Category: News
Convicted for rape after 22 years but set free
The Bombay High Court in the case of State of Maharashtra v Hemant Ashokkumar Mittal convicted a man for rape, which he committed 22 years ago but did not impose […]
‘Consent’ on the promise of marriage, rape?
Introduction: The Supreme Court in the case of Pramod Suryabhan Pawar v State of Maharashtra[1] has laid down clearly as to when the consent will be ‘vitiated’ in rape cases […]
THE UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
A Public Interest Litigation was taken into the High Court by a BJP leader, Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya, on Thursday, to seek directions to the Centre to frame a Uniform Civil […]
No ground to consider the claim for grant of seniority from the date of initial appointment as Ad-Hoc District Judges: Apex Court
In this month, the Apex Court hears the review petition in the very case of Kum C. Yamini v. State of A.P.[1]. The petition was all about the appointments to […]
COFEPOSA: THE ADVISORY BOARD OPINIONS CANNOT BE A SUBJECT MATTER OF JUDICIAL REVIEW, REITERATES SC
INTRODUCTION: The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India reiterates that the opinion of Advisory Board given by the pursuant made under the reference of Section 8(b) of the COFEPOSA cannot be […]
Section 375: Pune Court summons Akshaye Khanna and producers
The two producers and actor Akshaye Khanna was summoned by the Pune Court over the trailer of the film. The court asked them to appear in the court on September […]
Valid Ground for Financial Creditors to Challenge the Insolvency Proceedings
In a very recent development under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code of India (IBC), NCLAT held that a Financial Creditor cannot challenge the admission of Insolvency petition made by other Financial […]
CCI SEEKS PROBE INTO INTEL’S ALLEGED ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION
The Competition Commission of India (hereinafter “CCI”) has ordered the Director General to conduct an investigation into allegations of abuse of dominant position and denial of market access to other […]
Unprecedent Incident of Crime in Space
Ms. Anne McClain, who was a part of six-month mission aboard the International Space Station is accused of identity theft and improperly accessing her estranged wife, Summer Worden, a former […]
Shri Arun Jaitley’s Journey from a Student Union President to a Cabinet Minister.
“It’s hard to forget someone who gave us so much to remember” – Indeed, today the nation lost a person who was a political inspiration, legal luminary and above all […]