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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LABOUR RIGHTS AS HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

Dec 13, 2021

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,

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US and UK Rohingya refugees sue Facebook alleging dissemination of ‘hateful and dangerous misinformation’

Dec 8, 2021

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

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LAW SCHOOL INTERNSHIP – DECEMBER

Dec 6, 2021

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

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Wife Making Serious Unproved Allegations Of Criminal Conduct Against Husband Constitutes ‘Cruelty’: Delhi High Court

Nov 12, 2021

Written By – Aishwarya The Division Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh thus upheld the divorce decree granted to the husband by a Family Court and dismissed the wife’s appeal under Section 19 of the Family Courts Act. The Family

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Army Cannot Throw Up Hands On Grounds Of Road Width; If Landslides Occur Despite Precaution & Mitigation, We Have To Tackle It – AG to SC on Chardham Case

Nov 12, 2021

Written By – Arshita Anand In the plea challenging the Char-Dham Highway expansion project on Thursday, AG K. K. Venugopal raised his contentions. The plea was heard by the bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath, “Will the army

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BSF Constable claims he was discharged from service after contracting HIV: Delhi High Court issues notice to Centre

Nov 10, 2021

Written By – Stuti The Delhi High Court bench comprising of C.J. DN Patel and J. Jyoti Singh heard the matter of Mr ABC v BSF & Ors. on Wednesday. The bench issued notice to the Border Security Force (BSF) and Central government

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