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Facts  The present case was presented before the Supreme Court of India. A special leave petition and a writ petition were clubbed together. The case brings into picture two fundamental rights, the right to freedom of speech and expression and the right to dignity. In this case, two state ministers passed demeaning statements in Uttar …

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TITLE OF THE CASE – X v. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF NCT DELHI PETITIONER- X RESPONDENT- PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF NCT DELHI  CASE CITATION- 2022 SCC Online SCC 1321 CASE TYPE- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION FACTS OF THE CASE The petitioner in the present case is a permanent …

CASE COMMENT X v. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF NCT DELHI Read More »

FACTS OF THE CASE: Petitioner No.1 (Laxmibai Chandaragi B) Apparently without informing her parents, had travelled by flight from Hubli to Bangalore and further from Bangalore to Delhi and married petitioner No.2 (Mr. Santosh Singh Yadav). The petitioner No.1 sent her marriage certificate to her parents through whatsapp on 15.10.2020 in which she revealed the …

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Case Name: Vishal Tiwari v. Union of India Date of Judgment: 3 January, 2024 Citation: WP(C) No. 162 of 2023 BACKGROUND OF THE CASE In the presented case, a U.S.-based financial research firm, Hindenburg Research, has engaged in a dispute with the Gujarat-based Adani Group, accusing the conglomerate of hindering India’s economic progress. After Hindenburg …

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PETITIONER Shilpa Sailesh RESPONDENT Varun Sreenivasan CITATION 2023 SC 544 DATE OF JUDGMENT 01 May, 2023 BENCH Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kishan Kaul COURT Supreme Court of India FACTS OF THE CASE The husband (31 years old) is a businessman based in Pune and the wife (27 years old) working as a director in her father’s …

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BACKGROUND OF THE CASE: A significant turning point in the legal landscape occurred on January 5, 2023, when the case of Rohan Dhungat v. The State of Goa was heard in court. This historic case explored the complexities of the law as well as more general societal concerns about justice, equality, and individual rights. This …

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(Criminal appeal no. 1441 of 2022) 2022 SCC ONLINE SC 1494 FACTS In the present case, the defendant allegedly went to the home of the deceased at Narangi village on the afternoon of the 7th November 2004. He allegedly pushed the victim to the ground and raped her, warning her that he would kill her …

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Assistant Sessions Judge (Special Track Court), Cuttack in S.T.  Case No.178 of 2014. FACTS: The actual case it has referred is a criminal case of kidnapping a woman and named Satrughan Samal v.  State of Odisha plaintiffing under charge of Section 3661 of the IPC.  Here is a detailed account of the facts as presented …

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Supreme Court of India, Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 113 of 2016  Facts The case of Kaushal Kishor vs the State of Uttar Pradesh revolves around a harrowing incident on July 29, 2016, where a woman and her minor daughter were brutally gang-raped while traveling on National Highway 91 from Noida to Shahjahanpur to attend a …

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(CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 64 OF 2021) Facts A laborer, the accused, committing a gruesome murder at the farmhouse of Mr. Jose Kafan in Kerodi village, Karnataka. On December 2, 2011, between 6:00 am to 6:30 am, the accused stealthily entered the sleeping quarters of Mr. Kafan and savagely bludgeoned him to death with an iron …

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(Arising out of SLP (C) No.21876 of 2017) INTRODUCTION The case of Shri Ram Shridhar Chimurkar v. Union of India & Anr., Arising out of SLP (C) No. 21876 of 2017 addresses the issue of family pension entitlement under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 (CCS (Pension) Rules). The primary legal question revolves around …

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PETITIONER Common Cause (A Registered Society) RESPONDENT Union of India COURT The Supreme Court of India BENCH Chief Justice A.K. SikriJustice Dipak MishraJustice A.M. KhanwilkarJustice D.Y. ChandrachudJustice Ashok Bhushan CASE NO. WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 215 OF 2005 STATUTE REFERENCE Constitution of IndiaIndian Penal Code DECIDED ON 9th May, 2018 FACTS ISSUES RAISED CONTENTION RATIONALE …

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FACTS The incident took place on the 17th of September, 1999. Shrimati Chayay Rani Pal alias Buri, was a 45-year-old sex worker and was a resident of a three-story building on Jogen Dutta Lane, which is the red light area of Kolkata. She was sleeping outside her room which was on the second floor near …

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CITATION: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 1011 of 2022 Date of Judgment: October 17, 2023 PETITIONERS: Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. Respondent: Union of India BENCH: CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, J. S.K. Kaul, J. Ravindra Bhat, J. Hima Kohli & J. P.S. Narasimha LEGAL PROVISIONS: Articles 14, 15, 19, 21, and 25 of the Indian Constitution, …

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CASE NAME: “M Siddiq (D) Thr Lrs v. Mahant Suresh Das & Ors” COURT: SUPREME COURT OF INDIA  DECLARED ON: 9th NOVEMBER 2019  APPEALED FROM: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT JUDGES: Ranjan Gogoi (CJI), DY Chandrachud, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sharad Arvind bobde, Ashok Bhushan. CITATION: CIVIL APPEAL NO.10866-10867 OF 2010 PETITIONERS : M Siddiq (D) Thr Lrs, …

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The case revolves around the dowry death mainly and touches upon the other aspect as well. In today’s era, just fixation of law on a particular dimension of one’s life could be dangerous therefore it is important to look at the other aspects of lives as well as other aspects of law. The objective of …

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Facts: The case involves Md Salimullah, a Rohingya refugee residing in India, who filed a petition challenging the Indian government’s decision to deport Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar. [1] In March 2021, numerous newspaper reports stated that about 150-170 Rohingya refugees detained in a jail in Jammu were facing deportation back to Myanmar. This was …

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Abstract – Menstrual leave policies let women take time off work when they have period pain or discomfort that makes it hard to work. More than half of the women who menstruate experience pain for a couple of days a month. In January 2023, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the Supreme Court …

Legal Opinion on Supreme Court’s refusal to hear PIL on the case of Shailendra Mani Tripathi v. Union of India and Ors., 2023 Read More »

INTRODUCTIONIn the case of Kaushal Kishore v State of Uttar Pradesh, a five-judge bench the court has interpreted articles 19 and 21 in the context of members of parliament and members of legislative assembly. In addition to that Justice Nagarathna has delivered a separate opinion dissenting on some issues. The case addresses the application of …

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ABSTRACTThis essay will examine the legal odyssey of same-sex marriage in India, which started with the introduction of Section 377 into Indian Penal Code during the colonial era. It does this by studying how sexual minorities fought the unjust laws which eventually led to milestone events such as the progressive ruling of Delhi High Court …

FROM HISTORY TO COURTS: INDIA’S SAME SEX MARRIAGE BATTLES THE CASE OF SUPRIYA CHAKRABORTY & ANR. V. UNION OF INDIA Read More »

SECOND TASK – CASE COMMENT BATCH – MAY’ 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents BACKGROUND OF THE CASE 3 FACTS 4 ISSUES OF THE CASE: 5 CONTENTION: 6 Arguments from the Plaintiff’s side: 6 Arguments from the defendant’s side: 6 LEGAL PRINCIPLE USED IN CASE: 8 APPLICATION OF LAW: 9 Who can infringe? 9 What constitutes …

TOPIC: BAJAJ ELECTRICALS LTD. VS. GOURAV BAJAJ AND ANR. 2020 (82) PTC 40 (BOM.) Read More »

Facts: In Louisiana, Evangelisto Ramos was found guilty of second-degree murder by a 10-2 jury. At the time, non-unanimous jury judgments in criminal cases required the agreement of at least 10 out of 12 jurors in order to be found guilty under Louisiana law. Ramos claimed that his constitutional rights were infringed by the jury’s …

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INTRODUCTION:  On 1 September 2023, a bench of three judges of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India led by Chief justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud, delivered a very important judgement in the case of Revanasiddappa and another vs. Mallikarjun and Ors. The judgement answered a long-lasting legal confusion regarding the rights of inheritance born out …

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COURT: Supreme Court of India DATE OF JUDGEMENT: 11 March 2024[1] BENCH: B R Gavai, Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud PETITIONER: Association For Democratic Reforms And Ors. RESPONDENT: State Bank Of India APPLICANT: Association For Democratic Reforms And Ors. TAGS:  banking, privacy, transparency, and election financing FACTS In this case, the  Association for Democratic Reforms And Others …

 BALANCING TRANSPARENCY AND ANONYMITY: STATE BANK OF INDIA V. ASSOCIATION FOR DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND OTHERS Read More »

Case Title Budhadev Karmaskar vs The State Of West Bengal  Citations 2011 AIR SCW 1303, 2011 (11) SCC 538, 2011 CRI. L. J. 1684, AIR 2011 SC (CRIMINAL) 575, 2011 (3) AIR JHAR R 316, (2011) 2 CHANDCRIC 128, (2011) 2 JCR 65 (SC), 2011 CRILR(SC&MP) 236, 2011 (3) SCC(CRI) 397, 2011 (2) SCALE 435, …

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The Pegasus spyware case, also known as Manohar Lal Sharma v. Union of India[1], concerns claims of illegal surveillance by Indian government agencies employing the Israeli business NSO Group’s[2] Pegasus spyware. The following are the case’s salient facts: A group of foreign media outlets, including “The Wire, revealed in July 2021 that Pegasus malware had …

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INTRODUCTION: In the significant case of Dinesh Gupta vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh, the Hon’ble Supreme Court delivered its judgment with considerable surprise upon discovering several crucial facts that had previously been concealed from both itself and the lower courts. This case centred on the non-repayment of a large loan, amounting to crores, provided …

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BY: POONAM INTRODUCTION FACTS OF THE CASE According to Section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act of 2002, the “Informants” filed a complaint against Google LLC and Google India Private Limited (collectively referred to as “Opposite Parties” or “Google”), alleging, among other things, that Google abused its dominant position in mobile operating system markets in violation …

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In the year 2009, the Government of India introduced the Aadhaar Card scheme to the citizens of India. The Aadhaar card was introduced to provide a unique 12-digit identification number to the country’s citizens. Various data of individuals were collected under the Aadhaar card scheme including iris scans, face scans, biometrics, and personal information such …

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Equivalent citations: AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 1196, AIR 2019 SC( CRI) 545, (2019) 3 SCALE 428, (2019) 1 CURCC 292, (2019) 4 ANDHLD 58, AIRONLINE 2019 SC 92 Author: R.F. Nariman Bench: Vineet Saran, R.F. Nariman Introduction The case between Ericsson and Reliance Communications (RCom) revolves around a Managed Service Agreement signed in 2013, where …

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Details of the Case: Bench- Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, accompanied by Justices JB Pardiwala, & Manoj Misra First Case Admitted on- 30th August 2011 Last Date of Hearing -November 6, 2023 Court- Supreme Court of India. Introduction:  Union of India V. Dilip Paul was a landmark judgement because it is established the standard of proof for …

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Supreme Court Holding: The Supreme Court held that companies outside of an arbitration agreement can be made parties to arbitration proceedings as per the Group of Companies doctrine. Citation: 2023 INSC 1051 Bench: 5 Judge Constitution Bench Judges: D.Y. Chandrachud CJI, Hrishikesh Roy J, P.S. Narasimha J, J.B. Pardiwala J, Manoj Misra J Judgment date: 06.12.2023 …

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CASE COMMENT  BY: POONAM INTRODUCTION FACTS OF THE CASE According to Section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act of 2002, the “Informants” filed a complaint against Google LLC and Google India Private Limited (collectively referred to as “Opposite Parties” or “Google”), alleging, among other things, that Google abused its dominant position in mobile operating system markets …

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CASE COMMENTARY CITATION: Criminal appeal no. 135/2010 DATE OF THE CASE: February 28, 2022 APPELLANT: Budhadev Karmaskar RESPONDENT: State of West Bengal BENCH/JUDGES: Justices L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai, and A.S Bopanna LEGAL PROVISIONS: Article 21 of The Constitution of India, 1949, Section 164 of CrPC, 1973 FACTS OF THE CASE The public’s conscience was …

CASE NAME – BUDHADEV KARMASKAR V. STATE OF WEST BENGAL 2022 SCC ONLINE SC 704 Read More »

(2023 SCC OnLine SC 264) FACTS OF THE CASE: 1.In 1970, a new pesticide plant was opened in Bhopal, which is the capital of Madhya Pradesh. When the pesticide plant was opened in Bhopal, there were many complaints regarding the safety of the employees, but the owners of the factory did not pay any attention …

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( Supreme court in civil appeal No. Diary no. 32601 of 2020) (2020) 9 SCC 1 Facts: The lawsuit concerns the Hindu Succession Act of 2005’s coparcenary right of the daughter in ancestral property. The Hindu Succession(Amendment) Act, 2005 gave the daughters coparcenary rights by birth as well as the authority to change the survivorship …

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Citation: MANU/SC/0502/2023 Decided on : 1st May 2023 Parties: Shilpa Sailesh Vs. Varun Sreenivasan Coram: Justices S.K. Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, Abhay S. Oka, Vikram Nath, and J.K. Maheshwari, FACTS OF THE CASES  In this case the husband filed for a divorce from his wife Mrs Shilpa on the grounds of cruelty in 2010 before a …

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Case Number: Writ Petition (Civil) No. 528 of 2018 Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: – V. Ramasubramanian – Aniruddha Bose – Rohinton Fali Nariman Date of Judgment: 4th March 2020 Introduction: The case of Internet and Mobile Association of India vs. Reserve Bank of India, decided on March 4, 2020, by the Supreme Court …

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Decided – 17 October 2023  Facts :  The same-sex weddings’ legal recognition in India is at the center of the Supriyo v. Union of India (UOI) dispute. It is a significant turning point in the legal and social history of the nation, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s historic 2018 ruling to overturn Section …

Supriya Chakrabarty And Abhay Dhang Vs Union Of India Started – 25 November 2022  Read More »

Citation-  Judgment dated-  Introduction- Reservation policies have been a controversial topic in India for a long time. The purpose of these policies was to provide opportunities to the underprivileged sections of society who had been historically marginalized due to social inequality or their lower socioeconomic status. The government was granted the authority to create quotas …

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W.P. (Civil) Nos. 456 of 2022 CORAM: B.R.Gavai, Sanjay Karol & Vikram Nath CITATION: MANU/SC/0756/2023 Sanjay Kumar Mishra, has been appointed as the Director of Enforcement Directorate, otherwise referred to as ED , through an order dated 19th of November 2018, for a tenure of 2 years by the President if India . This Sanjay …

CASE ANALYSIS Pooja Padmanabhan Jaya Thakur Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. Read More »

Facts of the case:- In the annals of Indian history, the district of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh stands as a testament to both ancient legend and modern controversy. At the heart of this saga lies a 2.77-acre plot of land, known by its plot number 583, which became the epicenter of India’s most protracted and …

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Rakesh Narula And Co. provided fire insurance to Harsolia Motors for sums of 90 lakhs and 75,38,000 rupees, respectively. During the 2002 Godhra riots, the insured properties were damaged by fire. While National Insurance Co. Ltd. accepted Rakesh Narula And Co.’s claim for 54,29,871 rupees, Harsolia Motors’ claim was denied. Both parties contested this decision …

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Bench L. Nageshwara Rao, B. R. Gavai, and A. S Bopanna, JJ citation: criminal appeal number -135/2010 Facts the incident took place on 17th September 1999 where a prostitute namely Shrimati Chyay Rani Pal, also known as buri, aged 45, succumbed to death after getting beaten up brutally by a person named budhadev karmasker . …

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Prologue: “The stopping of the judicial courts, had been blended, in the minds of some people, with the redress of grievances, considered only as a mode of awakening the attention of the legislature.” We will plunge towards the depth of the meaning of the above quote through the comprehensive study of the recent Supreme Court’s …

CASE COMMENT ON SUBHASH DESAI V.  PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GOVERNOR OF MAHARASHTRA & [1] ORS. Read More »

CITATION- CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10866-10867 OF 2010 COURT- SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DECIDED- 9TH NOVEMBER, 2019 APPEALED FROM- ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT JUDGES – Ranjan Gogoi (CJI), DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, S. Abdul Nazeer, Sharad Arvind Bobde.  INTRODUCTION The case of M Siddiq (D) Thr V. Mahanth Suresh Das & Ors CIVIL APPEAL NO. 10866-10867 OF …

CASE :-M SIDDIQ(D) THR LRS V. MAHANT SURESH DAS &ORS (POPULARLY KNOWN AS AYODHYA RAM MANDIR CASE) Read More »

Started – 25 November 2022 Decided – 17 October 2023 Facts : The same-sex weddings’ legal recognition in India is at the center of the Supriyo v. Union of India (UOI) dispute. It is a significant turning point in the legal and social history of the nation, especially in light of the Supreme Court’s historic …

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Rajdip Das Techno India University CITATION: 2023 SCC ONLINE DEL 38 FACTS OF THE CASE: The case is between KEI Industries Limited, a company that manufactures and sells wires and cables, and Raman Kwatra and his sole proprietorship firm, which manufactures and sells electrical fans and other appliances. The dispute is centred around the usage …

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FACTS On 23rd June, 2006, Moharman Lal reported his grandson Shubham to be missing. Shubham, who is around 10 years old, had not returned from his tuition at Variety Public School. His teacher mentioned that Shubham planned to learn skating. Despite searches, Shubham remained missing. On 7th July, 2006, police received a tip about a …

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Facts of the case:- In the annals of Indian history, the district of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh stands as a testament to both ancient legend and modern controversy. At the heart of this saga lies a 2.77-acre plot of land, known by its plot number 583, which became the epicenter of India’s most protracted and …

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DATE OF THE CASE: 7th November 2022 APPELLANT: Parties involved in this case were Janhit Abhiyan Akhil Bhartiya Kushwaha Mahasabha, the People Party of India, The Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) Agricultural Research and Education Employees Welfare Association and Youth for Equality. RESPONDENT: The respondent side parties involved in this case were the …

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The Devilal v. State of MP case is significant because it centers on an Untouchability incident. Untouchability is a wicked practice that has been practiced in both rural and some urban areas since ancient times. The founders of the constitution opposed these practices and even created numerous laws for the protection of the populace. However, …

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Case Details Court: Honourable Supreme Court of India Constitution Bench: Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy, M.R. Shah JJ. Criminal Appeal: 615 of 2020 Provisions Dealt with: Section 125 Cr.P.C Appellant: Abhilasha Respondent: Prakash and Others Date: 15th September 2020 Facts of the case On October 17, 2002, the mother of the accused filed an application …

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Facts The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) swiftly challenged the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill’s validity in a petition filed under Article 32 of the Constitution following its passage in Parliament earlier in December 2019. Official notice was sent to the CAA on January 10, 2020. Soon after, a number of additional plaintiffs followed, and as of …

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APPELLANT – Jacob Puliyel RESPONDENT – Union of India & Ors. BENCH – L Nageswara and Mr. B.R. Gavai Citation no. – WP(C) 607 OF 2021 Judgment Date – 2nd May 2022 Facts of the case Mr Jacob Puliyel, a former member of the National Advisory Technical Group. He filed the public interest litigation before …

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Citation (2014)7 SCC 547 Date of Judgment 7th May 2014 Court Supreme Court of India Case Type Civil Appeal No.5387 of 2014 Appellant Animal welfare board of India   Respondent A.Nagaraja & Ors.  Bench K.S Radhakrishnan, Pinaki Chandra Ghosh Referred Article 21,51(g), 136, Section 3 and 11(a)&(m) of PCA act Facts  This case is concerned with …

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INTRODUCTION The British included the crime of sedition into the Indian Penal Code in 1870 in an attempt to crush political dissent. Before India gained its independence, the law was used to silence critics and dissidents in the country, and a number of freedom fighters, including Bal Gangadhar Tilak and in accordance with this clause, …

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CITATION 2023 SC 544  DATE OF JUDGMENT 1st May 2023 COURT Supreme Court of India APPELLANT Shilpa Shailesh RESPONDENT Varun Sreenivasan BENCH J. Sanjay Kishan Kaul, J. Sanjiv Khanna, J. Abhay S. Oka, J. Vikram Nath and J. J.K. Maheshwari. INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court has reiterated the importance of marriage as a sacred societal institution, …

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Facts  In the year 1999, the convicted around 9:15pm reached the doorstep of the deceased who is a sex worker and live in a red light area and she denied performing, and convicted brutally beaten the deceased in a fit of anger and beat her to death banging her head several times on the floor …

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Court – Supreme Court of India Petitioner – Anoop Baranwal Respondent – Union of India Bench – Honorable Justice K.M Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and C.T. Ravikumar Date of Judgement  – March 02, 2023 Citation – W.P.(C) 114/2015  Facts A Writ petition (WP (C) 104/2015) was filed by Anoop Baranwal, in January …

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Civil Appellate Jurisdiction In the Supreme Court of India (Before Indira Banerjee and A.S. Bopanna, JJ.) Civil Appeal No. of 2022 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 3187 of 2021) Decided on September 14, 2022. Facts of the case: The appeal before the Supreme Court arose against the common judgment and order dated February 1, …

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(Criminal Appeal No 1441 of 2022) Facts: The prosecution alleges that on the afternoon of November 7, 2004, the respondent forcibly entered the victim’s home in Narangi village. It is claimed that he physically assaulted her, committing rape, and then threatened her with death if she raised an alarm. Subsequently, when the victim called for …

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Independent Thought                                                                  ….Petitioner versus Union of India                                  …

EXCEPTION TO RAPE WITHIN CHILD MARRIAGES INDEPENDENT THOUGHT v UNION OF INDIA WRIT PETITION CIVIL NO. 382/2013 Read More »

Introduction  The question of the status of the inheritance rights of children born out of marriages deemed voidable or null and void under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA) was questioned in the Revanasiddappa case. The question specifically asked if the children of such parents could inherit their parents’ possessions in the same way as …

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