in respect of alleged offences committed in the United States and that the allegations concerning incidents […]
Introduction: The Gauhati High Court has held that advocates cannot be made responsible for continuously knowing or guaranteeing the physical whereabouts of a writ petitioner after a case has been filed before the Court. At the same time, the Court cautioned members of the Bar that they must exercise due care before accepting a Vakalatnama […]
Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a prosecution sanction granted under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 cannot be withdrawn merely on the basis of a subsequent change of opinion when the sanction has already been acted upon and criminal proceedings have commenced. The Court clarified that reconsideration of […]
Introduction: The Jharkhand High Court has held that a document relied upon while adjudicating compensation claims of similarly situated landowners cannot simply be ignored when another claimant relating to the same land records seeks compensation, particularly where that document goes to the root of the dispute. The Court consequently permitted the appellants to produce additional […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court has restrained media outlets from publishing or broadcasting videos connected with an ongoing POCSO case involving granite businessman Veermani alias Gem Granite Veeramani, observing that premature circulation of sensitive material concerning alleged child sexual abuse could discourage other victims from approaching the investigating agency. Justice V. Lakshminarayanan, while hearing a […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to provide complete police protection to a woman who alleged that her photographs were morphed using artificial intelligence and circulated in an allegedly obscene and derogatory manner alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The woman, who has been referred to as “X” in the proceedings, approached […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has clarified the proper appellate forum available to a victim who seeks to challenge an order of acquittal passed by a Magistrate, holding that such an appeal lies before the Court of Session and not before the High Court. The judgment assumes significance under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has observed that the right of an individual to pursue higher education, though not expressly recognised as a fundamental right, is a valuable right that cannot be curtailed lightly. The Court made the observation while permitting a doctor employed with the Delhi Government to pursue a three-year DNB Super Speciality […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court has declined to interfere with the Maharashtra Government’s decision to locate the proposed Greenfield Airport at Purandar in Pune at “Site 1A”, holding that the selection of a site for a major public infrastructure project involves complex technical, operational, safety and public-interest considerations which are primarily within the domain of […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court has dissolved the marriage of a couple after recording a settlement under which the husband agreed to pay ₹2.5 crore towards the wife and their two minor children, while making broader observations on changing gender roles within marriage and the economic value of homemaking. A Division Bench comprising Justice G.R. […]
“While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” – Andrew Carneige The tussle between Epic games and Google started way back in the U.S., wherein the biggest gaming giant on August 2020, approached the […]
The Supreme Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the top woman wrestlers of India seeking registration of FIR against a BJP MP as well as the wrestling federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioners stated that the woman wrestlers […]
“The sovereignty of scriptures of all religion must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.”– Dr. B.R Ambedkar In the case of Farhan Tasaddukhussain Barodawala v. Onali Ezazuddin Dholkawal, Allahabad High Court imposed cost of rupees 25,000 on petitioners who were objecting on the fact that how a […]
Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The case of KUSH KALRA v. UOI & ANR has brought forward the interesting notion of barring the entry of married men and women in Judge Advocate General (JAG) claiming it in the benefit of public interest and national security. A PIL is filed against the policy by Kush Kalra seeking the […]
“We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate the supply of adequate information. Information is to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). The same directions are to […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]
The Madras High Court in the case of G Sundararajan v The Secretary held that the exemption from payment of entertainment tax is just a concession by the government and cannot be claimed as a right. The court thus refused relief to the producer and distributor of the 2015 Tamil film, “I” which was claimed […]
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited modified the decision of AAR, has observed, “input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.” They relied on the judgement of the Karnataka High Court in the case […]
