NEWS PROCCEDINGS• PS Narasimha is among the judges promoted by the Supreme Court and is also expected to become Chief Justice, as he is the third highest-ranking lawyer in the legal profession.• Senior Advocate Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha w ..
Background of the Case The title of the case is Gaurishankar Garg & Another v. The State of M.P. The Madhya Pradesh High Court was hearing a S.482 CrPC application seeking to quash an FIR filed against the petitioners, alleging a violation of Sec ..
WHAT WAS THE MATTER The case of Vishal Verma v. Twinkle Vinayak, is a case being heard by the Delhi HC related to the order of a family court in a dispute between an estranged couple. The case is an appeal brought to the HC by the wife against the or ..
CASE BACKGROUNDS On Thursday the Kerala High Court approved with the Government’s Order to scrape the policy of offering grace marks to students in standard tenth and twelfth in the State Board exams, for the academic year 2020-2021. The Divisi ..
SC: High Courts Should Not Pass Oral Directions To Restrain ArrestThe Supreme Court observed that the procedure of 'oral direction' to not arrest an accused is irregular. The decision was given by a bench comprising of Justice D Y Chandrachud ..
Case Background The petitioner has been working as a Project Manager in a Society named Nirmithi Kendra. The object of the Society is to undertake civil construction works assigned by the Government. The petitioner was arrested for possessing disprop ..
Case Background Several individuals, working as naval officers, have filed various petitions against their claim for Permanent Commission. They had also sought pensionary benefits as an alternate measure. The petitioners relied on Annie Nagaraja v. U ..
FACTS OF THE CASE After a criminal trial, an order was passed by Additional Civil Judge (Junior Division), Hathras, where the applicant was convicted and sentenced punishment under Section 419 and 420 of the IPC. As the applicant was not satisfied wi ..
FACTS OF THE CASE The High Court, while disposing of writ petitions which were moved by claimed journalist, S. Sekara, passed these orders. While the proceedings were done, the credentials of the journalist were put to question. In order to prove tha ..
Background The name of the case was Amit Chaurasia v. The State of M.P. and Another. A lady constable had made a complaint against the petitioner for offences punishable under Sections 452, 354, 354G, 376 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. The petitio ..