Legal Articles Even If Accused Pleads Guilty Of Misconduct, Court Has To Satisfy That Confession Is Voluntary: SC September 11, 2023 / September 11, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It would be in the fitness of things to first and foremost state that the Apex Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Union of India & Ors vs Jogeshwar Swain in Civil Appeal Nos.8629-8630 of 2014 and cited as 2023INSC802 […] Read more » Court Has To Satisfy That Confession Is Voluntary Even If Accused Pleads Guilty Of Misconduct SC
Legal Articles Courts Should Avoid Adopting A Hyper-Technical And Pedantic Approach When Assessing A Divorce Decree: SC September 11, 2023 / September 11, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While drawing the clear red lines for the Trial Courts and the High Courts in assessing and in granting divorce decree, the Apex Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Smt. Roopa Rani vs Kamal Narayan Soni cited in 2023INSC814 in Civil Appeal No. …….of 2023 (Arising out of […] Read more » Courts Should Avoid Adopting A Hyper-Technical And Pedantic Approach When Assessing A Divorce Decree
Legal Articles Delhi High Court Emphasizes Gender-Neutral Justice System September 6, 2023 / September 6, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment New Delhi, September 5, 2023 – In a notable legal development, the Delhi High Court, presided over by Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, delivered a critical observation on Tuesday, asserting that presumptions based on gender have no place within the justice system unless explicitly established by law. The case in question was titled “The State Govt […] Read more »
Legal Articles Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing on VVPAT Tally Plea, Sets Date for November September 6, 2023 / September 6, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment New Delhi, September 6, 2023 – In a recent development, the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an urgent plea seeking directions to mandate the tallying of Voter-Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with votes cast via Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The case, titled “Association for Democratic Reforms v. Election Commission of India and others,” was […] Read more » Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing on VVPAT Tally Plea
Legal Articles Trial Courts Cannot Award The Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath: Karnataka HC September 6, 2023 / September 6, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It must be stated most forcefully that all the Trial Court Judges in India and so also all the human rights lawyers, criminal lawyers and students of law must unfailingly read this most learned, laudable and landmark judgment titled Harish […] Read more » Karnataka HC Trial Courts Cannot Award The Sentence Of Life Imprisonment Till Last Breath
Legal Articles Supreme Court Dismisses PIL on Fraudulent Religious Conversions Targeting Hindus and Minors September 6, 2023 / September 6, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment New Delhi, September 6, 2023 – The Supreme Court of India made a significant decision on Wednesday, dismissing a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought directions for the Central government to combat fraudulent religious conversions, particularly those involving Hindus and minors. The petitioner’s counsel passionately argued that Hindus and minors were increasingly becoming victims of […] Read more » Supreme Court Dismisses PIL on Fraudulent Religious Conversions Targeting Hindus and Minors
Legal Articles 10 Factors To Be Considered By Courts To Decide Legality Of Preventive Detention: SC September 6, 2023 / September 6, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While expressing its strong reservations and so also very strongly condemning the growing derisive and deplorable trend in the State of Telangana of passing orders of preventive detention at the ‘drop of a hat’ without consideration of the liberty and freedom guaranteed to people under the […] Read more » 10 Factors To Be Considered By Courts To Decide Legality Of Preventive Detention SC
Legal Articles Preventive Detention Can Be Quashed If Authority Fails To Provide Documents Relied Upon In Language Known To Detenu: Karnataka HC September 6, 2023 / September 6, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While taking the most pragmatic step in upholding the legal right of the detenu, the Kalaburgi Bench of the Karnataka High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Smt Shrenika vs The State of Karnataka & Others in Writ Petition No. 201957/2023 (GM-RES) and cited in 2023 […] Read more » : Karnataka HC Preventive Detention Can Be Quashed If Authority Fails To Provide Documents Relied Upon In Language Known To Detenu
Legal Articles Challenging Corruption Allegations, Revision Petition Filed in Kerala High Court September 5, 2023 / September 5, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment A significant development has unfolded in Kerala as a revision petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court, contesting the refusal of a vigilance court to order an investigation into allegations of bribery and misuse of power involving high-ranking public officials in the state. The accused individuals include Kerala’s Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, and […] Read more » Challenging Corruption Allegations Revision Petition Filed in Kerala High Court
Legal Articles Supreme Court Condemns Bihar Courts and Authorities in Controversial Death-Row Case September 5, 2023 / September 5, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment In a scathing rebuke, the Supreme Court of India on Monday expressed deep concern and dismay over the handling of a death-row case involving the rape and murder of a ten-year-old girl in Bihar. The case, titled “Munna Pandey vs State of Bihar,” has raised serious questions about the conduct of a Bihar trial court, […] Read more » Supreme Court Condemns Bihar Courts and Authorities in Controversial Death-Row Case
