WHAT DID THE COURT SAY? In Sr. Sephy v. CBI & Ors., the Delhi HC held that the virginity test of Sister Sephy, an accused in the 1992 Sr. Abhaya murder case is unconstitutional. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma called it to b ..
WHAT DID THE COURT SAY? In Rabi Saha @ Sarkar v. State of West Bengal, the Calcutta HC held that taking off a minor victim's pants when she herself refused to do so would amount to an attempt to commit the offence of rape. A Single Judge Bench o ..
WHAT DID THE Court SAY? In S v. V, the Madras High Court noted that grounds for dissolution of a marriage are of continuing nature which means that a subsequent divorce petition cannot be said to be hit by res judicata. A single judge bench of Justic ..
WHAT DID THE Court SAY?In Jagrati Trade Services Pvt Ltd v. Deepak Bhargava & Ors., the Calcutta HC observed that after the 2015 Amendment Act, the powers of an Arbitrator with regards to granting interim measures u/s 17 of the of the Arbitration ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY?In Maharashtra State Financial Corporation Ex-Employees Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., the Supreme Court held that those employees who retired under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) are not at pari ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY? In Anushka Rengunthwar & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., the Supreme Court held that the 2021 notification issued by the Union Government related to taking away of rights of Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) category studen ..
Malayalam journalist Siddique Kappan finally set free after both the Supreme Court and the Allahabad High Court gave him relief in a terror and sedition case and a money laundering case respectively. Kappan was arrested on October 5, 2020 while trave ..
WHAT DID THE SC SAY? In BV Seshaiah vs State of Telangana, the Apex Court set aside a Telengana HC order which validated the conviction of the appellant u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A Division Bench comprising Justices Krishna Murari an ..
In XXX v. XXX, the Delhi High Court put a stay on proceedings pending before the the learned MM, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. The proceedings related to a domestic violence incident where the husband of the petitioner i.e. the respondent filed a case u ..
On 1st February 2023, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual Budget for the financial year 2023-24. This is the last budget of the current government before the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. Swipe right to see a few high ..