Customers in brothel can’t be prosecuted for immoral trafficking: Karnataka HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Karnataka High Court in the case of Babu S v. State reiterated that a customer found in a brothel cannot be prosecuted for offences of immoral trafficking. The single bench consisting of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition, observing that the
Passport Rules violative of Article 21: Delhi HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Delhi High court in the case of Lasya Kahli V Union Of India declared that the Passport Rules of 1980 requiring a transgender person to produce certificates of gender reassignment surgery for the issuance of a passport
Consumer Courts have the power to direct builders to give refund and compensation for failure to deliver apartments : SC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Supreme Court in the case of Experion Developers Pvt Ltd vs Sushma Ashok Shiroor held that Consumer Courts can grant relief to flatbuyers who are aggrieved with the delay in delivery of the apartment as per the
Supreme Court asks states to comply with earlier order to enhance the pension of retired judges
Written by Shaurya Mahajan The honourable Supreme Court on Tuesday in the case of All India Judges Association And Ors v. Union of India And Ors. directed all States to comply with the direction issued by it in 2012 to enhance the pension of
Father convicted under POCSO for raping daughter: Special Court
Written by Shaurya Mahajan On Monday, a special court in Mumbai in the case of The State of Maharashtra vs Sachin Suresh Wadekar convicted and sentenced a 37-year-old man to 25 years in jail for offences under the POCSO act. This was given
44th Amendment on paper for 44 years: Senior Counsel Vijay Hansaria writes to Law Minister
The 44th amendment passed in the year 1978, contains important safeguards to prevent the abuse of the law. Hansaria wrote to the union law minister that “The amendment, though part of the Constitution, has not been in operation for the last 44 years.
Article 14 not applicable to a Will, Genuiness not dependent on fair distribution
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Supreme Court in the case of Swarnalatha vs Kalavathy noted that the exclusion of one of the natural heirs from the bequest in a Will, cannot by itself be a ground to hold that there are suspicious
Social media platforms should respect Fundamental Rights and taking down the account should be the last resort
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) informed the Delhi High Court that action taken by social media platforms against accounts should be proportionate to the offending content and taking down the account itself should be only the last
1,721 law schools in India; more than twice as many private law colleges as government Law colleges
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed in Parliament that a total of 1,721 law colleges and universities are currently operating in the country. CPI(M) Member of Parliament from the Nagapattinam constituency M Selvaraj had asked a question regarding
High Court cannot direct regularisation of temporary employees by creating supernumerary posts
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Supreme Court in the case of State of Gujarat vs R.J. Pathan observed that a High Court cannot direct regularization of temporary employees by creating supernumerary posts. The court noted – “Such a direction to create supernumerary
