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Key Takeaways The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the turban is an "essential religious symbol" and uploading the photograph of an elderly person in an injured condition without the turban on social media, amounts to the offence of hurting religious sentiments. h2 style="text-alig..

Party Not Barred From Raising New Grounds To Set Aside Award In An Section 37 Appeal The name of the case was State of Chhattisgarh v. Sal Udyog Private Limited. The decision was given by a bench which consisted of CJI NV Ramana, Justices Surya Kant and Hima Kohli. The Supreme Court held that a party is not barred from raisin..

Delhi HC Issues Timeline For Completing Age Determination Of Juveniles In Conflict With Law The Delhi High Court has issued directions for streamlining the process of inquiries relating to juveniles in conflict with law and scrupulous compliance by all authorities. The directions were issued by Justice Siddharth Mridul and Ju..

Key Takeaway The Apex Court held that the principle of the initial date of appointment or officiation shall be the valid principle while determining the inter se seniority when any rule or guidelines are absent to the contrary. The Bench that decided on the case of Sudhir Kumar ..

Key takeaways The Apex Court passed a judgement stating that prior sanction of the Magistrate is not required for investigating cases of non-cognizable offences along with cognizable offences. The Bench comprised of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna and the judgement was given in ..

Will Cannot Be Revoked By Subsequent Agreement, Revocation To Be Done Only By Modes Under S.70 Of Succession Act The Supreme Court has held that a will cannot be revoked by an agreement and can be revoked only as per the modes specified under Section 70 of the Indian Succession Act. The case was of Badrilal v. Suresh & Or..

Key Takeaways The Commission while taking cognizance of the matter has asked the Cyber Crime Cell for registering an FIR against persons who gave rape threats to the child. Background The Delhi Commission for Women took suo..

Key Takeaways The Karnataka High Court refused to extend the parole leave of a life convict suffering from COVID-19 disease. Principle of criminal jurisprudence that release of a convict on parole or furlough cannot be sought as a matter of right h2 style="text-a..

Key Takeaways Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh who formed the Bench together gave a judgement stating that the principle of preferential candidates should apply when there is a tie between the preferential candidate and the general candidate. It stated that a person w..

Principle Of Preferential Candidate Applies When There Is A Tie With A General Candidate The Supreme Court observed that the principle of preferential candidates would apply when there is a tie between the preferential candidate and a general candidate. The case was of Chairman, TANGEDCO v. Priyadaarshini. The decision was gi..

Introduction The second part of the “General Defences” under the law of tort deals with the defences of certain authorities which includes parental, quasi parental, authorities of necessity, statutory authority, etc. The law of torts makes an exception for persons who are acting under such authority and excuses th..

Introduction Under the law of tort, there is a topic called “General Defences” which provides a set of defences that a person can undertake to escape liability. So when the plaintiff brings an action for tort, the defendant can plead for these defences. If the court feels that the defence is justified, the wrongdo..

Key Takeaways Cryptocurrency or crypto can be defined as a collection of binary data which is designed to work as a medium of exchange. The rise in the popularity of cryptocurrencies and their adoption by financial institutions has led some governments to assess whether regulati..

Key Takeaways Judges becoming soft targets of organized campaigns in a politically polarized environment Judge bashing is a favorite pastime for some people Background The High Court ..

Key Takeaways The "wills and preferences" of a mentally ill person have to be considered by the Court in deciding how care is to be given. Credence has to be given to the views of the person with mental illness to the extent that the person understands the nature of th..