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In a judgment delivered on Wednesday,The Supreme Court reiterated the essential principles in exercising the writ jurisdiction in the matter of search and seizure under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act. The court was taking into consideration an appeal against the judgment of the High Court of Gujarat by which the war..

Key Takeaways The current government of Maharashtra was overthrown and a new Government has been established. The overthrown Government was the Maha Vikas Agadhi, an alliance, primarily between Shiv Sena, NPC, and, INC. The overthrown CM w..

KEY TAKE AWAYS Contempt of court is a legal violation which involves willful disobedience of the courts or its judges. It can be Civil or Criminal. There lacks a clear boundary between criticism and disdain in the application of contempt l..

The Supreme Court noted that a Court cannot amend the arbitrator's award under Sections 34 or 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act.  The bench made up of Justices Indira Banerjee and AS Bopanna stated that the option would be to revoke the judgement and remand the case.  li style="text-align..

A request for anticipatory bail made on behalf of the applicants in connection with a FIR filed under Sections 504, 506, 384, 467, 468, and 120-B of the Penal Code, 1860, was approved by Siddharth, J. of the Allahabad High Court.  The opposite party 3, who is the director of Vastu Colonisers (P) Ltd., with its hea..

Key Takeaways “The Kaali Poster” controversy revolves around the poster of a documentary, depicting goddess Kali smoking a cigarette and holding an LGBTQ flag, presumably presenting herself as an ally. The poster has hurt sentiments of certain sects of the Hindu Comm..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Recruits will be serving for a period of 4 years after which only 25% of the recruits will be retained. Individuals in the age bracket of 17.5 to 23 years can apply for this scheme. They will be given good pay and a lump ..

According to the Supreme Court, Article 139A of the Indian Constitution does not permit transfers based on the likelihood of divergent opinions.  The Union of India and other parties asked that several writ petitions that were pending before various High Courts and challenging the constitutional validity of the Pa..

The fugitive billionaire Vijay Mallya has been ordered by the Supreme Court to report to prison for the four months that he has been sentenced to serve for contempt of court.  Mallya received a 4 month prison sentence and a Rs 2000 fine for deliberate defiance of court orders, according to an order issued today by..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Section 48 helps courts take decisions in situations where there are incomplete or conflicting rights arising from the sale of immovable property. There are exceptions to the doctrine of priority. Only applicable to immovable..

Key Takeaways Personal laws are a system of laws that apply to a specific class, group of individuals, or people based on religious beliefs, faith, and culture. The Charter Act of the British Parliament of 1833 established a Law Commission to unify and codify Indian laws. ..

The Delhi High Court noted that an advertising campaign may be given legal protection if it identifies the source and has grown to be characteristic of the party, but added that the standard for proving distinctiveness in such a situation would be rather high.  According to Justice Pratibha M. Singh, while distinc..

The Delhi High Court stated that Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) could not use the court as a shield to obtain funding from the University Grants Commission (UGC) in response to the university's request that the commission provide money for the Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women Studies.  The court made its oral obser..

A plea was being heard by a bench composed of two judges, Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Gaurang Kant, seeking direction against the authorities to hand over or restore back the vacant and peaceful possession of a land. Alternatively, petitioner also sought direction against the authorities in order to acquire th..

According to the Kerala High Court, a promise to marry will only constitute rape if it was made with malicious intent, was tainted by fraud, or was not intended to be kept at the time it was made. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas granted bail to a lawyer who had been charged with raping a female lawyer after making a promis..