BACKGROUND A five bench of Supreme Court led by former Chief Justice Dipak Misra in 2018 unanimously struck down Section 497 of IPC, therefore, decriminalising adultery. It was held to be unconstitutional that violated Articles 14, 15, and 21 of the ..
Delhi HC: Street Dogs Have Right To Food, Citizens Allowed To Feed Them As Long As Rights Of Others Are Not ImpingedThe Delhi High Court has observed that street dogs have a Right to Food and citizens have a Right to feed them. A set of guidelines ha ..
BACKGROUND Forest officials registered a case against an unknown accused person under the Karnataka Forest Act of 1963, Rules 144 and 145 of Karnataka Forest Rules, and Section 379 of IPC. The investigating officer issued a notice under Section 41A o ..
FACTS OF THE CASE A sixth standard student from Secunderabad, Hyderabad was kidnapped for ransom by an auto-rickshaw driver. The father of the boy had gone to the accused to hand over the ransom amount of 2 lakhs. The appellant auto-rickshaw driver w ..
Background The original applicant in this was the wife of a deceased southern railway employee who received a family pension since his death in the year 2007. The pension was disbursed through the petitioner bank. The family pension was to be paid ti ..
Background The couple got married in 2004 after having spent eight years in courtship. The husband shifted to Canada in 2003. Later his wife joined him on a spousal visa. In 2009, the husband had met with a car accident after which his wife nursed hi ..
What was the Petition The petition was in the form of a writ under Article 226 against the New Bar Council of India Rules, for restricting the freedom of speech and expression of the legal fraternity guaranteed under Article 19 (2)(a) of the Indian C ..
Case Background The instant petition was filed by the petitioner challenging the respondent’s application of domestic violence wherein the petitioner was made a party. The petitioner is alleged to have an extra marital affair with the husband o ..
BCI Decides To Keep In Abeyance 'Criticism-Disqualification Rules' For ReviewThe Bar Council of India has decided to formulate a committee to review the recently inserted Sections V and V-A of Chapter II of Part VI of the Bar Council of India ..
Facts of the Case Garvit Innovative Promoters Limited (GIPL), an investor company, was engaged in the business of rental of bikes, and for this purpose, it took investments from the public. A bank account was opened in the Noble Cooperative Bank Limi ..
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