Parent cannot be held guilty of kidnapping own child: Punjab and Haryana High Court
A parent cannot be held guilty of kidnapping his or her own child, observed the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently while quashing a complaint accRead More…
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Long cohabitation of couple does not become marriage when one of them is in a subsisting marriage: Kerala High Court
Even if a man and a woman have been cohabiting for a long time, their relationship cannot be considered a valid marriage when one of them is in a subRead More…
Delhi High Court orders rape charges against man who broke promise to woman, her ex-husband that he would marry her
The Delhi High Court recently ordered that rape charges be framed against a man who had sexual intercourse with a married woman after he allegedly prRead More…
Gujarat High Court slams GPSC for insisting that woman travel 300 km for job interview two days after delivery
The Gujarat High Court last week pulled up the Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) for its “absolute gender insensitivity” towards a woman who wRead More…
Unmarried daughter has right to maintenance under DV Act irrespective of age or religion: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently ruled that an unmarried daughter has a right to seek maintenance under the Protection of Women from Domestic ViolenRead More…
Supreme Court Refuses To Stay New Law On Appointment Of Election Commissioners
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay the new law that provides for appointment of the chief election commissioner and election commissioners bRead More…
Appellate authorities must not keep cases pending; cannot allow ‘operation successful, patient dead’: Bombay High Court
Appellate authorities must not keep cases pending indefinitely as such inaction may affect the fundamental rights of the parties involved, the BombayRead More…
Contempt of court: Delhi High Court sentences lawyer to 6 months in jail for baseless allegations against judges
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sentenced an advocate to six months of simple imprisonment for criminal contempt of court after he made contemptuous Read More…
Orally informing grounds of arrest to PMLA accused sufficient for arrests before Pankaj Bansal verdict: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently held that oral communication of grounds of arrest amounted to proper compliance with Section 19(1) of the Prevention ofRead More…
Bilkis Bano gangrape: Supreme Court quashes Gujarat government’s decision to allow premature release of convicts
The Supreme Court on Monday quashed the Gujarat government’s decision to allow premature release of convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case [BilkisRead More…