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KEY TAKEAWAYS The Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 also known as the SC/ST Act, protects marginalized communities from discrimination and atrocities The Act defines 22 offences linked to various patterns or behaviors that result in criminal offenc..

KEY TAKEAWAYS According to the Domestic Violence Act, 2005, a concubine is deemed to be a wife or companion if the first wife dies during the lifetime of her husband. The question arises, if the woman would be entitled to pensionary benefit after her husband’s death. ..

Key Takeaways When a family member or the head of the family dies, the next legal heir of that person can file for a Varisan certificate. This Certificate is typically necessary for beneficiaries of a deceased serving or retired employee. In the event of a family member's un..

What Is The Ruling The Central government has agreed to the proposal made by the Telangana High Court to increase its sanctioned Bench strength by 75 percent, from the current 24 judges to 42 judges. Out of the42 judges which are appointed, 32 will be Permanent Judges and 10 wil..

What Is The Issue The State Government informed the Karnataka High Court that an estimated 20 percent of students studying in Government and government-aided schools in the state do not have access to any electronic gadget for attending virtual classes. The Karnataka High Court ..

What Was The Case The case was Malarkodi v. The Chief Internal Audit Officer. The first wife was the Petitioner’s sister. The second marriage took place while the first wife was still alive. The first wife passed away later on. ..

What Is The Case While dismissing a bail application, the Allahabad High Court's Single Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal chastised t..

What is the case In connection with the First Information Report (FIR) filed against Kamal Jain and Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for allegedly a href="https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/natur..

Background The Respondent in the case, Dr. Smitha was a post-graduate with Ph.D. in chemistry and was working as a Research Associate in the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. She had applied for the post of Technical Assistant in Chemistry at the Indian Institute of..

Background Four Journalists Nupur Thapliyal, Sparsh Upadhyay, Areeb Uddin Ahmed, and Rahul Dubey had challenged the High Court of Madhya Pradesh Video Conferencing and Audio-Visual Electronic L..

Overview The Madras High Court Bench of Hon’ble Justices R. Mahadevan and P. D. Audikesavalu passed a set of 75 directions in a suo moto Public Interest Litigation of 2015. The PIL was initiated by the then Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Sanjay Kishan Kaul. The Hon&rs..

Delayed Filing of Charge-Sheet In Heinous Crimes Does Not Reflect Well On Investigating Agency: Calcutta High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognizance The Calcutta High Court Bench of Hon’ble Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice Arijit Banerjee took suo moto cognizance of delay in filing charge-sheet and completing investigat..

KEYTAKEAWAYS Live-in relationships are legal in India Two consenting adults can stay in a live-in relationship and it doesn’t constitute to an offense even though it might be socially unacceptable. The Top Court recently ordered the ..

Key Takeaways Have you ever been threatened over an SMS/call, by..

Key Takeaways DoT announced rollout of 5G by end of 2021. Juhi Chawla was accused to have filed the plea as a mere publicity stunt and disregarded the legalities of the plea. The petitioners said that 5G rollout will have devastating conse..