Farm Laws & Farmers Protests : Recap Of Eventful Supreme Court Hearings

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today morning that the Central Government will take steps in the upcoming Parliament session to repeal the three controversial farm laws, against which several farmers organizations have been holding country wide protests over the past one year.While the passage of the three farm laws by the Parliament in September 2020 triggered off widespread...

Delhi Court Rejects Father's Plea Seeking Declaration Of Son's Death During 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots; Says No Proof That He Even Existed

Citing lack of cogent proof, a Delhi Court on Wednesday rejected an 80 year old man's plea seeking declaration of his son's death, allegedly killed during the 1984 Anti-Sikh riots in the national capital. Civil Judge Helly Fur Kaur of the Tis Hazari Court rejected the suit filed by one Mian Singh, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir who had also sought issuance of death certificate for his son...

Merely Stating That Two Persons Of Opposite Gender Have A Close Relationship Won't Amount To Defamation: Allahabad HC

"Being close to someone in a natural or normal human relationship and forming an illicit relationship are two completely different things": Allahabad High Court

"Didn't Impersonate Himself As Lawyer": Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of Law Intern Who Stood In For His Senior Before Tribunal

The Allahabad High Court last week stayed the arrest of a law intern who stood in before a tribunal for his senior, under whom he was interning and sought adjournment in a case, and thereafter, charged for the offence of cheating by personation.The Bench of Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Saroj Yadav prima facie noted that the petitioner (law-intern) over-zealously attempted to...

'Submission' In Face Of Inevitable Compulsion Not 'Consent': Kerala High Court Upholds Rape Conviction

Merely because victim was in love with accused, it cannot be presumed that she had given consent for sexual intercourse, the Court said.

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]

1. Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of Designation[Case: Union of India v. Manoj Kumar; Citation: LL 2021 SC 409]The Supreme Court has observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on basis of designation. In this case, the court had to examine the claims made by Private Secretaries (Grade-II) ("PS-II") employed in...

Having An Option To Surrender & Apply For Regular Bail After Filing Charge Sheet Does Not Preclude Parties From Seeking Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ("November 16") observed that merely because it was kept open for the parties to surrender and apply for Regular Bail after filing of the charge sheet, the same did preclude them to apply for anticipatory bail u/s 438 Cr.P.C. after filing the charge sheet."Merely because it was kept open for the petitioners to surrender and apply for Regular...

Motor Accident Compensation: Claimants Entitled To 'Future Prospects' Even If Deceased Was Not Earning: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed the even in case of a deceased who had no income at the time of death, their legal heirs shall also be entitled to future prospects by adding future rise in income.It is not expected that the deceased who was not serving at all, his income is likely to remain static and his income would remain stagnant, the bench comprising Justices MR Shah and Sanjiv Khanna...

Rakul Preet Singh's Case: TV Today Network Moves Delhi High Court Against MIB's Decision Declaring Aaj Tak's Taglines 'Offensive'

TV Today Network has moved the Delhi High Court against an order passed by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, declaring that the reporting done by its channel Aaj Tak in context of actress Rhea Chakraborty's narcotic drugs case is violative of the Programme Code. The order was passed following a representation made by actress Rakul Preet Singh for allegedly linking her...

"Totally Unacceptable": Delhi High Court Imposes 10K Cost On Party For Appearing In Vest During Virtual Hearing

The Delhi High Court has recently imposed Rs. 10,000 cost on a party for appearing in vest during the virtual hearing, observing that such a conduct was totally unacceptable. "During the course of VC petitioner no. 5 has appeared through VC for his identification by the IO in his vest. The conduct of the petitioner no.5 in appearing before the Court in his vest is totally unacceptable....

BREAKING : Farm Laws Will Be Repealed In Upcoming Parliament Session, Says Prime Minister

In a big announcement, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday morning that the Central Government will take steps to repeal the three contentious farm laws."We have decided to repeal three farm laws. We will finish the constitutional process to repeal the law in upcoming Parliament session", Prime Minister Modi said in a special address to the nation on the day of Guru Nanak...

Additional District & Sessions Judge Physically Assaulted In Court By Policemen: Patna High Court Takes Suo Moto Cognisance

In an unprecedented occurrence, the Patna High Court has taken suo moto cognisance of an act of police violence against an Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ), Jhanjharpur. On its own motion, the Court has taken note of the incident upon receiving a letter from the District and Sessions Judge, Madhubani, about the incident that happened in the Sub Division of Madhubani at...