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Background The name of the case was Employees Provident Fund Organization and Ors. v. Sunil Kumar B and Ors. Several judgements of the High Courts had quashed the Employee’s Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 2014, which was appealed before the Court. li style="text-align..

CASE BACKGROUND Following the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections, post-voting violence broke out in West Bengal. Apparently, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which overwhelmingly won the poll results, turned a blind eye to its supporters. Clashes with worker..

CASE BACKGROUNDS In this case, the first petitioner, who was seriously harmed in a car accident on 02.05.1999, recorded a case for claim under Section 166(1)(A) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal granted him an amount of Rs.1,00,000/­ just w..

CASE BACKGROUND In a suite of a renowned luxury hotel in Delhi during the night of 17th January 2014, Shashi Tharoor’s wife, Sunanda Pushkar was found dead. Shashi Tharoor was charged for the death of his wife with ‘abetment to suicide’ and ‘marital cruel..

Karnataka HC: Guidelines for Ascertaining Identity of parents surrendering child and Inquiry into the Reasons The Letzkit Foundation filed the petition bringing the attention of the Court to an article on a young couple in a live-in relationship handing over a child to the CWC. The State Governments were directed to use rulem..

SC: Default Sentences Cannot Be Directed To Run Concurrently As observed by the Supreme Court of India, default sentences imposed on a convict cannot be directed to run concurrently. The case was of Dumya Alias Lakhan Alias Inamdar v. State of Maharashtra. The decision was given by Justices UU Lalit and Ajay Rastogi. Advocate..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Criminal intimidation is an offence defined under Section 503 of IPC, the punishment for which has been given under a href="https://www.lawyersclubi..

Key Takeaways Emergency Arbitration is not expressly mentioned in the Indian provisions but the legislature has made an attempt to include it in the Act. There have been a few cases in India that have dealt with the enforceability of an Emergency Arbitrator's decision. ..

Key Takeaways Lawyers have fought for providing justice to the people but they have also been responsible for various incidents that have led to chaos. The lawyers of the Awadh Bar Association have ambushed the voting area and caused damage to not only the process but also physi..

Key Takeaways This article will help in understanding what going through a divorce feels like and its consequences on a person and his/her family. The article will present a different perspective to divorce. Given the rise in divorce rates..

Key Takeaways On August 10, 1971, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill was passed by both houses of Parliament and signed by the then-President of India. In Justice K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India, it was held that it is a constitutional right of women to make reproductiv..

Early Life  Justice Navin Sinha completed his law degree at Delhi University and practiced in the Patna Courts. He was elevated to the position of judge at the Patna High Court after 23 years of practice. He also served as the Chief J..

CASE BACKGROUND The plaintiff has filed a plea against a judgement of the High Court ofBombay dated January21, 2015, in which the petition for redemption of mortgage land was rejected, with the Appellate Court's verdict being set aside and the Trial Court's judgement being restored. li style="text-alig..

Factual Background An application under Sections 482, 378, and 407, I.P.C. was filed by one Noor Khan under Section 482 CrPC in the High Court. A notice under Section 111 Cr.P.C. was issued under the signature of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. li style="text-align: justi..

Calcutta HC Orders CBI Probe Into West Bengal Post Poll Violence Cases Of Murder And Rape The case was of Anindya Sundar Das v. Union of India and other connected matters. The Calcutta HC handed over the investigation of the cases related to murder, rape and crime against women which happened in the State of West Bengal in Ma..