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  • Right to Compensation to prisoners over Injuries sustained while working: Delhi HC

Latest news and case stories of Humans seeking, finding and fighting for justice.

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18/02/2023, 3 years ago

Right to Compensation to prisoners over Injuries sustained while working: Delhi HC

“No one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens but its lowest ones.” – Nelson Mandela  Delhi High Court while following the Principle of Constitutional Morality and Fundamental Rights enshrined under part three of the Constitution, in the […]

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06/02/2023, 3 years ago

Woman to get maintenance even after divorce under DV Act

The Bombay High Court recently ordered that woman is entitled to maintenance under the provision of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act even after divorce.

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04/02/2023, 3 years ago

Punishment for discipline would not amount to offence : Bombay High Court

The Bombay high court in Goa overturned the conviction of a primary school teacher who had been sentenced to one day in jail and a fine of 1 lakh for allegedly 'beating' two school children with a stick and ruled that a teacher reprimanding or administering some reasonable punishment on a child to maintain discipline in a school would not constitute an offence.

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19/12/2022, 3 years ago

No requirement to file an application under limitation act for compensation in sexual offence cases

The Delhi High Court has stated that in sexual assault cases, there will not be a need to submit a separate application for the condonation of delay in order to request compensation.

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06/12/2022, 3 years ago

33 weeks pregnant woman to have an abortion

In Mrs Pooja Kumari v. GNCTD & Anr, the Delhi High Court allowed a lady who was 33 weeks pregnant to have a medical abortion. Justice Prathiba M Singh held “The Court comes to the conclusion that the mother’s choice is ultimate. Considering this, the Court holds that medical termination be allowed. The petitioner is permitted […]

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04/11/2022, 4 years ago

Kerala High Court rules that a woman’s reproductive choice to procreate or refrain from procreation cannot be restricted

The Kerala High Court ruled on Wednesday that a woman’s right to exercise her reproductive choice, to procreate or refrain from procreation, cannot be restricted. Justice VG Arun upheld the Supreme Court’s decision in Suchita Srivastava v. Chandigarh Admn, which declared that a woman has the freedom to make reproductive choices as part of her […]

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02/11/2022, 4 years ago

A 21-year-old man sentenced to five years in prison under the UAPA and IPC for ‘celebrating’ the Pulwama attack

On Monday, October 31, a special NIA court in Bengaluru convicted a 21-year-old engineering student of ‘celebrating’ the 2019 Pulwama terror attack, in which over 40 CRPF jawans were killed, by posting insulting comments on Facebook. Faiz Rasheed, the accused, commented on multiple Facebook posts by news outlets detailing the Pulwama incident. The remarks praised […]

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02/11/2022, 4 years ago

Dushyant Dave to Supreme Court in MediaOne Case: ‘Channel’s Only Crime Is That It Is Owned By Minority Community’

On Wednesday, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave informed the Supreme Court that the Malayalam news channel MediaOne, whose broadcast licence was not renewed by the Centre in January this year due to security concerns, had never breached the Programmed Code. “There is no claim that the channel broke the Program Code. The sole offence is that […]

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01/11/2022, 4 years ago

Exclusion of Sri Lankan Tamils from CAA Must Be Considered, Says DMK to Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice UU Lalit and Justices Ravindra Bhat and Bela M. Trivedi heard petitions challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. During the hearing, Senior Advocate P Wilson, representing the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), asked the Centre for a response on the applicability of the 2019 Act to Hindu […]

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