Delhi High Court upholds sodomy conviction of father-uncle duo, sentences them to life
By – Arshita Anand The Delhi High Court affirmed a father-uncle duo’s conviction for sodomising one of the accused’s juvenile daughter, but overturned their conviction for gang rape on the grounds that there was no penile-vaginal penetration, a condition for rape under the
Gujarat High Court to decide Constitutionality of IPC exemption under Section 375 to marital rape
By – Neha Virmani The division bench of High court of Gujarat comprising of Justice J.B Pardiwala and Niral R Mehta heard a challenge writ plea where the petitioner raised the issue of Constitutional validity of Exception 2 of Section 375 which deals
Many Food Articles Having Ingredients Sourced From Animals Are Passed Off As Veg – DELHI HC
By – Neha Virmani Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh while hearing the case ( Ram Gaua Raksha Dal v. UOI) regarding the the failure of the authorities, Central Government and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, in checking the lapses
More than 29 Lakh Cases disposed off through National Lok Adalat
By – Rajnish, Newswriter On December 11th Lok Adalat was organized under agies of NALSA ( National Legal Service Authority) throughout the country. About 29 Lakhs cases were disposed of in a day. This pandemic added a plethora of cases in the courts
Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter’s Welfare Not Dowry: Kerala High Court
By – Arshita Anand The Kerala High Court has declared that gifts provided to the bride for her wellbeing at the time of her marriage will not be considered dowry under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Allowing a petition brought by a disgruntled
What is wrong with PM Modi photo on vaccine certificate if University can have name of Jawaharlal Nehru: Kerala High Court
By Neha Virmani Kerala High Court bench consisting of Justice P V Kunhikrishnan, on Monday while hearing a petition filed by an activist under RTI, where he claimed that picture of PM affixed on the Covid vaccination certificate is violation of fundamental rights
Accused can be summoned on the basis of affidavit by the complainant: Allahabad High Court
By – Aishwarya Single-judge Justice Sameer Jain placed reliance on the Constitution Bench judgment of the Supreme Court in In Re.: Expeditious Trial of Cases Under Section 138 NI Act 1881, and on Section 145 of the NI Act to hold that even
LABOUR RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA
By – Nishant Kumar, NMIMS One of the questions greatly mooted in the advent of the twentieth century is whether labor rights are human rights? This question has attracted much interest in recent years among lawyers, academic scholars, trade unionists and other activists,
US and UK Rohingya refugees sue Facebook alleging dissemination of ‘hateful and dangerous misinformation’
By Arshita Anand On Monday, Rohingya Muslims in the United States and the United Kingdom filed a joint lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. (“Facebook”), alleging that the social media giant’s “inaction and support of hate speech, misinformation, and incitement of violence facilitated the
LAW SCHOOL INTERNSHIP – DECEMBER
Research Internship and Fellowship at Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Law & Society (CAILS), GLA University Last Date to Apply December 15, 2021 Mode of Application Please email your CV (maximum 4 pages) and a brief statement of motivation (300 words) behind joining the
