andhra pradesh high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Andhra Pradesh High Court referred to Section 361 IPC and stated that taking of a minor out of the keeping of the lawful guardian does not make the father criminally liable for kidnapping since the parties were governed by the Mohammadian Law.

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Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala
Law made Easy

Here is snippet on the evolution of ‘Doctrine of Basic Structure' in the Independent India and how the biggest legal battle continued between the Judiciary and the Legislature, as the landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v State of Kerela (1973) 4 SCC 225 enters its Golden Jubilee year.

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aptel
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme court was of the opinion that the “casual approach of APTEL, in not reasoning how such findings could be rendered, cannot be countenanced. As a judicial tribunal, dealing with contracts and bargains, which are entered into by parties with equal bargaining power, APTEL is not expected to casually render findings of coercion, or fraud, without proper pleadings or proof, or without probing into evidence.”

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same-sex marriage
Case BriefsSupreme CourtSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

Petitioner contended that they were entitled to the Fundamental Right to marry which was entrenched in the Constitution which includes the choice of a marital partner. Neither the State nor Society could intrude into the domain of individual right to pursue a way of life which were central to their identity and autonomy.

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