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
“Sending Photograph Of Summons Through WhatsApp Not Overreach Of Judicial System”: Delhi High Court
Written By – Radhika In the case of ICICI BANK LIMITED v. RASHMI SHARMA, the Delhi High Court has set aside an order passed by a Commercial Court to the extent of issuing a show cause notice of criminal contempt after a plaintiff
Consent Of Accused Not Required To Obtain Voice Sample; No Violation of Fundamental Rights: Kerala HC
Written By – Aishwarya Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi (Mahesh Lal N.Y v. State of Kerala) dismissed a petition alleging that the accused was not given an opportunity of being heard before being directed to produce his voice sample, and held that the accused
[Virtual Hearings] May have to ban lawyers appearing through mobile phones: CJI NV Ramana
Written By – Dakshita Dubey Recently in a virtual hearing set up the Supreme Court bench, comprising of CJI NV Ramanna, expressed their frustration on lawyers attending Court Proceedings through their mobile phones, which makes them prone to network glitches and wastes time
