Legal Articles Petitions U/S 482 CrPC Not Maintainable For Challenging Proceedings U/S 12 Domestic Violence Act : HP HC July 4, 2023 / July 4, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While clearly reiterating that petitions under Section 482 CrPC are not maintainable for challenging the proceedings under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act, the Himachal Pradesh High Court in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Sanjeev Kumar & Ors Vs Sushma Devi in Criminal Revision […] Read more »
Legal Articles Police Harassment Of Advocate And Husband : Maharashtra Human Rights Body Orders Rs 2.5 Lakh Compensation July 4, 2023 / July 4, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment “Harass – ‘Injure’ and ‘injury’ are words having numerous and comprehensive popular meanings, as well as having a legal import. A line may be drawn between these words and the word ‘harass’, excluding the latter from being comprehended within the word ‘injure’ or ‘injury’. The synonyms of ‘harass’ are: to weary, tire, perplex, distress, tease, […] Read more »
Legal Articles Uniform Civil Code soon in Uttarakhand : Pushkar Dhami July 1, 2023 / July 1, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the draft for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be thoroughly reviewed after it is finalised by the UCC committee in Uttarakhand, and will soon be implemented in the state. Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami, on Friday said the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will soon be implemented […] Read more »
Legal Articles Injustice With Adolescent Boys : MP HC Requests Centre To Consider Reducing Consent Age Of Victim From 18 To 16 Years In Rape Cases July 1, 2023 / July 1, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a very significant development, we witnessed how just recently the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court in a learned, logical, landmark, laudable and latest judgment titled Rahul Chandel Jatav v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr in Misc. Criminal Case No. 24691 of […] Read more »
Legal Articles Impact of UCC on different religions July 1, 2023 / July 1, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Narendra Modi, batting for the creation of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), has once again opened the floodgates for debates among religions as to how it will impact their personal laws. The main aim of UCC would be to streamline present laws related to marriage, divorce, adoption, inheritance, succession, and guardianship. If a […] Read more »
Legal Articles Hearing on cognisance of chargesheet against Brij Bhushan Singh on July 7 July 1, 2023 / July 14, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment A court in Delhi posted for July 7 the hearing regarding cognisance of charges against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in connection with sexual harassment allegations levelled against him by six women wrestlers. Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday asked the Delhi Police what reports are […] Read more »
Legal Articles Karnataka HC Dismisses Twitter’s Plea Against Centre’s Account Blocking Orders With Rs 50 Lakh Cost July 1, 2023 / July 1, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a most powerful, peculiar, path breaking and progressive judgment titled Twitter Inc v Union of India in Writ Petition No. 13710 of 2022 (GM-RES) that was pronounced as recently as on June 30, 2023, the Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition that was filed by Twitter Inc, challenging the blocking […] Read more »
Legal Articles Advocates Office Run From Residence Not Subject To Property Tax As Business Building : Delhi HC June 30, 2023 / June 30, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While taking a clear, categorical, composed and convincing stand and holding that the “professional activity” of lawyers cannot be seen as “commercial activity”, the Delhi High Court in a most learned, laudable and landmark oral judgment titled South Delhi Municipal Corporation vs BN Magon in LPA 564/2015 that was pronounced […] Read more » Delhi HC
Legal Articles Wife As Homemaker Contributes To Husband’s Acquisition Of Assets; Entitled To Equal Share In Properties: Madras HC June 30, 2023 / June 30, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is really most reassuring, most refreshing and most remarkable to learn that in a most significant step taken in the laudable direction of truly heralding gender equality, we see that it is […] Read more » Madras HC
Legal Articles Section 498A IPC Being Rampantly Misused To Harass Family Members : Gujarat HC June 28, 2023 / June 28, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In the fitness of things, the Gujarat High Court in a most commendable, courageous, cogent and convincing oral judgment titled Jyantilal Vadilal Shah & 1 other(s) vs State of Gujarat & 1 other(s) in R/Criminal Misc. Application No. 7061 of 2017 that was pronounced as […] Read more »
