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BACKGROUND A five bench of Supreme Court led by former Chief Justice Dipak Misra in 2018 unanimously struck down Section 497 of IPC, therefore, decriminalising adultery. It was held to be unconstitutional that violated Articles 14, 15, and 21 of the Constitution. li styl..

Delhi HC: Street Dogs Have Right To Food, Citizens Allowed To Feed Them As Long As Rights Of Others Are Not Impinged The Delhi High Court has observed that street dogs have a Right to Food and citizens have a Right to feed them. A set of guidelines has been passed for the feeding and treatment of street dogs in the community...

To quote Thomas Jefferson, “Information is the currency of democracy.” KEY TAKEAWAYS The State of Tamil Nadu was the first Indian State to pass a law on RTI. Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Delhi, and others followed after. RTI was..

BACKGROUND Forest officials registered a case against an unknown accused person under the Karnataka Forest Act of 1963, Rules 144 and 145 of Karnataka Forest Rules, and Section 379 of IPC. The investigating officer issued a notice under Section 41A of IPC calling upon the accuse..

FACTS OF THE CASE A sixth standard student from Secunderabad, Hyderabad was kidnapped for ransom by an auto-rickshaw driver. The father of the boy had gone to the accused to hand over the ransom amount of 2 lakhs. The appellant auto-ricksh..

Background The original applicant in this was the wife of a deceased southern railway employee who received a family pension since his death in the year 2007. The pension was disbursed through the petitioner bank. The family pension was to be paid till the deceased would have at..

Background The couple got married in 2004 after having spent eight years in courtship. The husband shifted to Canada in 2003. Later his wife joined him on a spousal visa. In 2009, the husband had met with a car accident after which his wif..

What was the Petition The petition was in the form of a writ under Article 226 against the New Bar Council of India Rules, for restricting the freedom of speech and expression of the legal fraternity guaranteed under Article 19 (2)(a) of the Indian Constitution. It was alleged t..

Case Background The instant petition was filed by the petitioner challenging the respondent’s application of domestic violence wherein the petitioner was made a party. The petitioner is alleged to have an extra marital affair with the husband of the respondent, and that th..

BCI Decides To Keep In Abeyance 'Criticism-Disqualification Rules' For Review The Bar Council of India has decided to formulate a committee to review the recently inserted Sections V and V-A of Chapter II of Part VI of the Bar Council of India Rules and has decided to keep the rules in abeyance till the report is rece..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Arbitration is a form of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR). It is one of the most widely practiced forms of ADR. The Supreme Court, along with various High Courts, has passed a variety of judgements related to arbitration recently. li style="text-align: ju..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Dowry refers to a payment made to the groom and his family in cash or kind during the time of marriage by the bride’s side of the family. li s..

Facts of the Case Garvit Innovative Promoters Limited (GIPL), an investor company, was engaged in the business of rental of bikes, and for this purpose, it took investments from the public. A bank account was opened in the Noble Cooperative Bank Limited (NCBL), and the investmen..

WHAT DID THE COURT SAY The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea filed that seeks the removal of ‘health’ as a subject from the State List and its exclusive inclusion under the Union List. The plea also sought directions to the Centre for the setting up of a ..

WHAT DID THE COURT SAY The Telangana High Court has stated that in case there's a violation of the Foreigner’s Act or otherwise, the Magistrate does not have the power to deport the foreign national under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Saying this, the Court quashed t..