The Gujarat High Court on Friday, 14th July 2023 ordered the State government to constitute a committee to identify cases, especially rape cases, wherein the trial courts have convicted accused persons based on weak evidence which does not inspire confidence, and yet the convicts continue to languish in jail. [ Govindbhai Velsibhai @ Virjibhai […]
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BAR ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD EVOLVE WAYS TO ENSURE POOR LITIGANTS HAVE ACCESS TO JUSTICE: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT.
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The Allahabad High Court recently observed that Bar Associations are duty-bound to evolve ways to secure legal aid for those who stand deprived of access to justice due to financial hardship. [ Shiv Kumar And Another v, State] A bench of Justices Attau Rahman Masoodi and Ajay Kumar Srivastava added that the legal fraternity […]
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Karnataka High court refuses to quash charges against Mangalore lawyer accused of raping intern
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The Court observed that if a naïve law student faces such horrendous acts in the office of an advocate, it would have a chilling effect on the entire profession. The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday refused to quash a criminal complaint against a lawyer accused of raping one of his interns. [Rajesh KSN v State […]
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The Bombay High Court on 11th July 2023 rejected a plea by 154 students to hold a re-examination for the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) for MBA admission. A division bench of Justices GS Patel and Neela Gokhale noted that out of 1lakh students who gave the entrance test, only a little over 150 […]
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An Industrial tribunal recently confirmed a finding of an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) that RK Pachauri, the former chief of the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) was guilty of sexually harassing a female employee. [Dr. RK Pachauri (deceased) v UOI & Ors] An appeal was filed by the legal representatives of Pachauri against the 2015 […]
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Article 370 abrogation: Supreme Court to commence final hearing of case from August 02
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Importantly, two petitioners, Shah Faesal and Shehla Rashid withdrew their pleas. The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will start hearing the batch of petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 of the constitution from August 02 and will proceed to hear the case on a day-to-day basis except on Mondays and Fridays. A Constitution […]
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Introduction We all have come across the word ‘Affidavit’ at least once in our lifetime but are we aware of what it signifies and how it can be put to use? Well, in this article we shall deal with and cover all the important aspects that are required and are related to the term ‘Affidavit’. […]
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Kerala High Court rejects plea on providing halts for trains The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a plea filed by a lawyer seeking a halt for the Vande Bharat train at Tirur Railway station in Kerala. [PT Sheejish v Union of India & Ors.]. Facts of the Case The Petitioner is a practicing lawyer […]
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RERA Registration for Promoters RERA stands for Real Estate Regulation Authority which is established under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act of 2016. RERA’s purpose is to address the concerns raised by the homebuyers, stakeholders, agents/brokers and builders of the real estate industry. The responsibility of the Authorities here are: Regulating real estate […]
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Andhra Pradesh Court: The right of the mother to the custody of the children is not absolute right
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently quashed a First Information Report (FIR) against a father for allegedly kidnapping his two sons from their mother’s custody. [Md Asif v. State of Andhra Pradesh] Brief facts of the case On 23rd September 2022, the Petitioner along with four persons came in a vehicle and kidnapped the […]