Legal Articles Legal News Madras High Court refuses relief to IRS officer who expressed support for Sri Lankan Tamils March 16, 2023 / March 16, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court recently dismissed a plea filed by an officer of the Indian Revenue Services (IRS) challenging disciplinary action initiated against him after he publicly expressed support for Sri Lankan Tamils through a hunger strike and criticised the Indian government’s policies on the Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord [B Balamurugan v The Secretary]. In a judgment […] Read more » Madras High Court
Legal Articles Same-sex marriage — wedding isn’t the challenge, but more serious legal issues are the divorce, alimony and domestic violence March 16, 2023 / March 16, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Constitution bench would start hearing the petitions filed seeking the Apex Court’s intervention using its plenary powers under article 142 of the Constitution to do complete justice by travelling even outside the laws made by the Parliament or state assemblies to declare marriage between two persons belonging to the same sex as […] Read more »
Legal Articles Once A Person Retires From Service, Corporation Vests With No Power To Continue Departmental Proceedings: Allahabad HC March 16, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While ruling on a very significant legal point pertaining to power of corporation to continue with departmental proceedings against a person even after retirement from service, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark and latest […] Read more » Allahabad HC
Legal Articles Juvenile Directed To Be Tried As Adult Can Seek Bail From Children’s Court U/S 12 JJ Act, Need Not Resort To CrPC: Karnataka HC March 16, 2023 / March 16, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While setting the record entirely straight, the Karnataka High Court in a notable judgment titled ABC And State of Karnataka in CRL.R.P. No. 1372 of 2022 and cited in 2023 LiveLaw (Kar) 106 that was finally pronounced on February 27, […] Read more »
Legal Articles Police Officer Empowered To Seize Property Only If Found Under Circumstances Creating Suspicion Of Any Offence : HP HC March 14, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a very learned, logical, laudable, landmark and latest oral judgment titled Anita Aggarwal Vs State of H.P. in Cr. Revision No. 200 of 2022 and cited in 2023 LiveLaw (HP) 14 that was pronounced as recently as on March 9, 2023, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the de-freezing of […] Read more »
Legal Articles Mere Fact Of Commission Of Suicide Itself Not Sufficient To Raise Presumption Under Section 113A Evidence Act : SC March 13, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While deciding on a leading case pertaining to the liability of the accused in abetment to suicide case, the Apex Court in a most remarkable, refreshing, robust, rational and recent judgment titled Kashibai & Ors vs The State of Karnataka in SLP (Crl.) No. […] Read more »
Legal Articles Appellate Court Should Not Interfere With Trial Court’s Acquittal Order Merely Because Two Views Are Possible : Gujarat HC March 13, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Appellate Court Should Not Interfere With Trial Court’s Acquittal Order Merely Because Two Views Are Possible : Gujarat HC While reiterating yet again the well known legal position, the Gujarat High Court in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment […] Read more » Gujarat HC
Legal Articles Any Attempt To Vilify Judges Without Any Reasonable Basis Can’t Be Permitted : Delhi HC Imposes ₹50K Costs On Lawyers’ Body March 13, 2023 / March 13, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While dismissing a plea challenging the re-appointment of Justice (Retd) KS Ahluwalia as Chairperson of Railway Claims Tribunal, the Delhi High Court in a notable judgment titled Rail Dawa Bar Association, Lucknow vs Union of India & Ors in W.P.(C) 11835/2022 and CM APPL. 35298/2022 that was pronounced as recently as on March 3, 2023 […] Read more »
Legal Articles SC Summarises 10 Well-Settled Principles Of Section 313 CrPC March 13, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It must be certainly most candidly conceded at the very start before stating anything else that the essence of this learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Premchand vs The State of Maharashtra in Criminal Appeal No. 211 of […] Read more »
Legal Articles Representation Made On Behalf Of Detenu Should Be Considered And Disposed With A Sense Of Urgency: JKL HC March 11, 2023 / March 10, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While quashing a preventive detention order made under the J&K Public Safety Act, the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in an extremely laudable, learned, landmark and latest judgment titled Arif Ahmed Khan Vs U.T. of J&K and Anr. WP(Crl) No.244/2022 and cited in 2023 LiveLaw (JKL) […] Read more » J&K&L HC
