HIGH COURT OCTOBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Stalking; Compensation for Electrocution; Right to Maintenance; Rape on Pretext of Marriage and More
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Kerala High Court
Having sexual intercourse, being naked in front of minor amounts to sexual harassment, punishable under POCSO Act: Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court noted that accused 2 had abused and thrashed the minor victim and concluded that the offense falls under Section 323 of IPC in conjunction with Section 34 IPC.
HIGH COURT OCTOBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Posthumous Reproduction; Arms License to Sportsperson; Bulandshahr Gang-Rape; Jigra Movie; and More
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Referring woman as ‘prostitute’ in public in her absence may not constitute an offence under S. 509 IPC, but could attract other charges: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court mentioned that the word “intrude” is not defined in IPC. Its dictionary meaning is to put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome or uninvited. To put it otherwise, intrude means trespass, horn in, pry into or to join in something without invitation or consent to the privacy of the woman.
Supreme Court overturns Kerala HC’s order for disciplinary proceedings against Lakshadweep Judicial Officer, citing lack of consideration for key records in the case
Supreme Court said that the disciplinary proceedings against the Judicial Magistrate, have been initiated on the basis of a legally invalid order.
Kerala High Court refuses to quash case against priest accused of rape on pretext of marriage
Kerala High Court said that there was no undue delay in filing the FIR, as the relationship was predicated on the promise of marriage
HIGH COURT OCTOBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Sexual assault of IAS Officer’s wife; Rehabilitation of migrated wild elephant; Ashiq Hussain Faktoo; Isha Foundation; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
HIGH COURT SEPTEMBER 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Lawyer’s Custodial Assault; Medical Certificates for Parole; Compassionate Appointment; SSB Medical Exam; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Supreme Court imposes Rs.10 lakh costs on National Medical Commission over challenge to Medical College’s approval for increase of seats
“Making a party run from Court to Court to seek permission, specifically when the institute concerned is not a new institute and has been running for the last 18 years, is only an attempt to harass the institution. Particularly, when the approval granted earlier for the academic year 2023-2024 was withdrawn, no deficiency, except non-grant of COA, was pointed out”
SC reduces life sentence to 10 years imprisonment of man convicted for raping step-daughter, considering age and eight years of sentence undergone
‘No reason to interfere with the well-considered findings.’ The High Court’s and Trial Court’s decision for convicting the man for offence under Section 376 of IPC was upheld.
Criminal Law Roundup August 2024 | Top Cases on Bail; Contempt of Court; Forceful religious conversions; LGBTQ Rights; and more
Criminal law discussions that unfolded at the Supreme Court and various High Courts in the month of August
CrPC or BNSS?: The Tug of War Around July 01, 2024
by Aditya Mukherjee* and Jayati Sinha**
Judicial Jigsaw: Never-Ending Conflicts and Interpretative Challenges of Section 29-A of the Arbitration Act
by Vasanth Rajasekaran* and Harshvardhan Korada**
HIGH COURT JULY 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on Arijit Singh, M.K. Stalin, Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, right to be forgotten, and more
Have a quick look at what the High Courts across the country adjudicated on through this week.
Criminal Law Roundup July 2024 | Updates on cases related to quashing of proceedings, wrongful detention, bail, and more
Read July’s share of criminal law discussions at the Supreme Court and various High Courts
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act will supersede Muslim Personal Law; every Indian a citizen first, religion comes later: Kerala HC
“The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 prohibits child marriage, it supersedes the Muslim personal law, and every citizen of this country is subject to the law of the land, which is Act 2006, irrespective of his or her religion”
Kerala HC quashes proceedings against husband after considering settled married life and wellbeing of children
“Effacing abominable offences through quashing process would not only send a wrong signal to the community, but may also accord an undue benefit to unscrupulous habitual or professional offenders, who can secure a “settlement” through duress, threats, social boycotts, bribes or other dubious means”
HIGH COURT JULY 2024 WEEKLY ROUNDUP| Stories on age of superannuation; abortion of 28 weeks pregnancy; compassionate appointment; anti CAA protests and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
Can a person change his religion in school certificate after conversion? Kerala HC answers
“Even if it is to be accepted that there is no provision enabling change of religion entered in school certificates, that is no reason to tie down a person to one religion, merely by reason of his birth”