Custodial Death Among Worst Crimes In Civilised Society: Bombay High Court
Custodial death is one of the worst crimes in a civilised society and the police cannot torture citizens in an inhuman manner under the guise of poweRead More…
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“Publicity Interest Litigation”: Supreme Court On Petitions Against Bihar Caste Survey
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain requests against the caste survey in Bihar. Calling it “publicity interest litigation”, the court questiRead More…
Pending criminal case not sufficient ground to deny right to apply for passport renewal: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court recently held that just because a person is under trial in a criminal case, they cannot be denied permission to renew their pasRead More…
MakeMyTrip Fined ₹ 35,000 For Deficient Services By Consumer Court
The New Delhi district consumer disputes redressal commission has directed online travel company Make My Trip to pay over ₹ 35,000 to a man, who haRead More…
Cannot Bar Child From Exams Mid-Session Due To Fee Non-Payment: Court
Education is an important right “encompassed under right to life” and a child cannot be made to suffer by barring him from attending school or takingRead More…
Distant relatives fall within the scope of Section 498A IPC: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court recently refused to quash a first information report (FIR) against distant relatives of a complainant’s husRead More…
Wikipedia “Treasure Trove Of Knowledge”, But Can’t Be Used Legally: Supreme Court
Online sources such as Wikipedia are based on a crowd-sourced and user generated editing model that is not completely dependable and can promote mislRead More…
Can’t Allow Organisations Seeking Islamic Rule In India: Centre To Supreme Court
The central government filed a counter-affidavit in the Supreme Court justifying its eighth successive ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India Read More…
Couple moves Kerala High Court challenging 30-day waiting period under Special Marriage Act
A petition has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging the provision under the Special Marriage Act, 1954 (Act) which mandates a 30-day wRead More…
Over 4 Years After Landmark Order, Supreme Court to Tweak ‘Living Will’ Guidelines
More than four years after its landmark order on passive euthanasia, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday it is for the legislature to enact a law for Read More…