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BACKGROUND The 97th Constitutional Amendment was passed by the Central Government in 2011 that dealt with encouraging the economic activities of cooperative societies. The said amendment was challenged before the Gujarat High Court through a PIL by one Mr. Rajendra N. Shah, an a..

BACKGROUND The first respondent (before the Supreme Court) filed an application before the Civil Judge to quash a complaint on the ground that it was barred under clauses (b) and (d) of Order 7 Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure that was filed by the appellant. The Trial jud..

FACTS Awards were issued by the competent authority under the notifications issued by the National Highways Act, 1956 and the value of the awards was very less. Unsatisfied with the award amount, the claimants filed an application before the District and Sessions Judge under Sec..

FACTS The petitioner before the Supreme Court filed 2 complaints against Respondents 1 to 3 before the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Hyderabad, and after the investigation by the police on the orders of the Magistrate, a FIR was filed against the respondents. The off..

Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Guidelines For Prompt Transmission Of Bail Orders In the case of Korra Bhaskara Rao vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh, the accused was granted bail under he Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The delay that was caused in issuing certified copies of the orders was sincerely not..

Delhi HC Declares S.17 of Senior Citizens Act As Ultra Vires To S.30 of Advocates Act Section 17 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 which bars lawyers from representing parties in matters before the Maintenance Tribunals has been declared as ultra vires to Section 30 of the Advocates Act, ..

Key Takeaways Rape is crime committed not just against the victim but also against the society. Due to the numerous cases of rape, people are afraid to let any female member of their family to go out alone. The rape laws in India have been..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The written statement was in response to the question raised by the Congress MP, K C Venugopal in Rajya Sabha. Venugopal put forth a query, asking if a huge number of deaths of COVID patients occurred in the roads and hospitals due to the shortage of oxyge..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The husband of the complainant is the first accused. The petitioner was presented as the second accused. The petitioner was her husband’s girlfriend. The petitioner filed..

Factual Background The name of the cases were Jiv Maitri Trust v. State of Maharashtra and Ors. and Gau Gyan Foundation v. State of Maharshtra. Jiv Maitri Trust filed a PIL as the Animal Husbandry Department refused to provide veterinarians for checking the health of the animals..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Section 124A of Indian Penal Code lays down the provisions of sedition. Sedition means conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. These laws were first established by the British G..

AMARAVATI LAND SCAM After the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, there was no permanent capital for the new state and therefore under the leadership of the then CM, Chandra Babu Naidu, the Government decided to make the capital city in 25 villages around Krisha River. It was alleged..

BACKGROUND The Court of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in Mumbai remanded businessman Raj Kundra and one of his associates, Ryan Tharp, to police custody till 23 July, in connection to the alleged production and distribution of porn videos. He is booked under Sections 354(C),..

FACTS The appellant doctor joined the service of the Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, in 2014 in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, New Delhi. He duly completed his five years of service and was entitled to a study leave to pursue the post-graduate course, acc..

BACKGROUND The case is before a full Bench of Madras High Court comprising Justices P N Prakashh, V Sivagnam, RN Manjula referred to it by Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira. The case before Justice A.D. Jagadish Chandira arose due to the dismissal of a bail application l for offenc..