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What is the case The Supreme Court recently held, in a decision written by Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah, that parties' agreement does not absolve the High Court of its responsibility to explain why it granted or denied bail. The bench stated that granting bail does no..

Kerala HC Allows Termination Of 26-Week Pregnancy For 13-Year-Old Sexual Assault Survivor Recently, Kerala High Court Bench of Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas allowed a 13-year-old survivor of sexual assault to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy. The Court allowed the petition moved by the father of the child in a special sittin..

HISTORY AND ORIGIN OF THE LAW HISTORY OF THE LAW Talking about the history of Muslim Personal Law it was seen that during the colonial era, the British Courts would consult Hidayah, written by Mirghayani, a Hanafi Scholar, and then have it translated into English by Hami..

CASE AT HAND Recently, the Supreme Court was hearing an application filed by Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) seeking transfer of Kappan from UP hospital to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi citing under medical emergency. Kappan is a reporter fo..

Name of the Case Soban v. State of Kerala Background Facts The Sections 143, 147, 149, 326, 307 r/w 149 of the Indian Penal Code were attracted for prosecuting the accused in the case. An application..

Overview On 28 April 2021, the Kerala High Court upheld the Ordinances amending the Kerala Cooperative Society Act to merge District Cooperative Banks in the state with the Kerala State Cooperative Bank. What is the background li style="text-align: justif..

Madras High Court Declined Permission for Conducting Christian Prayers: “Religious Rights Are Not Absolute.” An application had been filed by the neighbour of the petitioner complaining of the public nature of the prayers of the petitioner impacting the rights of the neighbour. The petitioner contended that the co..

Click here for Powers Of The WAQF ACT, 1955 • The mutawalli of any wakf with a net annual income of not less than five thousand rupees shall pay to the Board, out of the wakf..

Click here for Judicial Proceedings Of The Waqf Act of 1995 • The general supervision of all Waqfs in a State shall be vested in the Board established by the State, and it shall be the..

Click here for Formation and Working of the WAQF Council • The Waqf Act of 1995, Section 83, allows the State Government to create as many tribunals as they see fi..

Key Takeaways The cheque dishonor falls under the criminal offences category and leads to a criminal suit institution before the Court. The procedure for getting justice when the payee has been wronged is a very long procedure and the procedure has been elaborated. li st..

What Is The Case A Judge of the Madras High Court has agreed to undergo psychoeducation before writing a verdict on same-sex relationships, in an unprecedented development. “The words on the subject should come from my heart, not from my mind”, said Justice N. Anand ..

Name of the Case Patan Jamal Vali v. The State of Andhra Pradesh Factual Background A blind girl was raped by the accused in her house. The accused approached the mother to find out the whereabouts o..

Overview After taking into note the deaths of 135 staff members due to COVID-19, who were assigned election duty during Panchayat elections in the state. The Allahabad Court issues show-cause notice to State Election Commission. Why the Notice li style="t..

Overview On 27 April 2021, the Bombay High Court questions the center on why the anti-viral drug Remdesivir is available to private individuals directly by the companies, when it should only be provided to the center first? It also said that if such instances arise again then it will be forced to pass injunction order..