Legal Articles Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order in Minor Rape Case: A Victory for Sensitivity and Justice March 26, 2025 / March 26, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court’s recent decision to stay the Allahabad High Court’s order in a minor rape case has sent a strong message about the importance of sensitivity and justice in India’s judicial system. The case, which involved two men accused of grabbing an 11-year-old girl’s breasts and attempting to drag her beneath a culvert, had […] Read more » Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Order in Minor Rape Case
Legal Articles Corruption in India: A Deep-Rooted Issue March 26, 2025 / March 26, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Madras High Court’s recent verdict in the case of State v. V Govindaswamy has brought to light the pervasive nature of corruption in India. The court’s sentiments echo the concerns of many Indians who feel that corruption has become an integral part of the country’s fabric. The Case: A Customs Officer and His Wife […] Read more » Corruption in India
Legal Articles SC Very Rightly Acquits Six Persons From Gujarat In Post-Godhra Riots Case March 26, 2025 / March 26, 2025 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is definitely a matter of great significance that while striking the right chord, the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Dhirubhai Bhailabhai Chauhan & Anr vs State of Gujarat & Ors […] Read more »
Legal Articles Prioritise Criminal Appeals Of Elderly Accused On Bail, Especially When Crime Is Old: SC March 25, 2025 / March 25, 2025 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment One has to acknowledge with humility and graciousness that while striking the right chord, the Supreme Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled State of Madhya Pradesh vs Shyamlal and others in Criminal Appeal No. 1254 of 2024 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2025 INSC 377 and so […] Read more » Prioritise Criminal Appeals Of Elderly Accused
Legal Articles Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Eight New Judges for Gujarat High Court March 20, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the appointment of eight judicial officers as judges of the Gujarat High Court, following a meeting on March 19 ¹. The recommended judicial officers are: Currently, the Gujarat High Court has a working strength of 32 judges, despite a sanctioned strength of 52 judges. If the Collegium’s proposal is […] Read more » Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Eight New Judges for Gujarat High Court
Legal Articles Three Additional Judges of Punjab and Haryana High Court Recommended for Permanent Status March 20, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended that three additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court be made permanent. The three judges are: This decision was made by the Collegium in its meeting held on March 19. The three judges had been appointed as additional judges of the High Court on November 2, 2023. Read more » Justice Kirti Singh Justice Sudeepti Sharma Justice Sumeet Goel Justice Sudeepti Sharma
Legal Articles Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer of Justice Arindam Sinha to Allahabad High Court March 20, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the transfer of Orissa High Court judge Justice Arindam Sinha to the Allahabad High Court ¹. This decision was made in the Collegium’s meetings held on March 6 and 20, 2025. Justice Sinha has had a distinguished career, enrolling as an advocate on March 11, 1991, and practicing for […] Read more » Justice Arindam Sinha to Allahabad High Court Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Transfer of Justice Arindam Sinha to Allahabad High Court
Legal Articles West Bengal Breaks Ground with Bill Allowing Women to Work in Bars March 20, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment In a significant move towards gender equality, the West Bengal State Assembly has passed a bill permitting women to work in bars. Minister of State Chandrima Bhattacharya introduced the West Bengal Finance Bill, 2025, which proposes amendments to the Bengal Excise Act, 1909 ¹. The bill removes the prohibition on employing women in ON-category liquor […] Read more » West Bengal Allowing Women to Work in Bars West Bengal Breaks Ground with Bill Allowing Women to Work in Bars
Legal Articles Madras High Court Rules: Watching Porn, Masturbation Not Grounds for Divorce March 20, 2025 / March 20, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment In a recent judgment, the Madras High Court has held that a husband cannot seek divorce from his wife solely based on claims that she watches porn or engages in self-pleasure and masturbation. The court emphasized that watching porn in private is not an offense, although it may not be morally justifiable due to its […] Read more » Porn Masturbation Not Grounds for Divorce
Legal Articles Kerala High Court Directs Strict Compliance with Supreme Court Guidelines on Maintenance Cases March 19, 2025 / March 19, 2025 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court has instructed all courts in the state handling maintenance cases to strictly adhere to the Supreme Court’s guidelines on awarding maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) [1]. This directive comes after the High Court set aside a family court order that failed to follow the Supreme […] Read more » Supreme Court Guidelines on Maintenance Cases