Legal Articles Bombay HC Speaks Up For Mother Who Was Dis-housed January 24, 2022 / January 24, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment As it turned out, the Bench then discloses in para 8 that, “In these circumstances, the mother approached the Senior Citizens Tribunal invoking provisions of the Senior Citizens Act by filing the complaint in question. However, prior thereto, as noted above, she also made complaints to the police against the petitioner. On the mother making […] Read more »
Legal Articles Enforcement Directorate May Probe PMLA Cases Throughout India, Including J & K: Karnataka HC January 15, 2022 / January 15, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While setting aside all curtains on whether the Enforcement Directorate is empowered to probe PMLA cases all over India, the Karnataka High Court has in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Anish Mohammed Rawther and Others vs The Deputy Director, Enforcement Directorate delivered as recently as on January 3, 2022 has clearly, […] Read more »
Legal Articles District Court Can Only Appoint Guardian For Minor’s Property, Not Person: Kerala HC January 15, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a very significant development with far reaching consequences, the Kerala High Court in a learned, laudable, latest and landmark judgment titled KS Narayana Elayathu vs Sandhya in MFA No. 150 of 2021 against the order/judgment in OPGW 1139/2017 of VI Additional District Court, Ernakulam has while making the legal position crystal clear held […] Read more » Kerala HC
Legal Articles Dr Subramaniam Swamy’s Plea Dismissed By Delhi HC January 14, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment In a major jolt to Dr Subramaniam Swamy who definitely enjoys an impeccable reputation and even the likes of legendary late Ram Jethmalani have always never fought shy to publicly admire his legal prowess as a lawyer, the Delhi High Court in a latest judgment titled Dr Subramanium Swamy vs Union of India & […] Read more »
Legal Articles Father Can’t Abdicate His Responsibility Of Looking After Unmarried Daughters, Obligated To Take Care Of Their Education & Marriage Expenses: Delhi HC January 14, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While acknowledging the father’s huge role in fulfilling the aspirations of their daughters, the Delhi High Court in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Poonam Sethi vs Sanjay Sethi in MAT.APP.(F.C.) 31/2021 that was delivered on January 7, 2022 has minced just no words to lay down in no uncertain terms that […] Read more »
Legal Articles Offence Of Rape Not Waived: Delhi HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Government Servant Following Settlement And Marriage With Victim January 14, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While displaying zero tolerance for heinous offences like rape, the Delhi High Court as recently as on January 3, 2021 in a commendable, cogent, composed and convincing judgment titled Swatantra Kumar Jayaswal vs State & Anr. in W.P.(CRL.) 1904/2021 has refused to quash an FIR against a government servant containing allegations of rape. It has […] Read more »
Legal Articles S. 482 CrPC Plea Maintainable To Quash Proceedings Which Are Ex Facie Bad For Want Of Sanction: Allahabad HC January 14, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment While dispelling all misgivings and question marks raise over whether Section 482 CrPC plea is maintainable or not to quash proceedings which are ex facie bad for want of sanction, the Allahabad High Court has in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Mahendra Pal Singh Lekhpal And Another v. State of U.P. […] Read more » Allahabad HC
Legal Articles All Is Not Well In The Supreme Court And Its Registry January 8, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment It is entirely unquestionable that Supreme Court is the highest court of the land in India as is in the case of any other country. No doubt, the Supreme Court also called Apex Court is termed by many as “final but yet not infallible”. It is also […] Read more »
Legal Articles Strictest Punishment For Life Is A Must For Marital Rape January 8, 2022 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Without mincing any words and coming straight to the heart of the matter, let me say this from the bottom of my heart that I fully support the burgeoning demand for making marital rape an offence. A rape is a rape. […] Read more » Strictest Punishment for marital rape
Legal Articles Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea January 5, 2022 / January 5, 2022 by Lavanya Goinka | Leave a Comment – An article by Lavanya Goinka and Siddharth Sharma The Latin phrase ‘actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea’ loosely translates to “an act does not constitute a man guilty of a crime unless his mind is equally culpable.” This means that proving criminal culpability requires not only the presence of the actus reus […] Read more »
