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NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES 1. Supreme Court issues SOP for hybrid hearings effective March 15 Finally, after a year the Supreme Court will begin hybrid physical hearing. This will be effective from March 15, where the Standard Operating Proced..

Mental health can be defined as our emotional, cognitive and behavioral well being. Mental health governs the way every individual thinks, talks, acts or does anything. Mental health, if deteriorated, can affect our daily life, physical well being and personal relationships. On the plus side, positive mental health leads to a better interpersonal relationships, bett..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a petition of anticipatory bail filed by the accused, after looking into the medical evidence brought by complainant. Woman filed a complaint against husband and her in-laws with Ludhiana Police for a href="https://www.l..

We all are aware of the term Capital Punishment. Going along the dictionary definition of capital punishment, it refers to a State approved and sanctioned killing, in the form of a punishment for a heinous crime committed. It is also synonymous to death penalty/s..

KEY TAKEAWAYS This judgement is in relation to the case: Vishnu Tiwari v. State of Uttar Pradesh. Vishu Tiwari was arrested on the charges of rape and atrocities, in the year 2000, and sentenced to life imprisonment under the SC/ST Act. As..

KEY TAKEAWAYS  The three-judge bench of the Supreme Court recently observed that a contract is void if it is prohibited by a statute under a penalty, even if it is not expressly declared void. The issue dealt with in the present case was whether the contract in question, in violation of section 31 of the FERA, is void, o..

OVERVIEW The Bombay High Court issued notice to the online streaming platform Amazon Prime to pull down the Telegu film ‘V’ due to a defamation suit filed by the Bollywood actor Sakshi Malik. Malik filed the suit against Venkateshwar Creations Pvt. Ltd. for allegedly using he..

GENERAL OVERVIEW This judgement is in relation to the case: Sumeti Vij v. M/S Paramount Tech Fab Industries, Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No(s). 29233/2019. The Supreme Court affirms again that the a href="https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/articles/presumption-of-law-..

General Overview Pinki Saini an 18 year old teen was strangled and brutally murdered by her father for eloping with a Dalit boy Roshan Mahawar aged 24. The father of the deceased himself confessed and surrendered to the police after the killing. li style="text-align: jus..

General Overview Justice D.Y Chandrachud in a recent judgement showed his displeasure due to excessive use of technology for passing ‘cut-copy-paste' orders by High Court Judges. The Orrisa High Court in a recent case apparently ‘copy – pasted’ an ord..

KEY TAKEAWAYS  Vide Office Order dated 2nd March, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has educated that the Chief Justice regarding the High Court has established span style="color:#..

OVERVIEW  The Supreme Court recently ruled that a High Court can quash an FIR if it is found to be an abuse of the process of law, as per the powers vested by Articl..

NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES 1.    Couple in their 80s sent to jail for sexual abuse •    An elderly couple, in their 80s, has been sentenced to imprisonment for sexually abusing a 4 year old child. •    The 4 year old was the neighbor of the octogenarian couple. •    The..

President of India, in exercise of  the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Mohammed Ghouse Shukure Kamal to be an  Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court. A notification in this regard has been issued by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice today. p style="text-align: ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS This decision is in relation to the case Paramvir Singh Saini v. Baljit Singh. The Supreme Court expressed disappointment and displeasure at ..