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Refusing to marry after engaging in a sexual relationship does not amount to cheating

In the case of Kashinath [...]

24
Dec

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

In a petition filed before [...]

20
Dec

Uttarakhand High Court directs Superintendent of Police to protect the Life and Property of a Gay Couple threatened by their Parents

Mr. Rohit Sagar and Mr. [...]

20
Dec

“He Deserves Much More. Let Him Suffer”: SC upholds conviction of Journalist for publishing Defamatory Articles against an Advocate

In the case of D. [...]

18
Dec

Recording the telephonic conversation with one’s wife without her knowledge and consent is illegal, and violative of her Fundamental Right to Privacy

A single-judge bench of Justice [...]

14
Dec

Bombay High Court seeks response from Centre about removal of PM Modi’s image and name from the website of PM CARES fund

A two-judge bench of the [...]

13
Dec

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

On December 17, 2017, the [...]

13
Dec

Allahabad High Court stays the Arrest of a Law Intern accused of impersonating an Advocate

Abhay Kumar Gupta, a law [...]

20
Nov

Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Mohit Kumar Shah of the Patna High Court issue notice to the Director-General of Police, Bihar

The In-Charge District and Sessions [...]

20
Nov

Consent of Family, Relatives and Community is unnecessary when two consenting adults agree to get married

In the case of Saba [...]

11
Nov

Delhi High Court issues notices to RBI, SBI, NPCI and DFS regarding the decision of SBI to bar UPI payments on the cryptocurrency platform WazirX

Law student Arnav Gulati filed [...]

29
Oct

Justice Siddharth of the Allahabad High Court grants bail to the accused under Section 37 (1) (b) (ii) of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, wherein the accused was charged of allegedly possessing 349.20 kilograms of Ganja

The accused, Mr. Kaleem, was [...]

27
Oct

Marriage is permissible only between a biological man and a biological woman: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

A two-judge bench of Justice [...]

26
Oct

Metropolitan Magistrate Yashshree Marulkar sentences a man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for intentionally flashing his genitals to a woman in S. K. Patil Garden with the intention of causing harm to the woman

The informant, an employee of [...]

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21
Oct

Although detention of a dead body causes insult and humiliation to the relative, it does not amount to an offence under the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 unless it is proven that the detention occurred due to either the dead person or its relative/s belonging to a Scheduled Caste

Mr. Indrajit Dilip Patil approached [...]

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21
Oct

A School can initiate legal proceedings for the recovery of fees from defaulting parents/ students in strict adherence to the law: Justice A. M. Khanwilkar and Justice C. T. Ravikumar

In the case of Progressive [...]

18
Oct

Releasing an HIV+ sex worker poses danger to society due to risk of transmission by sexual intercourse: Judge S. U. Baghele, Dindoshi Sessions Court

The father of the victim [...]

18
Oct

Uthra Murder Case: Husband sentenced to life imprisonment with Rs. 5 lakh fine for killing wife by inducing a snakebite from a Cobra: Additional Sessions Court, Kollam, Kerala

On May 07, 2020, Uthra, [...]

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13
Oct