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WHAT WAS THE CASE ABOUT The case began in 2017 due to Haasan’s remarks over the Mahabharata. During an interview, when questioned about the status of women and violence faced by them, he referred to the Mahabharata, where a woman had been used as a collateral in gambling...

What is the issue • The Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking directions to the State authorities to dispose of dead bodies lying on the banks of the Ganga River in different ghats in Prayagraj. • The petition was filed by advocate Pranves..

What is the issue In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice of India, The Kerala High Court Advocate's Association (KHCAA) expressed their extreme grief and disappointment on developments regarding the recent resolutions made by the CJI based on some never heard of suggestions. li style="text-align: justi..

What is the issue The Delhi High Court upheld a trial court's order directing authorities to lodge FIR against Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)where caste-based questions were being allegedly asked in the primary teacher’s recruitment exam. It was obs..

Centre To SC: Severe Strain On Finances; Beyond State’s Financial Ability To Pay Ex-Gratia To COVID Victims The Union Government has intimated the Supreme Court with the fact that it is not financially possible to make Ex-Gratia payments to all the families of the people who have passed away due to COVID. The finances o..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Insurance is also known as an indemnity contract, in which the insurer indemnifies the loss experienced as a result of the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event, depending on the contingency. In India, IRDAI is legally bound to provide a grace period typically ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Recently, the court refused to grant a stay order concerning the demolition process of the 10,000 houses in the Khari Gaon region at Faridabad. On 7th June the Apex court ordered the removal of all the constructions encroaching upon the forest land within 6 weeks...

CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS Bail has been granted to the 115 people accused under the UAPA in the Bengaluru Riots Case. The Karnataka High Court, while granting bail had said that the accused was not heard before the time for filing the chargesheet was extended. li style="text-..

About the Petition The instant plea challenged the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran Rehabilitation Policy to the extent that it limited the cut-off for rehabilitation to 2003 and sought a stay on the demolition of 10,000 houses at Khori Gaon, Faridabad. The Petition urged the Su..

What is the issue The Supreme Court has recently observed that the direction to take the accused into custody is beyond the jurisdiction of the High Court, it is for Investigating Agency to decide whether to arrest a person or not. The Supreme Court was considering a special lea..

What is the issue A California man named Ruben Andre Garcia who is 31 years old will serve time behind bars for fraudulently coercing young women to appear in adult videos. He was a Garcia was a producer/performer for the now-defunct website “Girls Do Porn” received ..

FIR Against Actor Munmun Dutta For Casteist Remark Stayed By Supreme Court The Supreme Court put a stay on the investigation against actor Munmun Dutta over a casteist remark made by her in a video posted on social media. The Vacation Bench, which consisted of Justice Hemant Gupta and V Ramasubramanian, directed that all sepa..

Key Takeaways In India several judgments have been passed where the courts have stated that a major child whether daughter or son is also entitled to get maintenance from his/her father if they are dependent on their parents. Dependency on parents means that the children are not..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The marriageable age in India for girls is 18 years and 21 years for boys. Despite measures and laws implemented by the Government, child marriages are still prevalent in India. A marriage between a minor and a major is only ..

Brief facts of the case The Delhi High Court in the present case was dealing with a revision petition against the order passed by the Family Court which declined maintenance to the wife and granted the same only to his daughter and son a sum of Rs. 7,000 each which was later enhanced to Rs. 13,000 per month. The husba..