Madras High Court Full Bench Rules In Favour Of Original Jurisdiction Of High Court For Hearing Child Custody Cases

The Madras High Court on Friday ruled in favour of original jurisdiction of High Court for hearing child custody and guardianship cases in a 3:2 majority decisionThe five judge bench comprising of Justice PN Prakash, Justice R Mahadevan, Justice M Sunder, Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice AA Nakkiran was constituted following reference by a three judge bench to answer the...

Teesta Setalvad Bail: 'Five Features Of The Case Bother Us' Says Supreme Court [Video]

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Teesta Setalvad's Plea : FIR Doesn't Say Anything More Than SC Judgment, Why HC Listed Bail After 6 Weeks? Supreme Court To Gujarat Police

The Supreme Court on Thursday posed several questions to the State of Gujarat regarding the case against social activist Teesta Setalvad, who is under custody since June 25 over alleged fabrication of documents to file cases in relation to 2002 Gujarat riots.A bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit at one point of the hearing even indicated that it will grant interim bail to Teesta...

Social Activist Mary Roy, Petitioner In Landmark Verdict Giving Equal Rights For Daughters In Christian Succession, Passes Away

Noted social activist and educationist Mary Roy(89) passed away on Thursday at Kottayam, Kerala. A vocal activist for gender equality, Roy was the petiitoner in the Supreme Court's landmark verdict delivered in 1986, which gave daughters equal rights as sons in Christian succession.Acclaimed author and activist Arundhati Roy is the daughter of Mary Roy. Roy had also founded the...

Youngsters Avoiding Marriage To "Enjoy Free Life", Live-In Relationships On Rise : Kerala High Court

"The consumer culture of 'use and throw' seems to have influenced our matrimonial relationships also"

LIVE NOW- Vimukta Day Lecture By Justice Ravindra Bhat On "Denotified Tribes And The Criminal Justice System"

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NMC Direction For Govt Fee In 50% Seats Won't Apply To Private Medical Colleges & Deemed Universities In Kerala : High Court

The Kerala High Court recently held that the direction issued by the National Medical Commission(NMC) that the fee in 50% of seats in Private Medical Colleges and Deemed Universities should be at par with the fees in Government medical colleges will not apply in the State of Kerala.The Court held so taking note of the fact that there is no concept of "Government Quota" or "Management Quota"...

BREAKING| Karnataka High Court Refuses To Stay Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations At Idgah Ground At Hubbali-Dharwad

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday night refused to stay the permission granted by the Dharwad Municipal Commissioner to certain Hindu organizations for performing Ganesh Chaturthi rituals at Idgah ground at Hubbali-Dharwad.After a hearing held from 10 PM at the chambers of Justice Ashok S Kinagi, the Court refused interim relief to the petitioner Anjuman-E-Islam to stop the Ganesh...

Long Forgotten Cases Revived, 2 CB Sittings, Split Verdict & More : Chronicle Of An Eventful Day In Supreme Court

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SC Halts State Govt's Move To Allow Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations At Bengaluru's Idgah Maidan [Video]

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Prosecution Must Establish Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt Even If Accused Pleads Guilty In Statement U/S 313 CrPC: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has observed that even if an accused pleads guilty in his statement recorded under Section 313 CrPC, even then the prosecution has to establish its case beyond so as to obtain an order of the court regarding the guilt of the accused."...mere stating of being guilty (by the accused) in the statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C. will end the issue and would lead the route...

Supreme Court Closes Contempt Case Against Prashant Bhushan & Tarun Tejpal For Remarks Against CJIs [Video]

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