![Rape And Murder Of 5 Year Old Girl: SC Sets Aside Death Penalty; Sentences Accused To 25Yrs Imprisonment [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/images/500x300_stop-death-penalty-law-commission-of-indiajpg "Rape And Murder Of 5 Year Old Girl: SC Sets Aside Death Penalty; Sentences Accused To 25Yrs Imprisonment [Read Order]")
Rape And Murder Of 5 Year Old Girl: SC Sets Aside Death Penalty; Sentences Accused To 25Yrs Imprisonment [Read Order]21 July 2019 10:19 AM GMTThe Supreme Court recently commuted the death sentence awarded to a man accused of rape and murder of a minor girl of age five years.Initially, the Trial Court had imposed capital sentence convicting...
Fired For Being Gay: How Are Catholic Institutions In America Legally Evading Anti-Discrimination Laws21 July 2019 8:55 AM GMTOn June 21, Joshua Payne-Elliot was having a chat with his husband Layton when he was informed that the latter's Catholic school was asked by the Archdiocese to fire him from a teaching position...
![Non-Joining Of Public Witnesses At The Time Of Recovery Not Enough Reason To Doubt The Police Witnesses: Delhi HC[Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/07/12/500x300_362125-delhi-high-court-11.jpg "Non-Joining Of Public Witnesses At The Time Of Recovery Not Enough Reason To Doubt The Police Witnesses: Delhi HC[Read Order]")
The Delhi High Court has held that merely non-joining of any public witness at the time of recovery of weapons does not raise doubt as to the truthfulness of the testimony of a police witness on the...
During the recent passage of National Investigative Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Lok Sabha, Home Minister Amit Shah, while refuting opposition claims over 'misuse' of law ,asserted that the...
![Calcutta HC Rejects PIL To Declare Chanting Of Jai Sri Ram A Fundamental Right [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/images/500x300_calcutta-high-courtjpg "Calcutta HC Rejects PIL To Declare Chanting Of Jai Sri Ram A Fundamental Right [Read Order]")
The Calcutta High Court dismissed in limine a Public Interest Litigation seeking a declaration that it is part of fundamental right of a citizen to worship Lord Rama and to chant 'Joy Sree Ram'. ...
![Order IX Rule 13 CPC: Can A Person Who Is Not Party To Suit File Application To Set Aside Ex-Parte Decree? SC To Examine [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/04/17/500x300_360060-supreme-court-of-india.jpg "Order IX Rule 13 CPC: Can A Person Who Is Not Party To Suit File Application To Set Aside Ex-Parte Decree? SC To Examine [Read Order]")
The Supreme Court has issued notice in Special Leave Petition in which the issue raised is whether a person who is not a party to the suit cannot move an application to set aside ex-parte decree...
The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 will be a backstab to CIC and deathblow to RTI. It seriously undermines the autonomy of Information Commissions because it reduces the stature of...
![Not Always Necessary That Attesting Witnesses Should Actually See The Testator Signing The Will: SC [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/07/17/500x300_362308-justice-ashok-bhushan-and-justice-navin-sinha.jpg "Not Always Necessary That Attesting Witnesses Should Actually See The Testator Signing The Will: SC [Read Judgment]")
The Supreme Court has observed that it is not always mandatory that the testator must necessarily sign the Will in presence of the attesting witnesses only or that the two attesting witnesses must...
The Supreme Court Friday asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking reforms on shared parenting of a child in cases of divorced or separated parents. A bench of Justices S A Bobde and B R...
Division Bench of Calcutta High Court held in case of Surajit Roy v. State that recovery of narcotic substance from a bag carried by the accused on a public road attracts Section 43 of the Narcotic...
![Arbitration Award Cannot Be Set Aside By HCs Invoking Writ Jurisdiction, Reiterates SC [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/07/20/500x300_362407-justice-sa-bobde-justice-subhash-reddy-justice-br-gavai.jpg "Arbitration Award Cannot Be Set Aside By HCs Invoking Writ Jurisdiction, Reiterates SC [Read Order]")
The Supreme Court has reiterated that any award passed by the Arbitral Tribunals cannot be set aside by the High Courts invoking its writ jurisdiction under Article 226 & 227 of the...
Jagdeep Dhankhar, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court, has been appointed as the new Governor of West Bengal, replacing Keshari Nath Tripathi. Dhankhar is a former Lok Sabha MP from Jhunjhunu,...
![Objection Regarding Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Consumer Forums Should Be Raised At The Earliest Opportunity, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/01/28/500x300_justice-abhay-manohar-sapre-justice-dinesh-maheswari.jpg "Objection Regarding Pecuniary Jurisdiction Of Consumer Forums Should Be Raised At The Earliest Opportunity, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]")
The Supreme Court has observed that objection regarding pecuniary jurisdiction should be raised before the Consumer Forum/Commission at the earliest opportunity.In M/s Treaty Construction vs. M/s...
A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the prohibition and criminalization of the use of cannabis in India. The petition filed by an NGO named 'Great Legalisation India Movement...
In a significant judgment upholding rights of accused especially the right to liberty, Delhi High Court allowed the application of an accused person namely Farhan Sheikh while condoning the delay...
![Kerala HC Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Lulu Mall Construction at Akkulam [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/04/29/500x300_360388-kerala-hc.jpg "Kerala HC Issues Notice On PIL Challenging Lulu Mall Construction at Akkulam [Read Order]")
The High Court of Kerala has issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation challenging the construction of a shopping mall by Lulu International Shopping Mall Pvt Ltd at Akkulam in Thiruvananthapuram...
Pakistan national Rahila Vakil, who claimed that her father was one of those killed in the Samjhauta Express blast in 2007, filed a plea before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, challenging the...
![Arbitration - Section 31(8), 31A Will Not Apply If Fee Structure Is Laid Down By Agreement : SC [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/07/20/500x300_362399-justice-rf-nariman-justice-surya-kant.jpg "Arbitration - Section 31(8), 31A Will Not Apply If Fee Structure Is Laid Down By Agreement : SC [Read Judgment]")
![Rajasthan Civil Judge Examination: Mains Postponed In Light Of High Court Judgment, Fresh Dates To Be Announced Soon [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/images/500x300_rajasthan-high-courtjpg "Rajasthan Civil Judge Examination: Mains Postponed In Light Of High Court Judgment, Fresh Dates To Be Announced Soon [Read Judgment]")
![Negotiable Instruments Act: Heavy Burden Cannot Be Placed On The Complainant To Prove The Debt: SC [Read Order]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/images/500x300_cheque-ll-size-minjpg "Negotiable Instruments Act: Heavy Burden Cannot Be Placed On The Complainant To Prove The Debt: SC [Read Order]")
