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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..

WHAT DID THE COURT SAY The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that a live-in relationship between a minor girl and an adult male is not acceptable. It is neither morally correct nor socially desired. Hence the court cannot grant its se..

Overview The petitioner Basheer C.K owns land situated in a commercially important area within the limits of the Kozhikode Corporation. The petitioner wanted to put up a commercial building so, he applied for a building permit from the Corporation. li style="text-align: ..

Overview The petitioner was charged with violating Sections 80, 84, 86, and 87 of the Act, 1963, Rules 144 and 145 of the Karnataka Forest Rules, 1969, and Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. During the investigation, the Investigating Officer issued a notice dated January 13 ..

Overview On 22nd June, a panel discussion featuring four former Supreme Court judges- Justices B. N. Srikrishna, M. N. Venkatachaliah, Justice Lahoti, Justice Raveendran took place. The topics for discussion were delays in disposal of cases and Technology and the law. The discus..

Basics of RTI Act Right to Information Act of 2005 replaced the Freedom of Information Act of 2002. The RTI Act enables the citizens to exercise their r..

Bombay HC: Wife Staying Abroad For Career Is Not Cruelty Or Desertion The Bombay High Court has refused to grant divorce to a man who alleged his wife of cruelty and desertion for refusing to join him and live with him in India. The Court held that the wife’s decision to settle in Canada with their son was not unjustifi..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deals with the appointment of Public Prosecutors with not less than 7 years of experience as an Advocate in Court. The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently heard a PIL filed by a social worker which deals with the appointm..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Right to speedy trial is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Despite several observations by the Supreme Court in this regard, there has been no express mention of the term “speedy trial” in the Constitution. Neither there w..

Background The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had given a a href="https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/social-media-platforms-facebook-twitter-instagram..

FACTS OF THE CASE The case is connected with the kidnapping of a seven year old boy. The accused was arrested and jailed since 14.02.2019, under Sections 364-A and 120-B, read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). The chief examination of the victim was conducte..

Plea Seeking To Remove Health From State List and Including It Exclusively In Union List Dismissed By SC  The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea that seeked the removal of the subject of ‘health’ from the State List and its exclusive inclusion in the Union List. The decision was given by the Divisi..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The concept of a Live-in relationship is not, accepted by the majority of people and is still taboo in Indian society. ..

Background Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sulthana approached the High Court of Kerala after ..