Petition produced with a fabricated court order, SC orders criminal investigation

Petition produced with a fabricated court order, SC orders criminal investigation

Sep 28, 2023

The supreme court recently came across a petition which had a fabricated document, to show it as an order of the Supreme Court itself. The bench led by Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Pankaj Mithal ordered a criminal investigation into the issue.

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Madras High Court Clears Man of Abetment to Suicide in Controversial Case since it lacked Mens Rea

Madras High Court Clears Man of Abetment to Suicide in Controversial Case since it lacked Mens Rea

Sep 28, 2023

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court overturned a man’s conviction for helping his wife commit suicide after killing her two children. Justice P. N. Prakash stated that the alleged abetter must have played an act of instigation or by doing certain

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Chief Justice Chandrachud Highlights Role of Advocate-on-Record in the Modern Legal Landscape, praises them as “pillars of the Supreme Court.”

Chief Justice Chandrachud Highlights Role of Advocate-on-Record in the Modern Legal Landscape, praises them as “pillars of the Supreme Court.”

Sep 28, 2023

CJI D.Y. Chandrachud recently stated that AORs are important in every matter that comes before the Supreme Court and are sometimes even more important than the senior counsel when speaking at the felicitation ceremony of newly registered Advocates-on-Record (AORs), which was held on

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Kerala HC expresses displeasure at the increasing Human-Animal conflict

Kerala HC expresses displeasure at the increasing Human-Animal conflict

Sep 28, 2023

Issue:- The bench was considering the Suo Moto PIL “In re Bruno” to monitor the state action in the instances of Animal cruelty where the court was hearing the application for vacating to stay the boating activities at the Anayirangal dam. Analysis:-The boating

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Termination of Delhi Legislative Assembly Fellows had been stayed by the Delhi HC

Termination of Delhi Legislative Assembly Fellows had been stayed by the Delhi HC

Sep 28, 2023

Facts:- The petitioners were appointed after the advertisement as well as a proper selection process that took place in the year 2019. The services were extended on a regular basis after every two years and their tenure would have ended in 2024. Their

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Copyright Protection Granted to Adaptations of Spiritual Texts, Delhi HC Orders Removal of Infringing Content Online

Copyright Protection Granted to Adaptations of Spiritual Texts, Delhi HC Orders Removal of Infringing Content Online

Sep 26, 2023

The Delhi High Court has ruled that while no copyright can be claimed in scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita or Bhagavatam, any explanation, adaptation, or dramatic work created from these texts would be entitled to copyright protection. The court noted that there can

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Are unstamped arbitration agreements enforceable in law? SC to reconsider the ‘NN Global’ verdict

Are unstamped arbitration agreements enforceable in law? SC to reconsider the ‘NN Global’ verdict

Sep 26, 2023

The supreme court on Tuesday decided to reconsider the validity of the decision in NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v. Indo Unique Flame Ltd & Ors pronounced by a five-judge bench and referred the issue to the larger bench comprising seven judges. The

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Video conferencing facilities to be set up in all districts of Manipur for convenience, any violation amounts to contempt: SC

Video conferencing facilities to be set up in all districts of Manipur for convenience, any violation amounts to contempt: SC

Sep 25, 2023

The Manipur Bar Association has been ordered by the Supreme Court to allow any lawyer to appear before the courts without considering the community they belong to. The Court issued the directive after hearing a number of petitions on the ethnic violence between

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HC order allowing D.U to use CLAT scores | SC refuses to interfere

HC order allowing D.U to use CLAT scores | SC refuses to interfere

Sep 25, 2023

Issue: – A Special Leave Petition was filed by a student, who had demanded for the admissions to take place through the CUET and not CLAT. Analysis: – The bench which was led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, dismissed the SLP

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Supreme Court dismisses petition challenging reduction of NEET PG 2023 cut-off to ZERO

Supreme Court dismisses petition challenging reduction of NEET PG 2023 cut-off to ZERO

Sep 25, 2023

The Supreme court on Monday dismissed the petition challenging the union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s decision to reduce the qualifying percentile of the NEET PG 2023 exam to zero. A bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Manoj Misra

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