others

CASE BACKGROUND In an ongoing case, a complaint has been filed before the District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Allahabad by the respondents against the Indian Railways, demanding a compensation of Rs. 9,00,000 for harassment, agony, mental loss, loss in relationship with in-laws. li style="text-align: ju..

Case Background The Respondents- husband and wife, had solemnised their marriage according to Hindu rites and ceremonies, and had applied for marriage registration, before the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Marriage Officer, under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Since both the responde..

Background of the Case Sahabuddin, a 38-year-old resident of Alwar, Rajasthan, is currently jailed. He is accused of abetting the suicide of his wife after a fight over a minor issue and then filming her death on his mobile. The Rajasthan ..

Background of the Case Before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Patna, the appellant had filed a complaint against the private respondents. They were charged with a crime punishable under Section 304, 316/34 of the Indian Penal Code. li style="text-..

Factual Background The case was of Suman Chadha V. Central Bank of India. The husband and wife were sentenced to simple imprisonment of 3 months with fine of Rs. 2000 on charges of contempt of court due to breach of undertaking for obtaining stay order. li style="text-al..

Factual Background The name of the case was Srihari Hanumandas Totala v. Hemant Vithal Kamat. The defendant had filed an application for rejecting the plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of CPC stating that it was barred by res judicata. The gr..

FACTS OF THE CASE After conducting the required medical and character verification, the petitioner, on 1st January 2014, was appointed to the post of constable for two years. One condition was put for the appointment order. It said that, keeping in view the Rule 12 of the Madhya..

FACTS OF THE CASE The Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum wrote a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court against the allegedly inflammatory slogans, which were raised by Supreme Court Lawyer Ashwini Updhayaya on 8th August 2021, during a rally at the Jantar Mantar. In the..

Ladakh Residents Move To Supreme Court Challenging Abrogation Of Article 370 Regarding the Jammu and Kashmir (Reorganisation) Act, 2019, an impleadment application has been filed by one journalist and two politicians. The plea was filed by Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone and Justice (retd) Hasnain Masoodi. The main contentio..

Key Takeaways The concept of marriage is very auspicious in India and especially for Hindus. When a second marriage is done, the legitimacy of the children was initially disputed, but later on, they were given legal status as to that of a legitimate child. li style="text..

PRANAY SETHI JUDGEMENT In Pranay Sethi judgement, the following points were observed by the court. If the deceased had a permanent job and was below 40 years of age, then while determining the income, an additional 50% of the actual salary of the income of the deceased would be c..

FACTS A writ petition was filed by one Prafull Kumar before the Allahabad High Court against the Commissioner, Allahabad Division. The petition sought directions from the Court to direct the Commissioner to decide an appeal within a specific period as decided by the Court. ..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE In the present case, the accused was convicted for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. A fine of Rs 6,00,000 was imposed upon her. It was also said that by default, she had to undergo six..

BACKGROUND The State Government of Uttar Pradesh provided a gunner to the petitioner/lawyer for security on state expenses in 2020 as personal security for an interim period on the decision of the State Level Security Committee. While the order was still pending, the Commissione..

BACKGROUND In 2018, the principal bench of the NGT pursued an article named ‘Garbage Gangs of Deonar: The Kingpins and Their Multi-Crore Trade' and treated it as an application under Section 14 of the NGT Act and took cognizance of the issue. It directed the Central Po..