Telling Someone 'Go Away And Die' In Heat Of Quarrel Doesn't Amount To Abetment Of Suicide: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that casual or angry utterances made during a quarrel, without the requisite mens rea, do not amount to abetment of suicide under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code.Justice C Pratheep Kumar, was delivering the judgement in a criminal revision petition against a Sessions Court order rejecting the application for discharge. The Session Judge has also...

Madras High Court Refuses To Direct Gold Medal Despite Student's Higher Marks, Cites Academic Autonomy

The Madras High Court recently observed that conferring a gold medal on students is an academic matter which should be left to the academicians. Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy observed that there was no legal right involved in getting a gold medal and it was only a competition between the students involved. The court thus took a different view than the one taken by the Delhi...

Confession Made To Police Can't Be Used Against Co-Accused Without Independent Evidence: Kerala High Court Acquits Man In Theft Case

The Kerala High Court has reiterated that a confession made to the police by one accused cannot be used to convict a co-accused in the absence of an independent incriminating evidence.Justice M B Snehalatha was delivering a judgment in a criminal revision petition filed by the second accused in a theft case. The petitioner challenged the conviction and sentence for the offence punishable...

Right Of Land Losers To Rehabilitation & Employment Flows From Article 21; Arbitrary Denial Violates Articles 14, 15, 21: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has held that the right of land losers— to acquire rehabilitation and employment— is a logical corollary of Article 21, and denial of such a benefit is violative of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution.In this regard, Justice Arvind Kumar Verma explained,“Right of the land losers to get employment as per the rehabilitation policy is extremely...

Judgment Debtor Can't Be Sent To Civil Prison For Wilful Disobedience Of Decree Without Notice Or Hearing: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside an order passed by a Civil Court in Nanded, which imposed a punishment of one month civil prison on four members of a family for failing to abide by a decree passed against them. Sitting at Aurangabad, single-judge Justice Siddheshwar Thombre quashed and set aside an order passed on April 18, 2023 against Purbha and Damu Dhutde and...

Delhi High Court Rejects Sameer Wankhede's Defamation Suit Against Netflix Series 'Ba***ds of Bollywood'

The Delhi High Court on Thursday rejected the suit filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede over his allegedly defamatory portrayal in the Netflix series “Ba***ds of Bollywood” directed by Aryan Khan. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav refused to entertain the suit on grounds of jurisdiction and returned the plaint to Wankhede in order to approach the court of competent jurisdiction.“The...

Court Employee Can't Pursue LLB As Regular Student In Violation Of Service Rules: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside a single judge order permitting a probationary employee (Respondent-1) of the Principal District and Session Court to attend his third-year of LLB course as a regular student, holding that such permission has direct implications on administrative discipline, office functioning, and statutory compliance.In September 2022, Respondent-1 was appointed as...

Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty – Law) Vacancy At DR. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat [Walk-In-Interview]

DR. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat invites application for the post of Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty – Law). Name of the Post: Assistant Professor (Guest Faculty – Law) No. of Post: 04 (Four)Essential Qualification and Experience • The qualification for Guest Faculty shall be the same as those prescribed for the regular Assistant Professors of Universities/Colleges in UGC Regulations circulated vide DGHE/7/79-2017 CIV (3) dated 11.11.2022. How to apply? ...

S.138 NI Act | Only Payee Or Holder In Due Course Can File Complaint; 3rd Party Lacks Locus Even If Transaction Affects Him: Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday clarified that a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, is not maintainable by a third party even if the transaction affects him and that the same must be filed either by the payee or the holder in due course of the cheque. The bench of Justice Samit Gopal added that an authorised representative of the payee or holder...

Rs 30 Lakhs Compensation For Manual Sewer Cleaning Deaths Before To 'Balram' Judgment If Unpaid : Supreme Court Clarifies

The Court issued the clarification on an application filed by the NALSA.

Karnataka High Court Allows Mother To Approach MEA For OCI Card To Enable Aadhaar For US-Born Child

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (January 28) permitted a woman to file an application with Ministry of External Affairs for issuing an OCI card for her USA born son–residing presently in India–which would be a required document for issuing an Aadhaar card in her son's favour. The court was hearing the minor boy's plea–represented by his mother–seeking a direction to the...

Plea Against UGC Equity Regulations : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

The Supreme Court will hear today petitions challenging the UGC (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.The Regulations are challenged as discriminatory against general categories.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant & Justice Joymalya Bagchi will hear the writ petitions.The petitions against the UGC Equity Regulations have been filed...