Are legal aid lawyers entitled to maternity benefits? Delhi High Court answers
The Delhi High Court has held that an advocate empanelled with a legal services authority is not an ‘employee’ and, therefore, is not entitled toRead More…
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Elected representatives can’t be suspended on flimsy grounds to settle political scores: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court recently observed that democratically elected representatives cannot be prevented from discharging their duties by placing tRead More…
Partner not liable for abetment of suicide due to love failure: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently observed that if a lover commits suicide due to love failure, his partner cannot be held to have abetted the commissionRead More…
Telangana High Court asks State Bar Council to discipline advocates after lawyer’s ‘high-pitched, intimidating’ arguments
The Telangana High Court recently asked the State Bar Council to take steps to teach some discipline to the counsel [Smt. Kotha Arthica v. The State Read More…
Husband can’t deny maintenance to wife merely because she is living a modern life: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Wife leading a modern lifestyle is not wrong and cannot be ground to deny maintenance to her, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently held.Justice GS Read More…
Religious conversion open to all but there must be proof it was voluntary: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that while individuals in India have the freedom to change their religion, there must be credible proof toRead More…
When convicts can be released on parole, undertrials too can be given interim bail: Calcutta High Court
When a convict can be released temporarily on parole or furlough to meet his family members, an undertrial, who is presumed to be innocent till proveRead More…
If those who make allegations on YouTube before elections are put behind bars, how many will be jailed? Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday restored the bail granted to YouTuber ‘Sattai’ Durai Murugan, accused of making a derogatory speech against Tamil Nadu ChRead More…
Consent Can’t Be On Misconception If Woman Chooses Physical Relation: High Court
When a woman makes a reasoned choice to establish physical relations, consent cannot be said to be based on misconception unless there is clear evideRead More…
Wife repeatedly leaving matrimonial home without any fault of husband is cruelty: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has recently observed that a wife leaving the matrimonial home or leaving her husband’s company repeatedly, without any fault onRead More…