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INTRODUCTION –  Breach of promise to marry is a legal issue that falls within the ambit of both civil and criminal law, encompassing complex dimensions related to personal relationships, societal norms, and individual rights.  In the realm of legal consequences for breach of promise to marry, a fundamental prerequisite is the establishment of a contractual ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS A court ruling made in favour of one party when the other is not present or has not had a chance to participate in the proceedings is known as an ex-parte order. An ex-parte order can be set aside by the party it was made against by making an application per order 9 rule 13 to the court that issued the order. The applicant needs to pr..

KEY TAKEAWAYS –  Analyzing the rights of the accused person to remain silent.  Tracing the ‘Origin of Right to Silence’ under American as well as Indian context.  Studying the various legal provisions and relevant case references pertaining to Indian jurisdiction.  Understanding judicial interpretation an..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The denial of all financial or economic resources to which the harmed party is legally entitled is known as economic abuse. Various factors contribute to economic abuse such as patriarchy, lack of education, lack of equal opportunities, social stigma, etc. The legislators view monetary reliefs like maintenance and compensation as redressal..

It would certainly be entirely in the fitness of things to mention here first and foremost very precisely that while taking a very pragmatic, persuasive, pertinent and paramount stand on the most vital question of the requirement for the accused to surrender or to be in jail for filing a criminal revision, we see quite distinctly the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur in a most learned, land..

It is most heartening and most refreshing to note that the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh while championing and espousing the right to life and personal liberty as enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution has in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest oral judgment titled Dilbagh Singh @ Dilbagh Sandhu vs Union of India and another in CRM-M-2191-2024 (O&M) and CRM-M-3385-20..

POWER OF ATTORNEY THE POWERS-OF-ATTORNEY ACT, 1882 ACT NO. 7 OF 1882 [24th February, 1882.] Section 33 of the Registration Act, 1908 33. Power-of-attorney recognizable for purposes of section 32. 1. What is meant by Power of Attorney? Power of Att..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or foetus. In India, there are 48.1 million pregnancies annually, of which nearly half are unwanted. Abortion occurs in two thirds of all unplanned pregnancies.  The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act is a central law in India that authorizes quali..

In a most progressive, pragmatic, pertinent, persuasive and so also a path breaking judgment titled High Court Bar Association, Allahabad vs State of UP & Ors in Criminal Appeal No. 3589 of 2023 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2024 INSC 150 that was pronounced by the five-Judge Constitution Bench of the Apex Court headed by Chief Justice of India Dr DY Chandrachud on February 29. 2024 in..

It is most significant to note that the Delhi High Court while deciding a divorce case and after perusing the facts of the case and considering the relevant evidence in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled ABC vs XYZ in MAT. APP. (F.C.) 326/2018 and cited as Neutral Citation: 2024:DHC:1698-DB that was initially reserved on 19th September, 20..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The judiciary's independence means that the legislature and executive branches of government cannot impede its ability to carry out their respective functions and prevent it from doing justice. Judges ought to be immune from any restrictions, incentives, pressure, influence, or threats—direct or indirect—from the executive branch and ..

While ruling on a very significant legal point pertaining to the consensual relationship of the adolescents and so also regarding its implications under the POCSO Act, we see here quite clearly that the Karnataka High Court at Bengaluru in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled G Raghu Varma vs The State of Karnataka in Criminal Petition No. 13469 of 2023 and cit..

It is definitely most heartening to note that while boldly rising to the occasion as anticipated and displaying laudably the most highest standards of promotion of equality between a men and women as ideally should be always, the Supreme Court in a most learned, logical, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Union of India and Others vs Ex. Lt. Selina John i..

While not lagging behind in taking a very pragmatic, persuasive and progressive stand, we see that while ruling on a very significant legal topic, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Mehboob Ali vs Nisar Fatima in CRM(M) No.265/2022 that was pronounced as recently as on February 21, 2024 has minced jus..

KEY TAKEAWAYS A court may impose quasi-contracts to ensure that a dispute involving several parties with competing interests, in the absence of a formal contract, is settled as equitably as feasible. Sections 68 to 72 of the Indian Contract Act of 1872 deals with quasi-contracts.  The compensation for damages resulting from the breach of a quasi-contract wil..