Palghar Lynching Case Bail Granted to 89 accused: “Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.”

Palghar Lynching Case Bail Granted to 89 accused: “Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.” In the Palghar Lynching case, Thane Sessions Court held – Bail is a rule and jail is an exception. The Thane Sessions Court ‘Additional Sessions Judge SB Bahalkar’ grants bail to 89 accused in Palghar lynching case. The Court also […]

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One Hundred and Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India

  One Hundred and Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India Introduction The 104th Amendment of the Constitution of India, officially known as the Constitution (One Hundred and Fourth Amendment) Act, 2019, extends the deadline for the cessation for the reservation of seats for members from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha […]

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LeeAnne Arunoday Singh vs. Ministry of Home Affairs & ors

LeeAnne Arunoday Singh vs. Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors W.P. (L) No. 3443 of 2020 The Petitioner has challenged the communications issued by the Respondent- Ministry of Home Affairs directing the Petitioner to surrender the Overseas Citizen of India Card (OCICard). The High court of Bombay held that an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) […]

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Advocates acting professionally as per instructions of clients cannot be made liable for Defamation under IPC

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN Crl.O.P.Nos.4669 & 5115 of 2020 and Crl.MP.Nos.2915 & 2661 of 2020 Crl.OP.No.4669 of 2020 Madras High Court: Advocates acting professionally as per instructions of clients cannot be made liable for Defamation U/s 500 IPC  Para from judgment, a lawyer is an advocate, one who speaks for another. Naturally beyond what […]

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MOHD. AHMED KHAN V. SHAH BANO BEGUM AND ORS.,1985

MOHD. AHMED KHAN V. SHAH BANO BEGUM AND ORS.,1985 CITATION- AIR 1985 SCR (3) 844   BENCH OF JUDGES: Y.V Chandrachud, D.A Desai, O.Chinnappa Reddy, E.S Venkataramiah, Rangnath Misra Brief facts of this case:- Shah Bano was offered Rs.200 as monthly maintenance by her ex-husband after the same had stopped in April 1978 after she […]

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