[Juvenile Justice] Delhi High Court seeks data of children sent from adult jails to care homes

Dec 30, 2021

By Team SLC The Delhi High Court has granted a spate of orders for the execution of rehabilitative initiatives for adolescents in trouble with the law who are in or have recently left care institutions in the city. A bench of Justices Siddharth

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Mere Refusal To Marry After Sexual Relations Not Offence of Cheating : Bombay High Court

Dec 23, 2021

By – Aishwarya Justice Anuja Prabhudessai observed that in the instance case the couple had indulged in sexual relations for over three years; the woman’s testimony did not indicate that she was under a misconception of a promise of marriage nor was there

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Juhi Chawla Moves Delhi High Court Challenging Order Dismissing Her Suit Against 5G Roll Out With 20 Lakhs Cost

Dec 23, 2021

By Vihan In a surprising turn of events, the famous case titled as Juhi Chawla and Ors. v. Science and Engineering Research Board and Ors. has again caught attention. Bollywood actress and environmentalist Juhi chawla moved to Delhi HC today challenging the decision

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Delhi High Court upholds sodomy conviction of father-uncle duo, sentences them to life

Dec 21, 2021

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

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Gujarat High Court to decide Constitutionality of IPC exemption under Section 375 to marital rape

Dec 15, 2021

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

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Many Food Articles Having Ingredients Sourced From Animals Are Passed Off As Veg – DELHI HC

Dec 14, 2021

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

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More than 29 Lakh Cases disposed off through National Lok Adalat

Dec 14, 2021

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

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Presents Gifted By Parents For Daughter’s Welfare Not Dowry: Kerala High Court

Dec 14, 2021

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

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What is wrong with PM Modi photo on vaccine certificate if University can have name of Jawaharlal Nehru: Kerala High Court

Dec 13, 2021

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

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Accused can be summoned on the basis of affidavit by the complainant: Allahabad High Court

Dec 13, 2021

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

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