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The Supreme Courthas agreed to hear an application on Wednesday seeking directions to the Delhi Police to register FIRs based on complaints following violence in whichdeath toll rose to nine in the violence over the amended citizenship law following riots in northeast Delhi. The plea filed by former chairman of..

What is Adoption? Adoption refers to taking another’s child and bringing up the child as one’s own. This process vests in the child all the rights and privileges that a natural-born child would otherwise inherit. Adoption can also be termed as the process of becoming non-biological parents/stro..

INTRODUCTION The information recorded under Section 154 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 is known as the First Investigation Report (F.I.R). The information given sets the criminal law in motion. It is termed as F.I.R because it is the earliest and the first informat..

Facts of the case: The Court was considering the appeal filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the Bombay High Court order upholdingthe order of Special Judge who directed it to return of Passport, Resident permit, PAN Card of Ashok RamchanderChugani. Mr. Chugani, who is a Dutch National ha..

Vinay Sharma, one of the four death-row convicts in Nirbhaya case, filed a plea, seeking better medical treatment for his "mental illness, schizophrenia and head and arm injuries". The Patiala House Court in Delhi on 22nd Feb..

In view of binding nature of two judgments delivered by larger Benches of the Supreme Court in the cases - Pratap Narain Singh Deo v. Srinivas Sabata - 1976 (1) SCC 289 and Kerala State Electricity Board v. Valsala K. - (1999) 8 SCC 254, in the judgment of the case - K. Sivaraman & Others v. P. Sathiskumar & Another, delivered on February 13, 2020,Justice Dr D..

The Supreme Court passed an order directing transfer of Writ Petition titled as “KIC Food Products Pvt. Ltd. vs. Union of India and Anr.” pending before the Delhi High Court to itself. Article 139A(1) of the Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court to transfer and withdraw a..

Central Govt. notified new Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020, in exercise of powers u/s 184 of the Finance Act 2017. The rules will be applicable to apply to 19 Tribunals such as CAT, AFT, NGT, NCLAT, SAT, ITAT, NCDRC, TDSAT etc. Section 184 of Finance Act 2017..

In the case of Bank of Baroda &Anr. Vs. Indian Oil Corporation Limited & Ors.,the Calcutta High Court asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to consider “appropriate steps" against Bank of Baroda (BoB) which includes revocation of its license or authority to carry ..

What does the order read? High Court not to interfere in the election matters, especially after declaration of the results of the elections but relegate the parties to the remedy contemplated by the statute. It is further submitted that the order pass..

Introduction:  Key Insights of an Escrow Mechanism Origin: Escrow has basically originated from a French term Escroue which means a scrap of paper signifying a deed that is held by a third party on behalf of the underlying transaction. It may be regarded as a third-party account. It is a bank account ..

The offence of perjury finds its place in law by virtue of Section 191 to Section 203 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 ('IPC'). Unlike many other countries, the offence of perjury is muted on account of Section 195 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 ("Cr.P.C"). Section 195(1)(b..

Allahabad High Court dismissed plea to revoke the citizenship of Akshay Kumar & Alia Bhat for want of jurisdiction Lalta Prasad Pandey (petitioner) had approached the Allahabad High Court stating that the government should seize the citizenship of actors Akshay Kumar and Alia Bhat as both of them have ..

GENERAL EXCEPTIONS INTRODUCTION GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF LAW: A person is presumed to know the consequence of her/his act and is therefore held liable for it. However, there are certain exceptions to th..

The Supreme Court issues guidelines in cases of criminal appeals in death penalties The Supreme Court issued Office Order stating guidelines for listing criminal appeals in the cases where death penalty has been awarded in the wake of multiple litigation being filed by convicts in Nirbhaya Case in various courts. The Order states that: Whe..