Legal Articles Victim Of Sexual Assault Has To Be Taken To Hospital Within 24 Hours Of Order On Pregnancy Termination: Delhi HC August 14, 2023 / August 14, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Preface While ruling on a most significant legal topic directly affecting victims of sexual assault, the Delhi High Court has in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Nabal Thakur v. The State in Bail Appln. 2128/2023 that was reserved on July 31 and then finally pronounced on August 9, 2023 […] Read more » Victim Of Sexual Assault Has To Be Taken To Hospital Within 24 Hours Of Order On Pregnancy Termination
Legal Articles In Most Cases Women File False FIRs Under POCSO/SC-ST Act Using It As A Weapon To Grab Money From State: Allahabad HC August 14, 2023 / August 14, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment (i) The applicant shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer during investigation and shall report to the Investigating Officer as and when required for the purpose of conducting investigation. (ii) The applicant shall not, directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to […] Read more »
Legal Articles ‘Gun Firing Incidents In Courts Deeply Disturbing’ : SC Issues Slew Of Directions For Ensuring The Security In Courts August 14, 2023 / August 14, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is deeply concerning to note that in the last few years we have witnessed increasing incidents of gun firing in the courts which is most worrying but is definitely not insurmountable. It is good to note that even the Apex Court is seized of this hot button issue which has brought our courts […] Read more » Gun Firing Incidents In Courts Deeply Disturbing’ : SC Issues Slew Of Directions For Ensuring The Security In Courts SC Issues Slew Of Directions For Ensuring The Security In Courts
Legal Articles Why Centre Cannot Create More High Court Benches In UP? August 14, 2023 / August 14, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Why is Centre so adamant that Uttar Pradesh which tops among all the States in India in having the maximum number of pending cases more than 10 lakhs in High Court and nearly a crore in lower courts should have minimum number of High Court Benches? Why […] Read more » Why Centre Cannot Create More High Court Benches In UP
Legal Articles Suppression Of Assets Of Candidate’s Spouse Or Dependent Members Amounts To Corrupt Practice : Karnataka HC August 14, 2023 / August 14, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment To set aside the judgment in Election Petition No.11/2021 passed by Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Shahapur, dated 31.10.2022 as per Annexure-D in the interest of justice and equity.” a) It be declared that, the petitioner is the elected for the seat of General gents in ward No 3 in gram panchayat election of Naikal-9 […] Read more » Karnataka HC Suppression Of Assets Of Candidate’s Spouse Or Dependent Members Amounts To Corrupt Practice
Legal Articles Allahabad High Court Expresses Concern Over Women Misusing POCSO and SC/ST Act Cases for Financial Gain, Tarnishing Innocent Individuals’ Reputations August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Allahabad High Court expressed concern on Thursday about the disturbing trend of women filing fraudulent complaints under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (SC/ST Act) to extract funds from the State. [Ajay Yadav v. State] The Court noted […] Read more » Allahabad High Court Concern Over Women Misusing POCSO and SC/ST Act Cases
Legal Articles PM Modi Degree Controversy: Gujarat High Court Declines to Halt Defamation Proceedings Against Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh faced a setback on Friday as the Gujarat High Court declined to provide a temporary halt to the proceedings initiated against them over allegations of defaming Gujarat University in relation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree [Arvind Kejriwal v. Piyush Patel]. Justice Samir […] Read more »
Legal Articles Kerala High Court Dismisses “Baseless” Petition by Filmmaker Lijeesh MJ Regarding State Film Awards 2022 August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment On Friday, the Kerala High Court rejected the petition lodged by Malayalam Film Director Lijeesh MJ (petitioner) challenging the Kerala State Film Awards for the year 2022, which were announced by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on July 21. [Lijeesh MJ v State of Kerala & Ors.] Justice PV Kunhikrishnan deemed the plea ‘frivolous’ and […] Read more » Kerala HC
Legal Articles Law to replace IPC will completely repeal sedition but will criminalize endangering unity and integrity of India August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment In the Lok Sabha on Friday, Union Minister Amit Shah announced that the forthcoming bill aimed at replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will eliminate the charge of sedition, which is currently defined and criminalized under Section 124A of the IPC. Presenting three bills for consideration – to substitute the IPC, the Code of Criminal […] Read more »
Legal Articles Delhi High Court Imposes 1-Month Jail Term on Woman for Breaching Divorce Settlement Agreement August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court recently handed down a one-month simple imprisonment sentence to a woman for breaching the terms of a divorce settlement agreement with her husband and disregarding commitments made to a family court. In a ruling on August 9, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora found the woman in contempt of court and imposed […] Read more »
