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  • Asking to be perfect in household work is not cruelty u/s 498 A of IPC: Andhra Pradesh HC 
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24/03/2023, 3 years ago

Asking to be perfect in household work is not cruelty u/s 498 A of IPC: Andhra Pradesh HC 

Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The High Court of Andhra Pradesh in a Dowry Death held that a mother-in-law asking her daughter-in-law to be perfect in doing household work would not amount to cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and said that “A married lady being told by her mother-in-law that she required […]

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24/03/2023, 3 years ago

Lawyers on 3-days strike protesting against policy mandating district courts to dispose of oldest cases: Madhya Pradesh HC

Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj Strikes among lawyers are not an alien thing now. After such a heated movement by the Advocates of Rajasthan, there comes the state of Madhya Pradesh. The advocates of the State are on strike to protest against a policy envisaged by the administration of the High Court to dispose of long-pending cases […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

100% consent of tenants is not required for reconstruction of shabby buildings: Bombay HC

The Bombay HC in the case of Raj Ahuja v. Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has observed that “It is a settled position in law that the interest of the minority occupants or the tenants cannot be opposed to the interest of the majority occupants, as also such persons cannot foist on the owners a […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

Fear stops women to report sexual harassment cases: Bombay HC 

“There remains what seems like an impenetrable wall of silence around violence and we must all play a role in breaking this silence.” The court in the case of XYZ v. State of Maharashtra while setting aside the order in which a male teacher who sexually harassed a female teacher was discharged observed that, “In […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

Rahul Gandhi sentenced for 2 years jail term over “Modi Surname” remark by Surat Court

Rahul Gandhi was convicted by the Surat  Court over his remark “Nirav Modi, Lalit Modi, Narendra Modi why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019. Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma sentenced him to two years in jail and also imposed a fine of Rs. 15,000 after […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

Money cannot compensate for the physical damage done during accident: Bombay HC

“A man is not compensated for physical injury, but for the loss which he suffers because of it. His loss is not in having stiff parts of the body, but it is his inability to live a full life and enjoy those amenities which depend on freedom of movement and his inability to earn as […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

Bar on entry of married men and women in JAG: Centre to Delhi High Court 

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 […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

PIL filed in Kerala HC to block Telegram in India 

The Kerala High Court while hearing the case of Athena Soloman v Union of India & Ors disposed of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking directions to block the international encrypted instant messaging service, Telegram, in India after the Central Government’s submission that the petitioner can raise her grievances before the grievance officer appointed […]

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23/03/2023, 3 years ago

Uganda parliament passes the appalling bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ 

Anti-LGBTQ sentiments run deep as the east African country Uganda passes the “Anti-homosexuality Bill, 2023″ with a near-unanimous majority. The bill had left the LGBTQ community in great shock and dismay as it will trigger mass arrests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) persons and mob violence toward LGBTQ communities. They will fear […]

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