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Rinku Baheti vs Sandesh Sharda has expressed its serious concerns about the misuse of domestic violence and dowry laws by disgruntled wives and cautioned women most unequivocally not to abuse the...Hits: 13784
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Compromise Not a Basis to Quash FIR in Serious POCSO Act Offence: Kerala High Court
Akhil Mohanan vs Kerala that serious offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise.Hits: 15773 -
Illegal Constructions Can’t Be Regularised Irrespective Of Long Occupancy And Investments: SC
Rajendra Kumar Barjatya vs U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad that illegal structures, irrespective of their investment or age cannot be regularized.Hits: 16454 -
SC: High Courts Cannot Direct Trial Courts To Write Bail Orders In A Specific Manner
Ayub Khan vs Rajasthan that Constitutional Courts (High Courts and Supreme Court) do not have the authority to direct Trial Courts to adopt a specific format or manner for writing orders in bail...Hits: 14625 -
Pride And Dignity Is Not Only To Woman But To Men Also: Kerala HC
Balachandra Menon vs Kerala that had been filed by a well-known Malayalam director, actor and script writer Balachandra Menon in a 2007 sexual assault caseHits: 14519 -
Neema Sanjay Rangari vs Maharashtra that there is no justification for slapping an MP belonging to a Scheduled Caste in public view and uttering derogatory words.Hits: 14608
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Government Sanction Not Needed To Prosecute Cops Who File False Cases: SC
Om Prakash Yadav v. Niranjan Kumar Upadhyay that a police official who lodges a false case against an individual cannot claim immunity from prosecution under the guise of official duty.Hits: 17933 -
Jharkhand HC Stays Law Mandating 75% Reservation For Locals In Private Jobs
Jharkhand Small Industries Association vs Jharkhand the implementation of a State law reserving 75% of private jobs for local candidates. It must be laid bare that the Jharkhand State Employment of...Hits: 14587 -
Suspecting Citizen After Honourable Acquittal Militates Rule Of Law: Allahabad HC
Pradeep Kumar vs UP has very rightly directed the State Government to issue an appointment order for the petitioner who was honourably acquitted of being an alleged spy for an enemy nation as an...Hits: 16838 -
Pabitra Adak vs West Bengal that: The allegation in both the cases arise out of the matrimonial dispute between the parties.Hits: 12987
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Section 498A IPC, news is pouring in all newspapers and so also in news channels and in media that Atul Subhash who was a 34-year-old techie and automobile company seniorHits: 11986
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SC Issues Guidelines On Death Penalty Executions And Mercy Petitions To Avoid Delay In Process
Maharashtra vs Pradeep Yashwant that after an order of rejection of mercy petitions by the President or Governor is communicated to a death row convict, the sword of Damocles cannot be kept hanging...Hits: 18062 -
Arrest Must Be Rational, Fair And Based On Admissible Evidence: MP HC
Asif Hanif Thara vs Enforcement Directorate that: The arrest should be rational, fair and as per law and shall not be merely based upon guilt of accused established from inadmissible evidence....Hits: 10092 -
Sher Singh vs Punjab refused to grant bail to a man who is accused of illicit trafficking of 50 grams of heroin underscoring that where 50 grams of heroin have been seized from the petitionerHits: 12835
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Cow Smuggling Hurts Religious Sentiments, Threatens Public Order: J&K HC
Shakeel Mohd vs UT of Jammu and Kashmir that the act of smuggling bovine animals such as cows and calves can hurt religious sentiments and is, therefore, a threat to public order.Hits: 14130 -
Khimjibhai Harjivanbhai Patadia vs MCGM the exercise of its ordinary original civil jurisdiction has not only dismissed the petition but in addition has also imposed a cost of Rs 5 lakhs observing...Hits: 17969
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Bail Cannot Be Denied When Evidence Lacks Cogency: Allahabad High Court in Dowry Death Case
Rupesh Kushwaha has granted bail to Rupesh Kushwaha in a dowry death case.Hits: 16827 -
Juvenile Offenders Should Be Brought Back Into Mainstream of Society: Madras HC
X vs The State of Tamil Nadu We need to note that the Madurai Bench was most forthcoming and forthright in suggesting the expansion of reformative initiatives to be undertaken all across Tamil Nadu...Hits: 19041 -
Delivering Child In Jail Affects Mother And Child: Bombay HC
While displaying compassion, humanity, magnanimity and so also taking into account a very holistic view of the deleterious impact of a pregnant woman delivering child in jailHits: 10020 -
Police Cannot Claim Exemption Saying Assault Of Accused Is Part Of Official Duty: Kerala HC
Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab nor with rapists or gang rapists or dacoits or murderers which is definitely a matter of profound concern was witnessed by all as news channels flashedHits: 16816 -
Karnataka HC Sets Aside Rs 2.9 Crore Fine Imposed By NGT On Indian Army
UoI v/s Karnataka has set aside the order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) which in May 2022 had imposed a penalty of Rs 2.94 crore ex parte on Bengaluru-based Madras Engineers Group &...Hits: 15659 -
Chandini Singh v/s UP To underscore the cruelty of making a heavily pregnant woman sit at a police station for hours without justification, particularly when no male member was present at her...Hits: 13079
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Whatsapp Message Expressing Opinion On Caste Reservation No Offence Under SC/ST Act: Bombay HC
VW vs Maharashtra upheld the closure of a case against a woman who had been booked under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act)Hits: 15962 -
Right to Legal Aid is Fundamental; SC on Fair Trials, Public Prosecutors, and Legal Aid Lawyers
Ashok vs Uttar Pradesh that right to get legal aid is the fundamental right of the accused. It is also made clear that the legal aid must be effective.Hits: 13569 -
Soldier's Widow Should Not Have Been Dragged To Court: SC
Union of India vs Saroj Devi The exercise of its civil appellate jurisdiction has while striking the right chord taken the right step to dismiss the appeal of the Union of India against the order...Hits: 16727 -
Victim Being An Adult Lady Could Not Have Been A Prey To The Promise To Marry Concept: Calcutta HC
Biswanath Murmu vs West Bengal has set aside the conviction of a rape accused observing that the victim being an adult lady could not have been a prey to the promise to marry concept.Hits: 16832 -
Bombay HC Quashes Rape Case Against Lawyer Terming It As Consensual Relationship Gone Sour
Tapan Anant Thatte vs Maharashtra has quashed a case registered against a Mumbai-based lawyer for rape, criminal intimidation and cheating observing that the allegations stemmed from a personal...Hits: 15829 -
Constitution Is Perfect But Our Understanding, Implementation Isn’t: Dushyant Dave & KG Raghavan
The Constitution of India is a perfect instrument and India is what it is today because of the Constitution.Hits: 13645 -
Magistrates Must Ensure That Guilty Pleas Are Voluntary And Well-Advised: Madras HC
Sathish And Anandh Vs Food Safety Officer, Karur that the guilty pleas by accused individuals are informed, voluntary and supported by adequate legal counsel.Hits: 10022 -
Inadmissible Police Confessions in Depositions May Influence Trial Courts
Randeep Singh @ Rana vs Haryana that there is every possibility that the Trial Courts may get influenced if inadmissible confessions made by an accused to a police officer are made part of the...Hits: 11882
