Legal Articles Delhi High Court Stays Summons to Sunita Kejriwal in Voter List Violation Case November 6, 2023 / November 6, 2023 | Leave a Comment On Monday, the Delhi High Court issued a stay on the summons sent to Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. This comes in response to a case alleging her violation of the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, by being enrolled in the voter lists for two different […] Read more » Summons to Sunita Kejriwal in Voter List Violation Case Sunita Kejriwal in Voter List Violation Case
Legal Articles Supreme Court Suggests Alternative System for Political Donations Amid Electoral Bond Challenges November 2, 2023 / November 2, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent hearing of a batch of petitions challenging the validity of electoral bonds, the Supreme Court proposed the development of an alternative system to address the flaws in the existing electoral bonds system. The case, titled Association for Democratic Reforms and Anr vs Union of India Cabinet Secretary and ors, was heard by […] Read more » :Supreme Court Alternative System for Political Donations Amid Electoral Bond Challenges
Legal Articles Indian High Court Rules Father Can’t Be Charged with Kidnapping for Taking His Own Child November 2, 2023 / November 2, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent ruling, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court, in the case of Ashish Anilkumar Mule vs State of Maharashtra, held that a father who took his child from the custody of the mother cannot be charged with kidnapping under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court emphasized that in the absence […] Read more »
Legal Articles Allahabad High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to Teacher Accused of Raping Mentally Challenged Minor November 2, 2023 / November 2, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent case, the Allahabad High Court, in Deepak Prakash Singh v State, rejected the anticipatory bail application of a teacher accused of sexually assaulting a mentally challenged 14-year-old girl. Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav denied anticipatory bail, citing the grave nature of the allegations and the importance of ensuring justice in such cases. The […] Read more »
Legal Articles Legal India Bombay High Court Decides on Discriminatory Criteria for Fire Brigade Selection November 2, 2023 / November 2, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent case, the Bombay High Court, in Pallavi Rajendra Jangale & Ors v. State of Maharashtra & Ors, delivered a significant judgment highlighting the issue of discrimination in the selection criteria for the post of fire personnel in various municipal corporations. A division bench comprising Justices GS Kulkarni and Jitendra Jain observed that […] Read more » bombay high court Discriminatory Criteria for Fire Brigade Selection
Legal Articles Delhi Court Advocates Mandatory Prenuptial Agreements to Prevent Law-Induced Mental Cruelty November 1, 2023 / November 1, 2023 | Leave a Comment A Delhi court recently said that prenuptial agreements should be made mandatory before entering into marriage so that parties to the marriage need not face law induced mental cruelty. Family Court judge Harish Kumar of the Patiala House Courts made the observation while granting divorce on no-fault basis to a couple who had been involved in legal […] Read more » Mandatory Prenuptial Agreements to Prevent Law-Induced Mental Cruelty
Legal Articles Legal India Allahabad High Court Affirms That POCSO Act Does Not Criminalize Consensual Teenage Relationships November 1, 2023 / November 1, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent judgment in the case of Mrigraj Gautam v State, the Allahabad High Court emphasized that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) was not designed to treat consensual romantic relationships between teenagers as criminal offenses. Justice Krishan Pahal underscored that while the Act is intended to protect children from […] Read more » POCSO Act Does Not Criminalize Consensual Teenage Relationships
Legal Articles Allahabad High Court Asserts Passport Application Cannot Be Rejected Based on Pending Criminal Case November 1, 2023 / November 1, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent ruling in the case of Akash Kumar v. Union of India, the Allahabad High Court unequivocally established that an individual’s passport application cannot be denied solely on the grounds of a pending criminal case against them. A division bench consisting of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Prashant Kumar issued a directive […] Read more » Passport Application Cannot Be Rejected Based on Pending Criminal Case
Legal Articles Supreme Court Emphasizes Limited Applicability of Police Statements as Evidence November 1, 2023 / November 1, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent landmark judgment on October 30, the Supreme Court, presided over by Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia, made a significant observation regarding the use of statements made to the police by witnesses as evidence during trial, as exemplified in the case of Birbal Nath vs State of Rajasthan and ors. The […] Read more » Emphasizes Limited Applicability of Police Statements as Evidence Supreme Court
Legal Articles Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Alters Defamation Suit Strategy in Delhi High Court October 31, 2023 / October 31, 2023 | Leave a Comment In a recent development, Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Mahua Moitra informed the Delhi High Court that she will no longer pursue relief against media houses in her defamation suit related to the ‘cash for query’ controversy. Moitra’s counsel relayed to Justice Sachin Datta that she intends to seek relief only against Bharatiya Janata […] Read more » Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra Alters Defamation Suit Strategy in Delhi High Court
