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
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
Putative father has Rights to visit his minor child: Delhi High Court
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Delhi High Court in the case of Kinri Dhir v Veer Singh held that a putative father is entitled to visitation rights of a minor child and that while granting such rights, the well-being of a child is of
DELHI HC SEEKS CENTRE’S RESPONSE ON PETITION TO DECLARE CHILD MARRIAGES VOID AB INITIO
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Yesterday, the Delhi High Court in the case of Aisha Kumari v State of NCT of Delhi and Ors. questioned the central government in regards to its stance on a petition to declare all child marriages void-ab-initio (having no
The legislature cannot safeguard steps taken under an unconstitutional law by implementing a saving clause: says the Supreme Court
Written By – Radhika In the case of the State of Manipur & Ors. v. Surjakumar Okram & Ors., the bench comprising of Justices LN Rao, BR Gavai, and BV Nagarathna was hearing the special leave petitions challenging the Manipur High Court’s ruling
ADMISIBILITY OF EXPERT EVIDENCE IN THE COURT OF LAW
Written By – Rajat Shandilya The provisions related to the admissibility of expert evidence in court are dealt under section 45 to 51 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872. In order to understand the admissibility of expert evidence in court we first need
Govt. Employees benefit; No Discrimination When Persons Not Similarly Situated: Gujarat HC
Written By – Aishwarya Patel The bench, which included Justice A. P. Thaker and Justice N.V. Anjaria, decided that the benefits arising from a Resolution that applies to State Government employees cannot be automatically claimed by the autonomous body’s employees. They pointed out
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Ban On Streaming Of Movie “Why I killed Gandhi”
Written By – Arshita Anand A writ case, Sikander Behl vs Union of India has been filed in the Supreme Court, asking for a stay on the distribution of the film “Why I Killed Gandhi,” which is slated to premiere on the OTT
Marital Rape Exception Is Fiction, “Won’t Create New Crime”.
In the case of RTI Foundation v. UOI and Ors. the Delhi high Court heard the pertinent submissions made by Senior Advocate Rebecca John. Appearing as an amicus curiae, she told the court that the removal of exception 2 from sec. 375 of
Man’s plea of mental illness rejected & gets conviction in homicide of his daughter
Written By – Vihan Recently, In the case of State v. Krishan Jambad, A Delhi court on Monday dismissed a man’s claim of mental illness and found him guilty of murdering his daughter and attempting to murder his wife. The fact that the
