The Supreme Court of India has issued a notice to the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, seeking a response to a plea for the swift resolution of pending disqualification petitions against Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from two factions of the Shiv Sena. The notice, returnable in two weeks, was issued by a bench […]
The Delhi High Court recently dismissed a plea by the State seeking to condone a delay of nearly 28 years in filing an appeal against the acquittal of several individuals implicated in a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The case, known as State v Hari Lal & Ors, pertains to incidents of rioting, […]
The Supreme Court of India recently concluded a contempt of court case against the former office-bearers of the Bharatpur Bar Association, Rajasthan, who were accused of obstructing the work of lawyers who did not participate in calls for strikes and boycotts of courts. The bench, comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice PS […]
The Karnataka High Court has recently declined to quash a criminal complaint lodged against a lawyer who stands accused of raping an intern. The court, presided over by Justice M Nagaprasanna, stated that any interference would be tantamount to endorsing the accused’s alleged actions. Justice Nagaprasanna observed, “If a naive student of law, enters the […]
The Bombay High Court recently clarified that it cannot issue directives to make Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalizes cruelty towards a wife by her husband or his relatives, a compoundable offence. The court stated that such a matter falls within the legislative domain. The division bench, consisting of Justices AS […]
In a recent development, the Rajasthan High Court has ordered the District Parole Advisory Committee in Jodhpur to reconsider the parole application of Asaram Bapu, who is seeking 20 days of parole under the Rajasthan Prisoners Release on Parole Rules, 1958. This decision came in response to a petition filed by Asaram challenging the rejection […]
In a recent ruling, the Delhi High Court declined to issue an injunction against the streaming of ‘Nyay: The Justice’, a film based on the life of the late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The court, presided over by Justice C Hari Shankar, stated that Rajput’s personality rights, along with his rights to privacy and […]
In a recent hearing at the Madras High Court, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal argued that the sessions court had made a mistake in granting custody of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji to the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Sibal, representing Balaji’s wife S Megala, made this submission before Justice CV Karthikeyan. Sibal’s argument hinged on the […]
In a recent development, the producers of the film “Adipurush” have approached the Supreme Court, challenging an order from the Allahabad High Court that mandates their personal appearance before the court. The matter was presented to the apex court as one of grave urgency. The bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, […]
In a landmark ruling, the Allahabad High Court has asserted that a woman cannot be compelled to give birth to the child of a man who sexually assaulted her. The court made this declaration while deliberating on a plea to terminate a 25-week pregnancy of a 12-year-old rape victim. The court, presided over by Justice […]