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‘Nikah-Nama should be issued in a language widely known to society’; Rajasthan High Court directs State to issue guidelines for bilingual Nikah-Namas

“Marriage, as we all know is an important sacrament and is considered as a sign of cohabitation between a male and a female which is acceptable in the civil society and is valid in the eyes of law.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Service of grounds of detention in language understood by detenu is a crucial Constitutional Right: J&K High Court

“Communication means imparting to the petitioner sufficient and effective knowledge of the facts and circumstances on which the order of detention is passed and such communication in such language which the petitioner understands.”

language in document cannot be pressed over strong contrary evidence

Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment| In absence of original document, language cannot be pressed much into service over clear and strong contrary evidence [(1952) 2 SCC 754]

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on interpretation of deeds and documents.

Op Eds OP. ED.

Can Other Law Enforcement Agencies Take Up Investigations Parallel to SFIO Investigations? Ashish Bhalla v. State: A Case Comment

by Anuj Berry†, Sourabh Rath††, Megha Janakiraman††† and Aparajito Sen††††

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court warns PMLA Adjudicating Authority to avoid using template paragraphs and disconcerted language in the impugned order

Delhi High Court observed that repeated use of templated paragraphs, as though the principles of Natural Justice are mere rhetoric, is not permissible.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court | Mere signing documents in English does not mean the detenue has a working knowledge of English; detention order set aside

Signing in English and understanding English are two different things and it cannot be said that if one signs in English, therefore he has full understanding of the language. In other order, the ability to write one’s signature in English does not translate to having a working understanding of the language.

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Whether candidates who did not study ‘Language’ as an optional subject in their 3-year degree course studied it later as an additional subject post completing graduation be eligible to the post of “Language Teacher”

Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Sabina and Manoj Kumar Vyas, JJ. dismissed the appeal and upheld the impugned order. Facts

Case Briefs High Courts

Petition challenging the declaration of Telugu, Odiya, Kannada and Malayalam as ‘classical language’, dismissed

Madras High Court: While deciding upon the challenge to the grant of ‘Classical’ status to languages like Telugu, Kannada, Odiya, Malayalam etc.,