High Court of Karnataka Puts a Stop to FIR Against Lawyers in Protest Case
Justice Hemant Chandangoudar issued a notice to the police officer who lodged the complaint and temporarily suspended the proceedings related…
Author: Adv. Manasi Pawaskar
Kerala High Court’s Decision: Students Innocent in CUSAT Stampede
The President of KSU submitted a request to the court, seeking a judicial investigation into the tragic stampede that occurred…
Supreme Court Asks Central Government for Response on Surrogacy for Unmarried Women
Lawyer Neeha Nagpal, representing the Supreme Court, submitted a plea advocating for the rights of unmarried women to choose surrogacy…
Chhattisgarh High Court’s Humanitarian Move: Man’s Death Sentence Commuted in Parental Murder Case
The Chhattisgarh High Court recently reduced the death sentence of a 42-year-old man convicted of murdering his parents due to…
Jammu & Kashmir High Court Issues Interim Order Halting Caste Certificates for Saini Community
The Saini community members had petitioned the court to challenge their classification as a “vulnerable and disadvantaged group” and to…
Supreme Court Rules: Governor’s Discretion in VC Appointments at Kannur University Act
The Supreme Court emphasized that, in accordance with the provisions of the Kannur University Act of 1996, the Governor, who…
Delhi High Court Declines Plea for Directions on Uniform Civil Code
The Delhi High Court made it clear that it couldn’t issue directives to the Central government for the creation of…
High Court in Allahabad Upholds Detention of Ojha Accused in 15-Year-Old’s Religious Ritual Rape
The Ojha had abused his position to commit sexual assault against the minor girl, leading the court to deny his…
BSF Jurisdiction Row: Supreme Court Orders Collaborative Resolution by Center and Punjab
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra encouraged the involved…
Supreme Court Seeks Constitutional Clarity on Automatic Vacation of Stay Orders After Six Months
The Court emphasized the importance of employing judicial discretion when dismissing stay orders, while also recognizing the drawbacks associated with…
Landmark Decision: Calcutta High Court Quashes 19-Year-Old Section 498A FIR Against Husband and In-laws
Judge Shampa Dutt (Paul) declared that the wife’s claims of being subjected to cruelty and physical assault to extract dowry…
Udhayanidhi Stalin Defends Sanatana Dharma Remarks in Court, Denies Anti-Hinduism Charge
The Madras High Court has deferred its ruling on a petition filed by the Hindu Munnani faction against Stalin and…
Rajasthan High Court Dismisses ED Summons for Congress’s Mewaram Jain, Cites Questionable Timing
The court articulated that the petitioner must be made aware of the reasons for his summons, including whether his appearance…
Chaudhary Lal Singh Receives Interim Bail Amidst Money Laundering Allegations
On November 7, 2023, Lal Singh was detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) over a case concerning suspected land acquisition…
Supreme Court Limits ED’s Use of PMLA in Tax Evasion Cases
The Supreme Court was engaged in reviewing petitions seeking reevaluation of its earlier decision in the case of Vijay Madanlal…
After 20 Years, Madras High Court Maintains Conviction of Former Minister’s Wife
On the 20th of November, Justice G Jayachandran rejected the appeals lodged by Paramasivan and Nallammal in the year 2000.…
CBI Court Dismisses Case Against Man Over ₹30 Lakh Demand From Journalist
Special Judge MR Purwar expressed skepticism over the credibility of a recorded conversation in which the accused was purportedly heard…
Delhi High Court Strikes Down MCD’s Free Parking Mandate at Pacific Mall
The Court, composed of a division bench with Justices Amit Mahajan and Vibhu Bakhru, clarified that the Unified Building Byelaws…
Allahabad High Court Upholds Pay Protection for Paralyzed Employees on Medical Leave
The Court, citing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016, stated that an employee who was immobilized and…
Balancing the Scales: Supreme Court Pushes for SC/ST Proportional Representation
The Supreme Court has directed the Central government to deliberate on re-establishing the Delimitation Commission to ensure fair representation of…