DETAILS OF THE CASE Earlier this week, a case has been registered against Mumbai lawyer, advocate Vimal Jha for allegedly kidnapping and torturing his client after the client allegedly refused to pay him his legal fees. 45-year-old lawyer, Vimal Jha,
Name of the CaseRamesh Bhavan Rathod v. The State of GujaratBackground Facts The 6 accused were charged with offences under Sections 34, 120B, 143, 144, 147, 148,302, 341, 384 and 506 of the IPC, Sections 25(1b)A, 27 and 29 of the Arms Act and Sectio
Case Facts Anisur Rehman, BJP leader, was arrested with the charge of murder of TMC functionary Kurban Shah. While the case was pending in the Trial court, The State Government proposed to withdraw the case against the accused. The nephew of the dece
OVERVIEWIn a single judge bench judgement of the Allahabad High Court comprising of Justice JJ Munir, the orders made by the District Magistrate was set aside. The order was one externing the petitioner under the provisions of Sec. 3(3) of the Uttar
OVERVIEWAn octogenarian couple, who had earlier been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for committing sexual offences and thereby inflicting harm on their four year old neighbour, has been granted bail by the Bombay High Court on the gro
COURTS DECISION The High Court has dismissed a petition against delegating the power of Chief Justice (Master of Roster) to Senior Judges in his absence. Based on the petitioners contentions the Court observed that they do not find any merit in the p
Name of the CaseSanjeev Kumar Akash v. State of UttarakhandBackground Facts An order was passed on 12.02.21 by the Secretary of Home Department, giving additional charge of Senior Superintendent and Superintendent of Jail in various places to the Off
Name of the CasePalwinder Kaur v. Prince Harry Middleton and OthersBackground Facts The petitioner is a lawyer who has taken up legal action against Prince Harry with the writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner has never travelled to the United Kingdom
KEY TAKEAWAYS A petition has been filed before a Mathura Court in Uttar Pradesh seeking permission for a radiology test to ascertain whether idols of Lord Krishna are buried beneath the famous Jama Masjid of Agra. The petition is said to be filed in
KEY TAKEAWAYS The reference case is C.A Xavier v/s. Chief Secretary & Others [W.P.(C) No. 9670/2018] A writ petition was filed before a 2 judge bench of Kerala High Court comprising of Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice S. Manikumar and J
NAME OF THE CASEIFFCO Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pearl Beverages Ltd.BRIEF FACTS The insurer company had rejected the claim for insurance by the insured company which met with an accident. The rejection was challenged before the National
17-year-old’s consensual sex with accused prior to the incident of alleged rape: Allahabad High Court grants bail to rape accusedEarlier this week, on Thursday, Allahabad High Court granted bail to a 22-year-old rape accused, observing that the
Lawyer arrested for allegedly kidnapping, torturing his client with intention to extort Rs. 3 crores as legal feesEarlier this week,a case has been registered against Mumbai lawyer, advocate VimalJha for allegedly kidnapping and torturing his client
BACKSTORY This case started off in May 2020, when a Congress Member of Parliament posted a tweet criticising the Narendra Modi Government for its mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis. Furthermore in reply to this tweet, Sambit Patra stated if the Congr
OVERVIEWThe State Government was directed by the Karnataka High Court to provide a response of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed to seek the framework of statutory rules to prevent the publication of obscene visuals by the media and to recog
OVERVIEW The Kerala High Court, on an order dated 9th April, 2021, overruled a prior judgement delivered by the Kerala High Court in the year 1972in the landmark case of K.C. Moyin v. Nafeesa and Ors., where the question put forth to the Hon’bl
KEY TAKEAWAYS• Supreme Court issued a notice in a PIL filed with regards to the harassment and suffering faced by trans people. • The notice states for the establishment of a Transgender Welfare Board.• Secondly, the notice also mentio
Right For Safe Road is Every Citizens Facet Of Articles 19(1)(d) And 21 of the Constitution contends Kerala High CourtIn this case,earlier this week, Kerala High Court recently closed a batch of public interest litigation petitions that sought for di
OVERVIEWIn an order dated 25th of March, 2021, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court quashed an FIR against protesters of Citizenship Amendment Act (Bill) on the streets, which in the opinion of the police created not only public nuisance, but a
DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY A woman was stabbed 25 times to death allegedly by her husband at a market in broad daylight This grotesque incident took place in full public view in Budh Vihar area of northwest Delhi. 26-year-old woman was reportedly killed
Updated on : 17/04/2021 02:11:03
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