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BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Relating to the publication of the criminal antecedents of candidates during the Bihar assembly polls, in February 2020, the Court had laid out certain directions for the political parties. The following directions were issued by the court: li styl..

Bail Granted To Ashwini Upadhyay Arrested In Connection To Jantar Mantar Anti-Muslim Sloganeering Case The former Delhi BJP Spokesperson and SC lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay was arrested and remanded to two days of judicial custody for raising anti-Muslim slogans at an event at Jantar Mantar. He was asked to deposit a surety of Rs...

KEY TAKEAWAYS The foundation of the National Green Tribunal was laid down in the 186th Law Commission Report. NGT is established under Section 3 of the National Green Tribunal Act that was passed in 2010. The Supreme Court emphasized the i..

CASE BACKGROUNDS It was a pragmatic view taken by Justice Asha Menon that a court was permitted to take an interest in an application to amend an admission made in pleadings, even if the judgement is reserved under the basis of admission of the Order XII Rule 6. Justice Menon wa..

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..