EVEN IF THE FIRST PLEA WAS DISMISSED, THE SECOND APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 125 CRPC IS MAINTAINABLE WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO RESUBMIT: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT

In the case between Shankh Saxena versus State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and another, the Allahabad High Court dealt with a husband’s plea challenging the family court’s decision to entertain a second application for maintenance under Section 125 of the code of criminal procedure…

Continue ReadingEVEN IF THE FIRST PLEA WAS DISMISSED, THE SECOND APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 125 CRPC IS MAINTAINABLE WITHOUT THE RIGHT TO RESUBMIT: ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT

BCI’S DIRECTIVE ON THE USE OF NATIONAL TITLES FOR MOOT COURTS: A STEP TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY

The Bar Council of India (“BCI”) recently issued a significant directive aimed at private law universities and institutions that host moot court competitions. The BCI imposed the ban against the use of prefixes that are above the state level, whether “Bhartiya,” “National” or “Indian”, to

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A CANDIDATE’S BENCHMARK DISABILITY WILL NOT DISQUALIFY THEM FROM THE MBBS PROGRAM: SUPREME COURT

In the case between, Omkar Ramchandra Gond v. Union of India & Ors, the case involves a petitioner who was unable to admit himself in an Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course as he had 40 to 45 % speech and language disability which as per the Graduate Medical Education

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STATE/CENTRAL GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVES DO NOT APPLY TO THE STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION: SUPREME COURT

In the case between Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd Versus Jhabua Power Limited and Others, the case involves the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC), which was directed by the Kerala Government under Section 108 of the Electricity Act, 2003, to

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IF A HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE FORCED SEXUAL RELATIONS, IT CANNOT BE DEEMED “RAPE”: GAUHATI HIGH COURT

In this case, Md. Farid Ali v. The State of Assam & Anr., An Informant who is the victim’s father registered an FIR registering accusations of kidnapping against the accused persons on August 2, 2014. The victim, was later recovered from the accused’s house…

Continue ReadingIF A HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVE FORCED SEXUAL RELATIONS, IT CANNOT BE DEEMED “RAPE”: GAUHATI HIGH COURT

JUSTICE IS BLIND BUT JUDGES ARE NOT VISIONLESS:ORISSA HIGH COURT WARNS ADVOCATES TO PRESENTING FAKE CERTIFICATE TO PROVE MURDER CONVICT’S JUVENILE STATUS

In the case between Jata @ Sanatan Hessa v. State of Odisha. In this case, a person convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment produced forged documents allegedly from a school to the Orissa High Court to support…

Continue ReadingJUSTICE IS BLIND BUT JUDGES ARE NOT VISIONLESS:ORISSA HIGH COURT WARNS ADVOCATES TO PRESENTING FAKE CERTIFICATE TO PROVE MURDER CONVICT’S JUVENILE STATUS