Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a plea moved by a teacher in a “student suicide abetment” case

Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed a plea moved by a teacher in a “student suicide abetment” case

Aug 6, 2024

Article 21 grants freedom of life and liberty which is violated by a teacher with corporal punishment isn’t part of the punishment and HC dismissed a petition that quashed an FIR in connection with suicide of a 12-year-old student. A bench of Chief

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Gujarat High Court Issues Notice- “TRP Game Zone Fire Case”

Gujarat High Court Issues Notice- “TRP Game Zone Fire Case”

Aug 5, 2024

Surat-based gaming zone filed a plea against its closure and submitted it to Gujarat HC on Monday. A single judge bench of Justice Sangeeta K. Vishen issued notice to the respondent, which included the state government and Surat municipal corporation. Where authority follows

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Karnataka HC decided that the father’s natural guardianship rights prevail till special prohibition

Karnataka HC decided that the father’s natural guardianship rights prevail till special prohibition

Aug 2, 2024

Single bench judge Justice Venkatesh Naik T quashed the petition initiated by the wife against her husband for the offense punishable under 361IPC.  Where he was charged with kidnapping his minor child from the custody of his wife. As per the complaint, the

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Delhi HC stresses NIC to accurately record in ICJS – police database” synchronization”

Delhi HC stresses NIC to accurately record in ICJS – police database” synchronization”

Aug 1, 2024

Delhi HC’s division bench of Justice Pratibha M Singh and Justice Amit Sharma directed. The National Informatics Centre (NIC) and State Crime Record Bureau (SCRB) to finalize the technical solution of syncing the criminal database of police to prevent any discrepancies and ensure

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Madras High Court Rules No Prior Sanction Needed to Prosecute Police Officers Below Inspector Rank

Madras High Court Rules No Prior Sanction Needed to Prosecute Police Officers Below Inspector Rank

Jul 25, 2024

The Madras High Court has clarified that police officers below the rank of Inspector do not require prior sanction under Section 197 CrPC for prosecution. Section 197 of the CrPC (Section 218 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023) mandates obtaining prior sanction

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4 Acre land to be given for new Bombay HC building

4 Acre land to be given for new Bombay HC building

Jul 16, 2024

Maharashtra govt. informed the SC that 4.39 acres of land in Bandra Kurla will be handed over to by September 10th, to the Bombay HC for the new building of the HC. A suo moto petition was being heard by the special bench

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NEET UG to be heard next week

NEET UG to be heard next week

Jul 14, 2024

The SC on July 11, posted the hearing on the National Eligibility- cum-Entrance UG paper leaks for July 18. The affidavit that was handed over to SC stated that a video that was supposed to show that the NEET UG paper was leaked

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Arvind Kejriwal released on Interim Bail : SC

Arvind Kejriwal released on Interim Bail : SC

Jul 14, 2024

The SC had reserved its decision on May 17th to pronounce its verdict on 13th June. The bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta pronounced its decision. Earlier the same bench had granted an interim bail to Mr. Arvind Kejriwal up till

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Supreme Court lays down framework for portraying persons with disabilities in visual media

Supreme Court lays down framework for portraying persons with disabilities in visual media

Jul 8, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday laid down a framework for portraying persons with disabilities (PwDs) in visual media in the case of Nipun Malhotra v. Sony Pictures Films India Pvt Ltd. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justice

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Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Shiv Sena Leader Rajesh Shah in BMW Hit-and-Run Case

Mumbai Court Grants Bail to Shiv Sena Leader Rajesh Shah in BMW Hit-and-Run Case

Jul 8, 2024

A Mumbai court has granted bail to Rajesh Shah, a Shiv Sena leader, who was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run incident involving his BMW. The accident resulted in the death of a woman and injuries to her husband. The incident occurred on

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