The Supreme Court imposed a Rs. 2000/- fine under the Indian Penal Code on a bus driver (appellant) for a 26-year-old accident caused by rash driving and negligence...
In this case, the appellant filed an appeal in the high court seeking divorce on the grounds of cruelty and desertion. The question raised before the court was whether a wife wishing to stay abroad for a career would not amount to cruelty and deserti..
This case deals with the Petitioner’s plea against the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal which held that recovery of an amount before the term of 3 years from the date on which the mistake was discovered is barred by limitation. ..
The questions raised before the court were What are the essential elements of Section 346A that the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt to secure an accused's conviction under Section 364A IPC? ..
Basheer C.K., the petitioner, was aggrieved by a notification issued by the Kozhikode Corporation, which demanded that certain deficiencies to be rectified before issuing a building permit. The petition, on the other hand, stated that these defects w..
In this case, the question before the court was on the maintainability of the plea seeking anticipatory bail. Petitioner applied for bail. The petitioner's counsel claims that if a police officer believes the petitioner should be arrested, he must re..
Despite strong regulations in existence, the Madras High Court voiced its dismay at the rising number of incidents of minors being sexually attacked by someone they know...
Compulsory or coerced vaccination is a violation of the fundamental right to livelihood, according to the Meghalaya High Court. When vaccination is coerced or made required through coercion, the very underlying purpose of the benefit connected with i..
The entitlement of a dependant to a compassionate appointment is unaffected by the fact that the family is entitled to certain financial benefits as a result of the employee's death, according to the Karnataka High Court...
The Delhi High Court, apart from granting bail, has taken another look at the scope and extent of the Right to Protest and classified as to which type of acts fall under the ambit of the term ‘terrorist act’ as defined in the IPC and restricted the a..
FN Balsara filed a petition in the Bombay High Court with the following prayer: (a) To allow him to exercise his right to possess, consume, and use certain articles, such as whisky, brandy, wine, beer, medicated wine, eau-de-cologne etc. And to impor..
Although the second marriage is permitted under Mohammedan law, personal law cannot override special laws such as the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the Child Marriage Restraint Act, and the country's General Penal Code, the..
The Supreme Court took the child out of the care of the CWC and entrusted interim custody to the adoptive parents in a case where her biological mother gave her 2-year-old daughter in adoption to a couple by signing a notarized paper without followin..
The court was concerned that while affecting the service of the notice, due care to the rules is not taken. It directed all District Judges subordinate to the High Court regarding the same. ..
The court studied the scope and ambit of UAPA. The issue before the court was whether offences under sections 15, 17 & 18 of the UAPA are made out against the appellant? The court also discussed the right to protest and bail provisions...
In this case, the court analyzed the nature of disclosure and grounds of repudiation of the claim. The court allowed the appeal and allowed the respondent to withdraw 50% of the decretal amount...
Company Appeal No. 2 of 2015 in E.P.No.35 of 2011 in C.P.No.65 of 2005 has been filed under Section 10F of the Companies Act, 1956 to set aside the order of the Hon'ble Company Law Board, Additional Principal Bench, Chennai dated 30.12.2015 in C.A.No..
The court dismissed the DSSSB's petition appealing a trial court judgement from February 17 that directed the filing of a FIR against the offenders for violations of the SC/ST Act, based on a complaint by Adv. Satya Prakash Gautam...
The protest of which the appellant was part of was neither banned nor outlawed. It was monitored by law enforcement agencies..
The Court reduced the appellant's sentence to the time he had already served as an exceptional instance due to his senior age, and they upheld the appellant's conviction under Section 354 of the IPC while adjusting the punishment to the time he had p..