Personal Law will not override POCSO Act, Child Marriage Restraint Act

Jun 21, 2021

The consent of the minor girl is immaterial, even if she voluntarily went with the accused. The accused not only abducted the minor of age 15 years that attracts section 363 IPC, but also do marriage that attracts section 9, 10 of CMR

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Reservations to Transgender granted in State Service by Karnataka Government

Jun 21, 2021

To reform the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) rules, 1977, the Karnataka Government has decided to reserve 1 percent of the vacancies in the State Government's posts for transgender candidates in each category of General merit, SC, ST and in each of the

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Many High Courts not adequately represented in Supreme Court: Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson

Jun 21, 2021

He stated that "If we consider the case of the Madras High Court, a chartered High Court with an illustrious history, only one Judge from the Madras High Court is presently serving on the Bench of the Supreme Court of India," Further he

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“Right to privacy” invoked for challenging Gujarat liquor prohibition in Gujarat HC

Jun 21, 2021

The first ground is of manifest arbitrariness which has been applied by the Supreme Court in a string of cases like Shayara Bano, Navtej Singh Johar and Joseph Shine while the second ground is of right to privacy which includes the right to

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National Law University Delhi’s AILET 2021 To Be Conducted On Jul 30,2021

Jun 20, 2021

After the last date of submission of the filled-in-application, applicants will be given the opportunity to reconsider their preference of Test Centre in order to prevent longer travel times to the Test Centers. The Consortium will endeavour to change the Test Centre's first

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Mere few days not sufficient to attach legitimacy to live-in relationship

Jun 20, 2021

Justice Manoj Bajaj said that it must be constantly borne in mind that the length of the relationship combined with discharge of certain duties and responsibilities towards each other are elements which would make such relationship akin to the marital relations as held

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Octopus and lobsters have feelings, need to be included in Sentence Bill: UK MPs

Jun 20, 2021

According to the MPs who are proposing inclusion of invertebrates under the sentience bill, “some invertebrates are extremely intelligent and should be included in the bill”. MPs including Sir David Amess and Sir Roger Gale, after producing a report on this issue, argues

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7-member committee constituted to draft Advocates’ Protection Bill

Jun 20, 2021

According to a letter issued on June 12, the Bill would ensure adequate protection to members of the legal fraternity to allow them to carry on their duties as officers of the court, fearlessly without having to worry about their and their family's

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Senior Citizens Act- Section 23 Can’t Be Invoked If Release Deed Is For Consideration

Jun 20, 2021

The Karnataka HC declared that execution of released deed for consideration can’t be invoked by the transferor (guardian) under section 23 of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, (MWPSC) 2007.

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Police cannot claim protection under Section 197 CrPC in case of legal detention

Jun 20, 2021

The Karnataka HC in the recently concluded case of S. Shivkumar v. State of Karnataka has held that illegal detention of innocent person and subsequent custodial violence or torture to which such a person has been subjected to by the police officers cannot

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