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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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

13
Oct

Sessions Court, Greater Mumbai rejects Bail Application of four men accused of not only procuring LSD Blots from the Dark Web using Bitcoin but also selling them.

A Bail Application was moved [...]

13
Oct

Custody of a child obtained fraudulently is illegal and invalid, to be declared ab-initio void: Justice U. U. Lalit

In the case of Smriti [...]

12
Oct

Prime Accused Kiran Kumar denied Bail for death of wife Vismaya: Justice M. R. Anitha Kerala High Court

Justice M. R. Anitha of [...]

09
Oct

“What exercise has been done by Centre before arriving at the income limit of Rs. 8 lakh p.a. for EWS category in admission to PG Medical Courses through NEET?”: Justice D. Y. Chandrachud

A three-judge divisional bench of [...]

08
Oct

Contractual Clause barring the payment of interest restricts an Arbitrator from awarding pre-award interest under Section 31 of the Arbitration Act, 1996: Justice S. A. Nazeer

An appeal was filed against [...]

08
Oct

Guilt of the accused can be ascertained only after the examination of all the witnesses as desired by the prosecution: Karnataka High Court

In the case of The [...]

06
Oct

An entity must be discharging a public function and the disputed action challenged by the writ petition under Article 226 must fall within the domain of public law: Justice M. N. Bhandari

In the case of Uttam [...]

05
Oct

Absence of salutation like ‘Mr.’ and ‘M/s.’ whilst drawing cheque is no ground to file charge under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881: Justice P. Gopinath

In the case N. Raveendran [...]

05
Oct

The death sentence imposed by Trial Court out of an unfair trial is a judicial shock and a displeasure to the High Court: Justice G. Narendar

A mother of two children: [...]

01
Oct

Breastfeeding is the Fundamental Right of a Mother under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution: Justice K. S. Dixit

Petitioner Husna Banu moved to [...]

29
Sep

Justice G. S. Patel of Bombay High Court issues guidelines to protect the anonymity of the parties to a POSH investigation: No Media Reporting, No Public Disclosure Without Approval of the Court

Justice G. S. Patel of [...]

27
Sep

Rules of Arbitration comes into play only after the arbitration commences before the appropriate jurisdiction of law at the Seat of Arbitration: Justice S. K. Kait

In the case of S. [...]

27
Sep

Arbitration from one Arbitration Agreement cannot be invoked in disputes originating from another Arbitration Agreement between the same parties: Justice Surya Kant

In the case of DLF [...]

23
Sep