- GIRLS AGES 10-15 YRS UNDERGO BIOLOGICAL CHANGES, NEEDING CARE & ATTENTION OF MOTHER (CHHATTISGARH HC) – When awarding custody of a juvenile Hindu girl to her mother, the Chhattisgarh High Court noted that biological changes in a girl child between the ages of 10 and 15 cannot be attended to by the father, despite his being the child’s natural guardian.
DEVNATH RATRE V. MALTI RATRE
- NO ILLEGALITY IN TAKING WRITTEN WITNESS STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 161 CRPC, ALL. HC – According to the Allahabad High Court, a statement that has been reduced to writing and given by the witness to the investigating officer, who attests to its authenticity, qualifies as one that has been properly documented under Section 161 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
FAISAL ASHRAF VS. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS [APPLICATION U/S 482 NO. – 23696 OF 2022]
- SIDDIQUE KAPPAN GETS BAIL IN THE PMLA CASE FROM ALLAHABAD HC – Siddique Kappan, a journalist from Kerala, has been granted bail by the Allahabad High Court in relation to a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case brought by the Enforcement Directorate against him.
SIDHIQUE KAPPAN VS. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT THRU. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR LUCKNOW [CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION NO. – 13642 OF 2022]
- MADRAS HC – CAN’T ALLOW WOMEN TO BE DESIGNATED AS SENIOR ADVOCATES – While noting that the title of Senior Advocate is a privilege bestowed upon such a lawyer based on merit and not a position to which a lawyer may assert entitlement, the Madras High Court has ruled that lawyers are not permitted to assert any reservations for senior designation, including those based on gender.
S LAWRENCE VIMALRAJ V. THE REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) AND OTHERS
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