ANY ACT IMPEDING HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL FROM DISCHARGING DUTY IS A GRAVE OFFENCE; IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PRESENCE OF ASSAULT: KERALA HIGH COURT
Written by Vidisha Mathur In an order passed by Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas in Arun P. v State of Kerala – it was observed that the Kerala Healthcare Service Persons and Healthcare Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage to property act) 2012,
A girl’s friendliness cannot be understood as her consent to instigate sexual relationship : Mumbai High Court
Written by Neena Nagare The Mumbai High Court last week in a landmark judgement established that simply because a girl is friendly with a boy, does not enable him to interpret it as a consent to instigate sexual relationship with her. The accused
Kerala Government sanctions ₹3,000 monthly stipend for lawyers with less than three years of practice.
Written By- Pretika Tiwari For lawyers under the age of 30 with less than three years of experience and an annual income of under one lakh rupees, the Government of Kerala has issued an order requiring a monthly stipend of 3,000 rupees. On
Preventive detention can’t be invoked over law & order fears, says Supreme Court
Written by Shruti Sharma Recently the top court noted that offences in these four cases were allegedly committed within a span of two months between 6 May and 26 July last year and both the detenus were granted bail by the magistrate in these
All citizens of the world should work tirelessly to sustain liberty, freedom, democracy: CJI NV Ramana in USA
Written By- Pretika Tiwari On Saturday, Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana urged people to work relentlessly to protect and advance liberty and democracy. The CJI visited the Independence Hall in Philadelphia, USA, where in 1776, the Second Continental Congress signed the
Judges learn about upcoming cases on social media before they do from their files: Justice DY Chandrachud
Written by Neena Nagare Justice DY Chandrachud while speaking at the London School of Economics (LSE) on the topic, ‘Experiences with Adjudication: Reconciling Rights, Identities & Prejudices’ stated that social media has highly impacted even judges and judiciary to a great extent in
Jugjugg Jeeyo: Ranchi Court refuses to stay release of movie in copyright infringement suit
Written By- Pretika Tiwari The petitioner, Vishal Singh, claimed that his copyright over the story ‘Bunny Rani’ had been infringed by the defendants when they made the film, Jugjugg Jeeyo. In his submission, Mr Singh, stated that after watching the trailer of the
16-YEAR-OLD MUSLIM GIRL CAN GET INTO A CONTRACT FOR MARRIAGE
Gulam Deen and another v. State of Punjab and others The Punjab And Haryana High Court last week granted protection to a Muslim Girl (16 Year Old) who married a Muslim boy (21 year old) while observing that she is of Marriageable
EXPLANATION OF ELECTION OF INDIA’S NEXT PRESIDENT
The Election Commission have announced the election of India’s next President on July 18. Lets take a look at the voting procedure, how the votes of MLAs and MPs are weighted, and how previous elections have played out. On July 18, elected MLAs
To be an offence under SC/ST Act, hurling casteist abuses must be in public place or in public view: Karnataka High Court
Written by Rhythm Agal Casteist abuse is only punishable under the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015 [SC/ST Act] in a public place or in public view, the Karnataka High Court ruled in the case, Rithesh Pais v. State
