Juveniles in crimes are society’s victims
By Arshita Anand The Madras High Court has ruled that juvenile offenders must be offered specific reformative treatment as prescribed by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, rather than being dealt with in a merely punitive manner. Children in confrontation
Life Imprisonment without remission does not impair the right to seek furlough: SC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, The Supreme Court in the case of Atbir v State of NCT of Delhi decided that even if a person has been sentenced to life imprisonment without the right to seek remission, the right to seek furlough based on good conduct
Women’s character cannot be decided by people with ostrich minds : Chattisgarh HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Chhattisgarh High Court in the case of Deepa Nayak v. Pitamber Nai held that if a wife doesn’t squeeze into the mould as per the desire of husband, it would not be a decisive factor for her to
Decriminalization is a more humane way of dealing with attempt to suicide
By Arshita Anand [Simi CN v. State of Kerala] The Kerala High Court has ruled that decriminalising the charge of attempting suicide under Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a more humanitarian and effective approach of dealing with the issue.
Include Non – Veg in midday meals and continue functioning of dairy farms in Lakshadweep: SC continues Kerala HC interim order
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the honorable Supreme Court in the case of Ajmal Ahmed versus Union of India and others directed the Lakshadweep administration to continue the application of the interim order passed by the Kerala High Court which directed the administration
Nature declared as ‘Living Being’ : Madras HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan The Madras High Court in the case of A. Periyakaruppan v. The Principal Secretary to Government and Another invoked the “parens patriae jurisdiction” and declared “Mother Nature” as a “Living Being”, having a legal entity and having the status
Law Presumes in favor of Marriage, against Marriage: Chattisgarh HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Yesterday, the Chhattisgarh High Court in the case of Jaanki Yadav v. Gorakhnath Yada, decided, that the law presumes in favour of marriage and is against concubinage. The judgement was given by a division bench of the court, comprising
EXECUTIVE NON PERFORMANCE AND LEGISLATIVE AMBIGUITIES MAIN REASONS FOR OVERBURDENING OF JUDICIARY : CJI NV RAMANA
Written by Shaurya Mahajan The Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana on Saturday said that the non-performance of the various wings of the executive and the ambiguities in the legislations were contributing a lot to the case load of the judiciary. The CJI
Customers in brothel can’t be prosecuted for immoral trafficking: Karnataka HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Karnataka High Court in the case of Babu S v. State reiterated that a customer found in a brothel cannot be prosecuted for offences of immoral trafficking. The single bench consisting of Justice M Nagaprasanna allowed the petition, observing that the
Passport Rules violative of Article 21: Delhi HC
Written by Shaurya Mahajan Today, the Delhi High court in the case of Lasya Kahli V Union Of India declared that the Passport Rules of 1980 requiring a transgender person to produce certificates of gender reassignment surgery for the issuance of a passport
