“Marriage Not License To Unleash Brutal Beast”: High Court On Marital Rape
Marriage is no license to “unleash a brutal beast”, the Karnataka High Court said today, in a landmark order that allowed framing of rape charges agaRead More…
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Punjab & Haryana HC orders departmental action against Magistrate who failed to comply with HC order
A single-judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has referred a case to Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha for initiation of departmental action againRead More…
Kerala High Court: Moral policing crimes cannot be quashed on grounds of settlement
The Kerala High Court has held that cases registered in connection with moral policing cannot be quashed on the grounds of having reached a settlemenRead More…
Mere Breach Of Contract Not Criminal Offence, Says Supreme Court
Mere breach of contract is not in itself a criminal offence and gives rise to the civil liability of damages, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.A benRead More…
Acquittal By Court Does Not Stop Action By Employer: Supreme Court
The acquittal of an accused in a criminal case does not debar the employer from proceeding in exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction, the Supreme CourRead More…
Adopted child of single mother entitled to take her caste: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court recently held that an adopted child is entitled to take the caste of the single mother [Sonal Pratapsingh Vahanwala v. Deputy DRead More…
Supreme Court bench split on prosecuting publisher who identified sexual abuse victim without magistrate nod
The Supreme Court on Monday pronounced a split judgement on an issue of whether a publisher of the identity of a child sexual abuse victim can be proRead More…
Supreme Court Closes Cases On Evacuation Of Students From Ukraine After Centre’s Plea
The Supreme Court on Monday closed two cases after the Centre said it had completed the “mammoth job” of evacuating 22,500 stranded Indian students fRead More…
Son cannot claim right to parents’ property when they are alive: Bombay HC [Read Order]
A son cannot have a right, title or interest in the flats owned by his parents as long as they are live, the Bombay High Court held on Thursday [SoniRead More…
Physical Literacy Be Recognised As Fundamental Right, Amicus Tells Supreme Court In Report
Physical literacy should be recognised as a fundamental right and all education boards, including CBSE and ICSE, must be asked to ensure at least 90 Read More…