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Split Verdict On Marital Rape: Answer To This Burning Question Still Not In Sight The Delhi HC has delivered a split judgement regarding the criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher ruled in favour of striking down Exception 2 to Section 376 IPC whereas Justice Hari Shankar observed that the striking do..

Key Takeaways Once a sizable amount of the population in India got their COVID-19 jabs, a number of Government, as well as Private Agencies, issued circulars and notifications restricting the movement of Unvaccinated People. Epidemic Act, 1897 and Disaster Manager Act, 2005 prov..

In the recent order, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has ordered to keep all pending trials, appeals, and proceedings framed under sedition law on hold. It is expected from the State and Central governments to restrain from registering any FIR, continuing any investigation, or taking any coercive measures by invoking provision under section 124A, IPC while it is und..

In a landmark judgement titled Prabha Tyagi vs Kamlesh Devi the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that every woman in a domestic relationship has a right to reside in a shared household even in the absence of any act of domestic violence. She cannot be evicted from such a household. This right can be enforced under section 17(1) of the Protection of Women..

In Dr Rajneesh Singh vs Union of India and ors. the Allahabad HC has junked the plea requesting for the constitution of a fact-finding committee to dig out the ‘real history’ of Taj Mahal.  The petitioner, Dr. Rajneesh Singh, who is the media incharge of BJP’s Ayodhya Unit, claimed that false his..

The Apex Court in Veena Singh (D) vs District Registrar/Additional Collector held that mere signature does not imply execution of a sale deed. It was observed that though the word ‘execution’ itself has not been defined in the Registration Act, it was affirmed that mere signature on the documents does not i..

Certificate U/S 65B(4) Evidence Act Mandatory For Production Of Electronic Evidence: Oral Evidence Does Not Suffice: SC In Ravinder Singh @ Kaku vs State of Punjab the Hon’ble Apex Court has held that the certificate under section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act is mandatory for the production of electronic evidence,..

While taking a very strong exception to the government servants reprehensible habit of not complying time and again with judicial orders, the Andhra Pradesh High Court in a noteworthy judgment titled NMS Goud v. Punam Malakondaiah & Ors in Contempt Case No. 1248 of 2020 pronounced as recently as on May 6, 2022 has sentenced 3 IAS officers to one month jail for c..

While taking a very strong exception to the whimsical transfer order being issued arbitrarily of a bureaucrat at the insistence of a state minister, the Madhya Pradesh High Court as recently as on April 27, 2022 in a latest, learned, laudable and landmark judgment titled Shyam Kumar Singh vs State of Madhya Pradesh in Writ Appeal No. 400 of 2022 set aside the transf..

In the case of Samarpan Varishtha Jan Parisar vs Rajendra Prasad Agarwal, the Hon’ble Supreme Court held senior citizens living in old age homes are a licensee. They are only permitted to enjoy the possession of the property and do not have any interest in the property. As licensees, inmates are allowed to stay in old age home as long as they abide by the term..

The Delhi HC has delivered a split judgement regarding the criminalisation of marital rape. Justice Rajiv Shakdher ruled in favour of striking down Exception 2 to Section 376 IPC whereas Justice Hari Shankar observed that the striking down of the same would create a new offence. In RIT Foundation vs Union of India and ..

KEYTAKEAWAYS A blood donation occurs when a person gives their consent to have their blood collected and utilized for transfusions. Such Donations are usually done in blood banks. But the recent trend shows a hike in the black markets of blood. li style="text-align: just..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Golden Triangle of the Indian Constitution is made up of Articles 14, 19, and 21. Democracy cannot exist in India without the aforementioned Golden Triangle. In the case of Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, Justice Bhagwat..

A Single Bench of the Hon'ble Karnataka HC held that a person has not committed an offense u/s 80 if a child has been taken by adoption is not an orphan, abandoned, or surrendered child. In the instant case, Banu Begum w/o Khajasab @ Mehboobsab and ors v State of Karnataka, accused no. 1 gave birth to twin babies. ..

In Ravinder Singh @ Kaku vs State of Punjab the Hon’ble Apex Court has held that the certificate under section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act is mandatory for the production of electronic evidence, and oral evidence in place of such certificate cannot suffice.  In the instant case, the trial Court convicted thre..