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KEY TAKEAWAYS On Friday, a bench consisting of Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna, permitted the review petitions filed by 2 death-row convicts to change into capital punishment forced on them to life imprisonment for a term of 30 years. It was also mentioned t..

It is worth paying attention that none other than the Apex Court has as recently as on November 22, 2021 in a learned, laudable, latest and landmark judgment titled State of MP vs Ghisilal in Civil Appeal No. 2153 of 2021 has minced no words to hold that the civil courts has no jurisdiction to try suit relating to land which is subject-matter of ceiling proceedings,..

KEY TAKEAWAYS    Amitabh Bachchan terminates his endorsement agreement with Kamala Pasand and issues notice to the brand to take down the advertisements featuring him.     Section 5 of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Re..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The High Court declared that mere conversion of the religion does not give access to inter-caste marriage certificates. The petition was filed by S Paul Raj, pleading to quash the decision given by the District Administration of Salem and seeking a writ of mandamus..

KEY TAKEAWAYS In a recent hearing, the Itanagar Bench of the Guwahati High Court held that a magistrate made a mistake in conceding help to a non respondent who was not considered as an aggrieved party for a case recorded under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. li style="text-align: jus..

KEY TAKEAWAYS On the 19th of November, Justice Surya Kant addressed the students of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar National Law University. He made a statement mentioning how lawyers are the building blocks of the society and not simply just professionals representing their clients. DETAILS u..

KEY TAKEAWAYS According to the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002, once a bid is confirmed, the borrower cannot bring in another purchaser with a higher offer. Justice Bechu Kurian observed that after the borrowers lost their right to redeem the property, the Debts Recovery Tribunal could not have a..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Recently, the Supreme Court has observed that entitlement to gratuity is not lost by merely opting for extension of retirement age to 60 years. DETAILS Name of the case : G.B. Pant University Of Agriculture An..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, observed that the Courts can not decide the equivalence of prescribed qualifications and other qualifications invoking its power of judicial review. Equivalence of qualification is a matter for the State, as selecting authority, to ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Oral sex with minor not aggravated sexual assault: Allahabad High Court The intention of the legislation must be kept in mind while interpreting the provisions of a statute and a provision must be interpreted with the four walls of the Act. li style="text-a..

KEY TAKEAWAYS “Special Courts scrutinizing cases with original jurisdiction vested upon Magistrate Court does not constitute illegality”, the Amicus Curiae reports to Supreme Court. The right to first appeal is not diminished by trying the case at the Court of Sessio..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 repealed the Control of Rent and Eviction Act, 1950 and was extended to all Municipal Areas by the Rajasthan Rent Control (Second Amendment) Act, 2005. It stipulates the setting up of Rent Tribunals and Appellate Rent Tribunals...

KEY TAKEAWAYS Age determined by the Juvenile Justice Board will be considered to be the true age of a person - Supreme Court Ossification test is not conclusive evidence and "cannot be the sole criterion for age determination"- Supreme Court li style="text-alig..

KEY TAKEAWAYS  Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a major announcement on Friday morning, stating that the Central Government will take steps to repeal three contentious farm laws. Despite the fact tha..

KEY TAKEAWAYS In response to the recent case of sexual assault against a 10 year old minor boy, the Allahabad High Court has observed that oral sex with a minor is not considered to be aggravated sexual assault or sexual assault. It is rather considered to be a penetrative sexual assault which is a punishable offence ..