commute death penalty rape
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Admittedly, none of the witnesses examined on behalf of the prosecution has claimed to have seen the convict committing the murder of the victim. The case is entirely based upon circumstantial evidence.”

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Anjana Om Kashyap Personality Rights
Case BriefsHigh Courts

It is the case of the plaintiff that an unknown person/person, arraigned in the suit as Defendant 2 has started a YouTube channel under the name of ‘@AnajanaomKashya’

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Kerala Clinical Establishments Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“It is often said that health is a human right and, therefore, a prerequisite in the overall development of a nation, which is achieved through the intervention of human beings. Health is described as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being of an individual.”

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90-day Mediation Drive
Hot Off The PressNews

“The special pan India mediation campaign is being organised with the objectives to settle suitable matters pending in the Courts, from the Taluka Courts to the High Courts, and taking mediation to every nook and corner of the country as people’s friendly mode of dispute resolution.”

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Muslim woman right to khula
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Wife’s proposal for Khula takes immediate effect upon the demand being made, provided that the matter remains within the private, non-adjudicatory realm of the parties.

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Retention and Destruction of Records Supreme Court
Hot Off The PressNews

“The Guidelines ensure compliance with audit and statutory obligations by defining appropriate retention periods based on fiscal, legal, and administrative relevance. They are aligned with national public record management standards”.

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suo motu PIL drug near school
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Young students of an impressionable age are enticed into consumption of such drugs and cigarettes virtually opening the path towards addiction and their physical destruction”.

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Illegal Mining at Satluj River
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that the offence of illegal mining in rivers needed to be taken seriously despite less punishment prescribed under law.

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Sikkim pollution PIL
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A road map is required to be prepared with regard to use of surface water and also water obtained by means of rainwater harvesting so that the entire process is completed within a realistic time frame, in order to bring to a total end of usage of precious ground water”.

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Digital Personal Data Protection Act
Op EdsOP. ED.

by S. Chandrasekhar* and Aman Varma**

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Social Boycott of ST Woman’s Family
Hot Off The PressNews

The NHRC noted that the family was reportedly subjected to a social boycott and forced purification ritual, including tonsuring, by villagers.

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Illegal elephant transportation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court highlighted the conditions of captivity of the elephants and noted that the elephants, having being kept in captivity for most of their lives, deserve to spend their remaining years in a natural habitat which would ultimately ensure their benefit.

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Decoding Promise to Marry
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Yash Giri*

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alcoholic beverages standards
Legislation UpdatesNotifications

FSSAI has notified new standards for ready-to-drink beverages and other alcoholic products.

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25-week abortion permission
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The right to abortion is a concomitant right of dignity, autonomy and reproductive choice which is guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and the decision to terminate pregnancy is deeply personal for any person”.

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Morni Hills as Reserved Forest
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“To permit nearly four decades to elapse without any discernible, substantive action flowing from a statutory declaration is, to put it mildly, an affront to the principles of effective governance and a manifest failure at the end of concerned officers, both statutory and constitutional.”

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Rajendra Gavit election cas
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“There might be cases where a candidate belonging to a particular religion, in which polygamy is not prohibited, has contracted multiple marriages. If contention about impermissibility to add column in Form 26 Affidavit is accepted, such candidate would never be able to contest any election as disclosure of information about additional wife would attract ground for declaring the election void.”

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Investigating Agencies authority to summon Lawyers
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The development comes in the wake of a recent controversy over the Enforcement Directorate’s summons to Senior Advocates Arvind Datar and Pratap Venugopal, which has raised serious concerns within the legal fraternity about the sanctity of client-counsel confidentiality and the independence of the legal profession.

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police constable acquitted
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Two prisoners had escaped after the police constable had shifted them to an open area due to excessive heat.

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Latest Cases on Goods & Service Tax
Cases ReportedITR & GSTR Cases

Explore the latest cases reported in HCC’s Goods & Service Tax Reports (GSTR) Volume on Confiscation, CENVAT Credit, Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, Export Oriented Unit (EoU), Refund, Valuation, Export-Import Policies and much more.

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