High Court of Kerala WP ( C ) No. 20219 of 2021 Highlight: The High Court of Kerala has held that gifts given to the bride at the time of her marriage for her welfare will not count as dowry under the ambit of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Brief facts of Case: The […]
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Big relief to lawyers in lockdown, lawyers can move anywhere by showing an ID card The Delhi government told the High Court on Tuesday that there is no need for a curfew pass for the lawyers to move in the lockdown enforced due to the Corona epidemic. The government has said that lawyers can move […]
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Supreme Court to Khaap Members: Punishment for doing Love to someone is a worse form of Crime. Recently, the Supreme Court has made a strong comment about a 30-year old honor killing case. The Supreme Court on 05/01/2021 heard an honor killing case. The court said in this hearing that no person can be punished […]
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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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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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Amit Rao Patil vs. state of Maharashtra bail application no. 1813 of 2020 Rape is just not a forcible intercourse, it means to inhabit and destroy everything, Bombay high court “Consent induced by fiduciary relationship not a free consent”: Bail petition dismissed by the Bombay HC to rape accused business partner of victim’s father […]
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The Landmark judgement of Supreme court of India which changed the course of custodial deaths in India. Title Of the case: SMT NILABATI BEHERA ALIAS LALITA BEHERA V STATE OF ORISSA AND OTHERS, AIR 1993 SC 1960 Bench: Justice Jagdish Sharan Verma, Justice A.S. Anand, Justice, N. Venkatachala Court: Supreme Court of India Judgment: 24th […]
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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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Landmark Judgement Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P [W.P.(Crl) No; 68/2008] The FIR registration is mandatory in case of a cognizable offence. The landmark judgment delivered by the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court in Lalita Kumari v. Govt. of U.P in which the court ruled that registration of First Information Report is mandatory under […]
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