“Undue Sympathy”: Supreme Court Cancels High Court Order Reducing Sentence
The Supreme Court has quashed a verdict of the Punjab and Haryana High Court which had reduced the sentence awarded to a man for causing death by rasRead More…
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Same-sex marriage attacks family system; western import and not recognised in Islam: Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind to Supreme Court
The Jamiat-Ulama-I-Hind has opposed the batch of pleas before the Supreme Court seeking legalisation of same-sex marriages [Supriyo and anr vs Union Read More…
Doubt and suspicion cannot form basis of guilt: Supreme Court acquits man convicted for murdering wife 22 years ago
The Supreme Court recently acquitted a man who was convicted for murdering his wife almost 22 years ago, after finding that the courts found him guilRead More…
Supreme Court Junks Plea Seeking Enquiry Into Frauds In Kisan Credit Card System
The Supreme Court has rejected a plea for a pan India enquiry into alleged financial frauds in the working of the Kisan Credit Card system for farmerRead More…
Surat court suspends Rahul Gandhi’s sentence, grants bail; next hearing on April 13
The Surat Sessions Court suspended the sentence awarded to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the criminal defamation case over his remark “why all thRead More…
Husband has moral and legal liability to maintain wife even if he is a professional beggar: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court recently observed that a husband has a moral and legal liability to maintain his wife who is unable to maintain hRead More…
Trials Should Be Taken Up, Concluded Speedily: Supreme Court
Jails are overcrowded and their living conditions appalling and the courts should ensure that trials, especially in cases where special laws enact stRead More…
Supreme Court to examine how a CJM court in Kerala ‘exceeded jurisdiction’
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine how a Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Kerala “exceeded its jurisdiction” to try and convict a man for Read More…
Central Government clears appointment of Harpreet Singh Brar as additional judge of Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Central government on Friday cleared the appointment of Senior Advocate Harpreet Singh Brar as additional judge of the Punjab and Haryana High CoRead More…
Criminal Acts Like Fraud Cannot Be Decided By Consumer Forum: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has remarked that cases involving tortious acts or criminality like fraud or cheating could not be decided by the Consumer Forums aRead More…