KEY TAKEAWAYS A land dispute between the appellant and their neighbour resulted in a criminal proceeding as the appellant threw a brick at the neighbour, and made some unsavoury caste-based comments. The purpose of Section 3(1)(x) of the SC/ST Act is ..
Key Takeaways The High Court passed an order in favour of the applicants, directing the ONGC to finalise a contract with the applicant. The other two applicants were also interested in sourcing gas from ONGC, but weren’t given a chance to be he ..
Key Takeaways Chief Justice, NV Ramana, pushed for complete financial autonomy of judiciary' by the establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructure Authority (NJIA) of India. He has sent a proposal for NJIA to the Ministry of Law. In his sp ..
Key Takeaways The appellants contended that they were the authorized assigned representatives of the contractors. The court was of the view that the objective of the amendment was to deal with the scenarios such as in the present case; to avoid separ ..
Key Takeaways A warrant of arrest was issued and the respondent was accused of absconding and concealing himself to avoid service of a warrant of arrest. The accused filed an anticipatory bail application before the trial court, which was dismissed. ..
Key Takeaways In 2002 the ex-wife filed a Civil Suit asking for maintenance from the petitioner. The petitioner resisted this on the grounds that talaq had been declared, and he has contracted another marriage, and is fathering a child too. Further h ..
Key Takeaways The petitioner filed a petition against the Munsiff Court’s order allowing an amendment to the statement made by the respondent. The court considered two questions; when does a trial commence, and if a wilful admission made in the ..
Key Takeaways Physical filing of cases by the government will not be allowed after 1 January 2022. The High Courts will be responsible for issuing any circulars or notifications regarding the same. The judiciary has been attempting to digitize courts ..
Key Takeaways Courts are routinely assigning community service as a bail condition. Interpretations of the bail provisions in the Criminal Procedure Code indicate that the courts cannot impose these conditions, and such conditions should be void The ..
Key Takeaways The case of Smriti Madan Kansangra v. Perry Kansangra deals with a guardianship petition filed by Perry Kansagra , father of minor, under the Guardianship and Wards Act 1890, before the District Court. Both the parents sought custody, b ..