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Supreme Court Bans Two-Finger Test Used In Matters Of Rape And Sexual Assault As It Based On Patriarchal And Sexist Norms Sexually Active Women Can't Be Raped

   11 November 2022 at 10:32

The “two-finger test” followed in rape cases was prohibited by the Supreme Court which held that any person conducting the test shall be held guilty of misconduct. Justices D.Y. Chandrachud and Hima Kohli while restoring a rape convictio ..

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Supreme Court Upheld The Allahabad High Court’s Judgment In The Admission Of Ballistic Reports Forwarded By By Lab Director, Deputy,Or Assistant Director Under The Seal As Evidence Under Section 293 CrPC

   11 November 2022 at 10:32

The Supreme Court in a Ballistic Report forwarded by the Director/ Deputy Director/ Assistant Director of a lab under the seal observed that it complies with the statutory requirement under Section 293 CrPC. Section 293 CrPC provides for reports of ..

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CBI Not Liable To Furnish Information Under RTI Act, Exempted U/S 24: Kerala High Court

   11 November 2022 at 10:32

Case Name- S. Rajeev Kumar v. The Director, Central Bureau of Investigation [2022 LiveLaw (Ker) 572] Bench- Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is not required to provide any information re ..

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Reservation Can't Continue Indefinitely, Should Be Revisited For ‘Casteless Classless Society’: Supreme Court Judges In EWS Quota Case

   09 November 2022 at 10:20

Case Name- Janhit Abhiyan v. Union Of India with 32 connected matters [W.P.(C)NO.55/2019] Bench- Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi, JB Pardiwala, Justice S Ravindra Bhat and Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit Ratio- 3:2 Majority (Justice S Ravi ..

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POCSO Act : Non-Reporting Of Sexual Assault Despite Knowledge Is A Serious Crime : Supreme Court

   07 November 2022 at 12:44

Case- State of Maharashtra vs Dr. Maroti s/o Kashinath Pimpalkar [2022 LiveLaw (SC) 898] Bench- Justice Ajay Rastogi and Justice C.T. Ravikumar On Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled that under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) ..

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Discretionary & Extraordinary Power U/Sec 319 CrPC Should Be Exercised Sparingly Supreme Court

   07 November 2022 at 10:56

Case Name- Naveen vs State of Haryana [SLP(Crl) 3746 of 2022] Bench- Justices Ajay Rastogi and C.T. Ravikumar In this judgement the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the power granted to a court by Section 319 of the CrPC is an extraordinary and discret ..

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Supreme Court Answers the Applicability of Time Frame under Section 11 A of Land Acquisition Act against Acquisition Initiated By Invoking Urgency Provisions under Section 17

   04 November 2022 at 12:59

A three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court in a recent judgment adjudged a case concerning the issue of applicability of the time frame contemplated under Section 11 A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to acquisition initiated by invoking urgency prov ..

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Karnataka High Court Held, Petitions U/S 24 CPC Can Be Transferred Only During Hardship But Not Due To Inconvenience Caused To Parties

   04 November 2022 at 12:59

The High Court of Karnataka said that the courts must consider the hardships that might be caused to the parties at the time of deciding an application under Section 24 of CPC for transfer of proceedings from one court to another, rather than lookin ..

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Admission of Appeals As A Condition Precedent To Be Eligible For Settlement Under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme Is Contrary To Law: Delhi High Court

   03 November 2022 at 14:58

The Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme was launched in 2020 to settle pending tax disputes in the area of Direct Taxes. It is an effort to unblock 9.32 trillion rupees (as of November 30, 2019) that has been blocked by over 483,000 appeals that are pending i ..

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10% Community Quota For Non-Minority, Non-Backward Classes Unconstitutional: Kerala High Court On State's School Admissions Policy

   03 November 2022 at 14:58

In July 2022, an order issued by the General Education Department along with a prospectus issued by the Directorate was passed. It was put in place to regulate the admission to plus one Private Aided Higher Secondary Schools for the Academic year 20 ..

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