Legal Articles 100% Reservation For Women Is Unconstitutional: Chhattisgarh HC March 20, 2023 / March 20, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While quashing rightly, robustly and rationally an advertisement of the Chhattisgarh government, the Chhattisgarh High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Abhay Kumar Kispotta & Ors v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors in WPS No. 7183 of 2021 […] Read more » Chhattisgarh HC
Legal Articles False FIRs Becoming A Trend : Punjab and Haryana HC March 20, 2023 / March 20, 2023 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While displaying absolute zero tolerance for the increasing most dangerous, despicable, dastardly and derisive trend seen so commonly and frequently at the drop of a hat these days of filing false, frivolous and fictitious FIRs to just satisfy one’s false ego and settle personal […] Read more » Punjab and Haryana HC
Legal Articles Legal News Tejashwi Yadav to appear before CBI on March 25 for questioning in Land for jobs scam March 16, 2023 / March 16, 2023 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, Tejashwi Yadav, informed the Delhi High Court on Thursday that he will be appearing before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on March 25 for questioning related to the alleged land-for-jobs scam. The CBI had issued three notices to Yadav dated February 28, March 4, and March 11, but he is […] Read more »
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