A plea was filed in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the provisions of Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, Section 22 of the Special Marriage Act, and Order 21 Rule 22 and 23 relating to Conjugal Rights. Opposing the same the Central Government on Tuesday, 5th September 2022 filed a Counter […]
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Tata Play guilty of profiteering ₹450 cr: NAA The wilful action of not passing on the above benefits to the recipients in the manner prescribed is known as “profiteering”.
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The National Anti- Profiteering Agency (NAA) has ordered Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Tata Play formerly known as Tata Sky to deposit Rs 450 crore in the Consumer Welfare Fund along with interest of 18% in three months. The agency allegedly held the service provider guilty for allegedly profiteering after the introduction of Goods and […]
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Facebook directed to run corrective advertisements by the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (DCDRC)
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In the instant case, Tribhuvan v. Facebook India Online Services Pvt. Ltd., Complaint No.: CC/117/2020, decided on 30-06-2022 that the Complainant had suffered financial loss due to a misleading advertisement he saw on Facebook. The complainant, an active user of Facebook came across an advertisement on his Facebook wall from Marya Studio, offering shoes from […]
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Refusing to marry after engaging in a sexual relationship does not amount to cheating
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In the case of Kashinath Narayan Gharat v. The State of Maharashtra (2021) Cr.A. 119/ 1999, the single-judge bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai of the Bombay High Court heard the challenge by the petitioner against the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, given on February 19, 1999, wherein the petitioner was accused under Section 417 […]
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Delhi High Court rejects the petition of heir of Bahadur Shah Zafar II for the possession of the Red Fort on the grounds of inordinate delay of 150 years in filing the claim for property
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In a petition filed before the Delhi High Court in the case of Sultana Begum v. The Union of India & Ors, the petitioner claimed ownership of the Red Fort owing to her being the legal heir of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar II. Vivek More, the learned Advocate for the petitioner submitted […]
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Uttarakhand High Court directs Superintendent of Police to protect the Life and Property of a Gay Couple threatened by their Parents
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Mr. Rohit Sagar and Mr. Mohit Goyal filed a writ petition with the Uttarakhand High Court before a two-judge bench of Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice N. S. Dhanik, wherein the petitioners are two gay men of major age living together in a live-in relationship. The respondents to the petition are the parents […]
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“He Deserves Much More. Let Him Suffer”: SC upholds conviction of Journalist for publishing Defamatory Articles against an Advocate
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In the case of D. S. Vishwanatha Shetty v. T. N. Rathnaraj, the Karnataka High Court had convicted the accused Journalist and editor (the petitioner) for publishing defamatory articles against an Advocate, wherein the High Court upheld the conviction order of the Trial Court (passed in 2009) in 2015 under Section 501 of the Indian […]
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Recording the telephonic conversation with one’s wife without her knowledge and consent is illegal, and violative of her Fundamental Right to Privacy
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A single-judge bench of Justice Lisa Gill of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana heard two petitions: Neha v. Vibhor Garg (2021) C.R. No. 1616/ 2020 and Vibhor Garg v. Neha (2021) C.R. No. 2538/ 2020. The Family Court, Bathinda passed an order on January 29, 2020, wherein the husband (Vibhor Garg) was allowed […]
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Bombay High Court seeks response from Centre about removal of PM Modi’s image and name from the website of PM CARES fund
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Dec
Dec
A two-judge bench of the Bombay High Court of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M. S. Karnik asked the Centre in the light of a PIL filed by Congress member Vikrant Chavan before a two-judge bench of Justice A. A. Sayed and Justice S. G. Dige to delete the name and photograph of Prime […]
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A Rape Victim cannot be forced to undergo a DNA test to determine the paternity of her Child of Rape as it violates her Rights to Personal Liberty and Privacy
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On December 17, 2017, the revisionist in the present case, Gulafsa Begum, filed a First Information Report under Sections 376 (Rape), 504 (Intentional insult with the intent to provoke breach of the peace), 506 (Punishment for criminal intimidation) and Section 3 of the Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, against the respondents (the […]