INTRODUCTIONThe Child by reason of his physical and mental immaturity needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Sheela Burse v. U.O.I and others had de ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Hindu Succession Act first came into force in the year 1956. The objective of the act was to deal with interstate or unwilled succession among Hindus. The act is based on the rule of succession of Mitakshara principle of propinquity ..
INTRODUCTIONA three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justices A.M. Khanwilkar, B.R. Gavai and Krishna Murari, on the 10th of March, 2021 held that the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) or the Appellate Authority, i.e., the National Comp ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS Article 12 of the Constitution provides with the definition of State. It consists of the term “other authorities” which has not been clearly defined in the Constitution. Such term has also not been defined in the General Cla ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The case in reference is Archana Deepak Jatkar v. State of Maharashtra [Anticipatory Bail Application No. 591 of 2021] The decision in the case was pronounced by Bombay High court Judge J. Sarang V. Kotwal. The case in reference was ref ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Karnataka HC has ordered CBI to release the cash seized worth ₹53.46 lakhs from Sachin Narayan, an associate of Congress leader DK Shivakumar. The court held that the petitioners were legally entitled for interim custody of the seiz ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court, which is hearing cases through video-conferencing since March last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will commence hybrid physical hearing from 15 March 2021. The bench will decide if a case will be listed for hybrid ..
KEY TAKEAWAYSA Delhi court awarded death penalty to convict Ariz Khan (alias Junaid) on Monday in relation to the Batla House encounter killing of 2008. The Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav convicted Khan of the murder of Inspector Mohan Chand ..
Uncontested Petition Filed In 1990 Pending For 31 Years; "TRAGIC Commentary On Justice Delivery System," Says Bombay High CourtKEY TAKEAWAYSIn one more of a court addressing occasion of baffling posting of cases, a 31-year-old uncontested r ..
Court Judgments Should Be In Language Which Can Be Understood Not Only By Lawyers But Also Citizens Who Approach Courts: Supreme CourtKEY TAKEAWAYSThe Supreme Court has generally commented on a Himachal Pradesh High Court judgment for being 'boun ..