legal-updates

Decoding the Delhi Governance : On May 11, 2023, a five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India ruled. That the Delhi government has legislative and executive authority over services. Except for matters pertaining to public order, police, and land. The ruling is a major victory for the Arvind Kejriwal-led government, which has been […]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to reinstate the Uddhav Thackeray’s government in Maharashtra. In saying it could not do so as he had resigned without taking the floor test. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud, and Surya Kant said that the court could have considered granting the remedy of reinstating the government

Victory for Worker’s Rights Victory for Worker’s Rights: The Supreme Court has ruled that an employee cannot be denied a pension simply because their employer made improper deductions from their pay. The court’s decision is a victory for employees who have been denied their pensions due to errors made by their employers. The case involved

The Gauhati High Court has recently overturned a conviction of an accused under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act, 2012. The court held that the accused may be given bail in circumstances where the prosecution cannot establish that the victim is a minor and the relationship was not consensual. 

Protecting Women’s Rights: The Delhi High Court has ruled that the court must intervene when a wife asks for help from the court in obtaining evidence that would help demonstrate her husband’s infidelity. This ruling is in accordance with Section 14 of the Family Courts Act, which states that the court “may, on the application

Beware the Buzz In a recent ruling, the Calcutta High Court has held that death by mosquito bite is not covered by accident insurance. The court found that the definition of accidental death includes accidental injuries but excludes illness. The general opinion also tends to exclude deaths brought on by disease alone, unaccompanied by accident.

The Kerala High Court on Thursday slammed the state and police over the murder of a doctor by a patient who had come in for a checkup. The court said that all hospitals should be closed if doctors cannot be protected.  The incident took place at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital on Wednesday. A 23-year-old

KERALA HIGH COURT: SHUT DOWN ALL HOSPITAL IF DOCTORS CAN’T BE PROTECTED – When criticising the state and police over the murder of a doctor by a patient who had come in for a checkup, the Kerala High Court remarked that if doctors can’t be safeguarded, all hospitals should be closed; policing is to comprehend

HC TO STATE: SHOW ME THE ACTIONS YOU’VE TAKEN TO STOP ILLEGAL COAL MINE OPERATIONS – While noting that state officials had fostered and shielded the state’s kingpins of illicit coal mining, the Meghalaya High Court ordered the government to identify the individuals responsible for the illegal coke plants that had been set up and

ORISSA HC: ALL PARTIES MUST AGREE TO THE DOCUMENT BEFORE COMPARING HANDWRITING SPECIMEN. – According to the Orissa High Court, the wording “admitted or proved to the satisfaction of the court” in Section 73 of the Evidence Act requires that the document used for writing/signature comparison be uncontested and that all parties in the dispute