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KEY TAKEAWAYS Criminal cases are of two types: summons case & warrants case. Warrant cases are offences punishable with death penalty or life imprisonment or imprisonment upto two years. Difference between summons case & warrants c..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Indrani Mukherjee is a prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case. Indrani Mukherjee was Sheena Bora’s mother. She is accused of murdering her daughter for financial, and personal reasons including a land dispute issue. li style="text-align: justify..

Justice Manmohan and Justice Sudhir Kumar Jain observed in Union of India V. Central Information Commission & Anr. that the Enforcement Directorate is exempted from providing information as stipulated in the II Schedule of the Right to Information Act (RTI) unless the information corresponds to allegations of corruption and human rights violations. ..

All India Muslim Personal Law Board Moves The Supreme Court Against The Karnataka HC’s Verdict As many of us would have probably expected, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has moved the Apex Court against the judgement of the Karnataka HC by which it had upheld the ban of hijab in educational institutions..

As many of us would have probably expected, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board has moved the Apex Court against the judgement of the Karnataka HC by which it had upheld the ban of hijab in educational institutions (Resham vs State of Karnataka).  The Court had held that the wearing of hijab is not an essentia..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Umar Khalid was arrested on 14th September 2020, and is currently imprisoned at Tihar Jail, New Delhi under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967). Umar was accused of creating a “larger conspiracy” and creating political imbalance. ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Indian Judicial System follows the adversarial system. Criminal trial can be divided into two parts: Sessions Trial & Magistrate Trial. Sessions Court is court of first instance dealing in serious criminal offences./..

The Honourable Supreme Court in the case of State of Uttarakhand & Ors. V. Sanjay Singh Chauhan &Ors.[Petition for Special Leave to Appeal No .33645/2018] has dismissed the petition challenging the order passed by High Court of Uttarakhand in a writ petition, wherein the State (here petitioner) was directed to release and pay the salaries to the peti..

Mother Entitled To Maternity Leave Of 26 Weeks For Third Child: Having Surviving Children Means Having Custody Of Children: Madras HC In a significant judgement titled K. Umadevi vs Government of Tamil Nadu and ors. the Hon’ble Madras HC has held that a woman is entitled to a maternity leave of 26 weeks if she d..

In the recent case of Anirudh Kamal Shukla vs Union of India through Assistant Director, ED the Allahabad HC has held that for money launderers, jail is a rule and bail is an exception. The Court stressed on the fact that money laundering is an economic threat to the national interest and is committed by white collar criminals who cannot be so easily traced...

In a significant judgement titled K. Umadevi vs Government of Tamil Nadu and ors. the Hon’ble Madras HC has held that a woman is entitled to a maternity leave of 26 weeks if she does not have custody of her other two children. The Court further went on to say that having surviving children means to have the custody of the surviving children. ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The deciding judgment, in this case, is Reshma & Another vs., State of Karnataka & Others The controversy came into light when a group of female students were barred entry for wearing hijab The State Government passed..

Difference Between Cheating And Mischief CHEATING MISCHIEF Cheating is defined under section 415 “Whoever, by deceiving any person..

The Honourable Karnataka High Court in the case of S.Shyamala @ Kathyayani v. B.N. Mallikarjunaiah[Miscellaneous First Appeal No.3352/2016]has set aside the decision of the Family Court which granted divorce to the Parties on grounds of desertion, Cruelty and breakdown of marriage. The Learned Judge relied on various Judgements of the Apex Court in this rega..

Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case: Umar Khalid Denied Bail! A Delhi (Karkardooma) Court has, in State vs. Umar  Khalid, denied bail to Umar Khalid, a student of JNU and accused of involvement in a larger conspiracy case in connection with the Delhi riots of 2020, involving charges under IPC as well as under UAPA. ..