Appointment of 1 Additional Judge to Allahabad High Court, notified
President appoints Shri Umesh Chandra Sharma, to be an Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court, with effect from the date he
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If you are found in possession of live ammunition along with a valid arms licence, can an offence under S. 25 of Arms Act still be registered against you? Del HC resolves
Delhi High Court: Deciding a matter of whether an NRI person in possession of two live ammunitions with a valid license can
Accusation of extra-marital relationship is a grave assault on character, status, reputation as well as health of spouse against whom such allegations are made: Would this come under ambit of cruelty? Del HC answers
Delhi High Court: While addressing a matter surrounding the issue of cruelty by wife, the Division Bench of Vipin Sanghi, ACJ and
Husband owns wife’s body after marriage: What is holding back India to criminalise this misogyny?
Decades have passed, several amendments have been introduced, yet no specific provision to punish a man indulging in sexual acts with his
Devika Sharma in Ep. 53 of Weekly Rewind brings in legal stories: Unlicensed transport aggregators to Spanking back of a woman without her consent & more
Supreme Court Updates Issue of accommodation in a Domestic Violence dispute between husband and wife shall not affect landlord’s right to get
Dental Negligence | Consensus between dentists and patients essential to standardize treatment plans and methods: No X-ray conducted prior to performing root canal treatment: Read how NCDRC found dentist negligent
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): Expressing that, the consensus between the dentists and patients is essential to standardize treatment plans and
HP HC | Minor girl students raped and subjected to penetrative sexual assault by their teacher: Sanctity of Teacher-Student relationship polluted
Himachal Pradesh High Court: Polluting the sanctity of the relationship of the teacher and students, a teacher committed rape and penetrative sexual
Man taking a lady from another community in his car, attacked by violent mob: Act of mob moral policing? Ker HC unfolds
Kerala High Court: Calling it to be ‘moral policing’ K. Haripal, J., addressed a matter wherein a man had taken a lady
Testamentary disposition of property is deviation from natural line of inheritance in lesser or greater degree: Can it result in complete disposition in favour of one heir or exclusion of any other heir? Jhar HC throws light
Jharkhand High Court: Expressing that the due execution of a Will is to be proved as per the provisions of law as
Appointment of 10 new Judges to Telangana High Court
President appoints S/Shri (1) Kasoju Surendhar alias K. Surender, (2) Smt. Surepalli Nanda, (3) Mummineni Sudheer Kumar, (4) Smt. Juvvadi Sridevi alias
Incarcerated for 8 years for an offence punishable with minimum 10 years imprisonment: Violation of Right to Personal Liberty and Right to Speedy Trial? Del HC answers
Delhi High Court: Subramonium Prasad, J., remarked that, “…achievement of universal equality before the law requires the tenets of personal liberty to
Economic Offence | Entire community is aggrieved if economic offenders, who ruin economy of the State are not brought to book: Patna HC
Patna High Court: Expressing that the entire community is aggrieved if the economic offenders, who ruin the economy of the State are
Prosecution must stand on its own legs basing its findings on the evidence that has been led by it: All HC
Allahabad High Court: Siddhartha Varma, J., held that it is the bounden duty of the enquiry officer to have seen whether the
High Court cannot act as a post office to collect and exchange information: Madras HC
Madras High Court: While stating that Central Information Commission has only made recommendations, which cannot by any stretch of imagination be taken
No stay on OTT Release of film ‘83’: Bom HC | Netflix and Star India already have antecedent rights, both digital and satellite for 10 years
Bombay High Court: While refusing to restrain Star India and Netflix from streaming the film ‘83’ on their respective broadcasting portals, R.I.
When parents are alive, can a son claim his share in property of his parents? Bom HC answers
Bombay High Court: The Division Bench of G.S. Patel and Madhav J. Jamdar, JJ., held that Asif i.e. son has no rights
Unilateral Appointment of Arbitrators: A Discussion
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Unregulated tourism activities resulting in damage to environment in eco-sensitive Himalayan States of India: NGT takes suo motu cognizance
National Green Tribunal, New Delhi (NGT): The Coram of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (Chairperson) and Justice Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), Prof. A.
‘Reduction of Capital’ is a ‘Domestic Affair’ of a particular company in which, ordinary, a Tribunal will not interfere because of the reason that it is a ‘majority decision’ which prevails: NCLAT
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi (NCLAT): The Coram of Justice Venugopal. M, Judicial Member and Kanthi Narahari, Technical Member, held
Can Additional Sessions Judge or Sessions Judge try offences under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016? Bom HC answers
Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., held that Special Court which is to try offences under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,