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KEY TAKEAWAYS In an order passed by the high court recently, the idea of gender based discrimination distributed to handicapped ladies competitors by virtue of their sexual orientation and disability, has been discussed by the Madras High Court. DETAILS l..

The Delhi HC has observed in the case of Asha Devi and Ors. vs. Muneshwar Singh has observed that enforcement of the order of maintenance, as contemplated under section 128 of CrPC may be executed in any place that the husband may be. The section specifically states “where the person against whom it is made may be”and does not mention his residen..

A bench of the Hon’ble SC in the case of Suman Chandra vs. CBI has reiterated what has been said time and again, that the judgement of acquittal passed by Trial Court can only be set aside in case the aforementioned order is “not only erroneous, but also unreliable and perverse”. The bench comprising ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act of 2012 (POCSO Act) and its implementing regulations were implemented with the aim of safeguarding young kids from a wide range of sexual wrongdoings and establishing child-friendly judicial mechanisms to deal with them. li style="text-align: ju..

An incident occured in the Court of Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan which sparked a huge amount of controversy. A lawyer was seen engaging in vulgarity with a woman while logged in during Court proceedings. A Division bench comprising Justices R. Remalatha and P.N. Prakash, taking suo motu cogniznance of the incident remark..

In the case of Mareppa vs. Pushpanjali, the Hon’ble HC of Karnataka has held that the provision of appeal in section 29 of the Domestic Violence Act does not prohibit the respondent from filing a petition invoking the inherent power of the HC to quash the proceedings under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. li style="text-align: jus..

Key takeaways An Election Laws (Amendment) Bill 2021 asking to link voter ID cards with Aadhar card by the Lok Sabha on 20th December 2021. The main purpose of the bill is to establish the identity of a person. the bill will eliminate mult..

While taking strong exception to the petitioner questioning the PM's photo on vaccine certificate, the Kerala High Court in a simple, straightforward, succinct, suave, strict and significant judgment titled Peter Myaliparampil v. Union of India & Anr. in WP(C) No. 21560 of 2021 delivered most recently on December 21, 2021 dismissed the plea challenging the p..

The Hon’ble SC, while upholding the decision of the Karnataka HC said that it fully concurs with the rationale given by the HC. A bench of Justices Kaul and Sundresh was hearing an SLP filed by the State of Karnataka against the against the decision of the Karnataka HC in which the HC confirmed the order of the K..

Illegal And Unconstitutional: Kerala HC Calls For Ban On Nokkukooli Nokkukooli, also known as ‘gawking wages’ or ‘wages for just looking on’ is a widely recognised malpractice which is bringing a bad name to the state of Kerala. It is a mode of extortion in which labour unions demand money for ..

The Lok Sabha on monday passed the controversial Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to finally give way to various reforms including the linking of Aadhaar Card with Voter-Id. The Opposition vehemently opposed the passing of the Bill, with many leaders claiming that it was beyond the legislative competence of the Hou..

Nokkukooli, also known as ‘gawking wages’ or ‘wages for just looking on’ is a widely recognised malpractice which is bringing a bad name to the state of Kerala. It is a mode of extortion in which labour unions demand money for letting any employer unload his goods using his own labour or machines. li style="text-align: justify..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Madras High Court explains the difference between compensatory damages and restitutionary damages. The Court held that an employee is bound by the confidentiality clauses even after the employment is terminated. However, non-compete clauses cannot be enforced again..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Order XI of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 provides for provisions which enable the parties of a suit or a case to exchange information about the witnesses or the evidence. Interrogatories are covered under Section 30 and Order XI Rule 1 to 11, 21 and 22 of CPC...

INTRODUCTION The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences act, 2012 (POCSO) corresponds to rules having the main objective of protecting children from various sexual offenses. Section 2 of the POCSO act defines a ‘child’ as someone who hasn’t yet attained the age of 18 years. However, the law is silent on..