Pak SC | Silence or implausible explanation on part of accused, not a presumption of guilt
Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. allowed an
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Clarification issued by CBDT on — Incorrect reports on social media pertaining to difficulty in filing IT Returns
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said that no changes have been made in any of the Income-tax Return (ITR) forms
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Cal HC | Wife, capable of maintaining herself independently, cannot claim alimony pendente lite under S. 36 of Special Marriage Act
Calcutta High Court: Biswajit Basu, J. dismissed a revision application of the filed by a lady seeking alimony pendente lite. The husband/respondent
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MP HC | Death penalty of man accused of rape and murder of daughter reduced to life imprisonment
Madhya Pradesh High Court: A Division Bench of J.K. Maheshwari and Anjuli Palo, JJ. partly allowed a criminal petition filed by a
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Bom HC | A mother cannot be discriminated on ground that she obtained baby through surrogacy; Commissioning mother held entitled for maternity leave
Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Pradeep Nandrajog, CJ and N.M. Jamdar, J. allowed a writ petition filed by a commissioning mother
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A Comparative U.S. – India Constitutional Law Debate
Reported by Suzann Dinu
Continue readingReserve Bank of India imposes monetary penalty of Rs 7 crore on State Bank of India
Press Release The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed, by an order dated 15-07-2019, monetary penalty of 70 million on State
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Bill to impose sanctions on Saudi officials involved in “Khashoggi Murder” — Passed by the United States
As reported by ANI, the United States of America has passed a bill unanimously, which would impose sanctions on Saudi officials who
Continue readingUtt HC | Married girl emphatically denies going to Bal Grah as her age is disputed by State; Habeas Corpus granted as the girl cannot be confined
Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench of Ravindra Maithani and Alok Singh, JJ. contemplated a Habeas Corpus case where the petitioner Deep
Continue readingAll HC | Court not to interfere in matters where petitioner fails to furnish any explanation to challenge inquiry report
Allahabad High Court: Sunita Agarwal, J. disposed of the writ petition after giving various directions to the Board of Management to expeditiously
Continue readingOri HC | Lower Court orders quashed due to production of forged evidence and fraudulent practices
Orissa High Court: Dr A.K. Rath J., quashed the order passed by Civil Judge (Junior Division) and order by Tahsildar due to
Continue readingJ&K HC | Bail denied; no relief granted under S. 426 of J&K CrPC
Jammu and Kashmir High Court: The Division Bench of Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Sanjay Kumar Gupta, JJ. dismissed this petition as no special
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NHRC notice to — DGP, Haryana over gang rape of a Dalit girl in Nuh
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 12-year-old Dalit girl in Nuh
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2019 SCC Vol. 6 July 7, 2019 Part 2
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 — S. 311 — Summoning of material witness: The age of a case, by itself, cannot be decisive
Continue readingJhar HC | Illiterate person, unable to understand legal impediment cannot be denied claim solely on the ground of delay
Jharkhand High Court: Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. contemplated the mercy petition filed by a petitioner who sought re-employment in a Coal Company.
Continue readingBom HC | Finding of fact recorded by Arbitrator which is patently illegal is open to challenge under S. 34 of A&C Act
Bombay High Court: C.V. Bhadang, J. allowed an appeal filed against the decision of the District Judge whereby he had dismissed appellant’s petition
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Australia HC | Sperm donor who does more than only providing his semen to facilitate artificial conception – considered as ‘parent’ of child born out of such procedure
High Court of Australia: Kiefel, CJ. and Bell, Gageler, Keane, Nettle, Gordon and Edelman, JJ., allowed an appeal that sought ascertainment that
Continue readingRajasthan HC | Judges not to be addressed as ‘My Lord’ and ‘Your Lordship’
Rajasthan High Court Full Court unanimously issued notice on 14-07-2019 in which it has stated that : Counsels and those who appear
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HP HC | Plea of contractual appointees for regularisation dismissed; Observed — Contractual appointments may not strictly follow the rule of reservation
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A civil writ petition was entertained by a Division Bench of V. Ramasubramanian, C.J. and Anoop Chitkara, JJ.
Continue readingUtt HC | Candidate aggrieved by an exorbitant fee of Medical Institute determined by Fee Regulatory Committee asked to opt other college
Uttaranchal High Court: Manoj K. Tiwari, J. contemplated a writ petition filed by the petitioners who participated in NEET undergraduate exam conducted
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