The Madras High Court while rejecting the plea of the appellant against his conviction, held that the visually impaired victim’s testimony is entitled to equal weight as that of a prosecutrix who could have been able to visually identify the appellant.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court passed an order cancelling the bail of an accused in an honour killing case and directed him to surrender before the District judge.
The Karnataka High Court refused to interfere with the decision of the State Government in holding exams and dismissed a petition that had sought for cancellation of SSLC exams. According to the Court, the exams had to be conducted in the interest of students.
KEY FACTS: Arun Kumar got married to Sreeja, a transwoman, on 31 October 2018 at a worship place in Tuticorin, according to Hindu ceremonies and customs. At the point when they presented a memorandum for the enlistment of marriage with the Joint Registrar of Tuticorin, the Registrar wouldn’t enrol the
Excerpt On 1.7.21, the Madras High Court decided on a petition filed under Article 226 of the Indian Constitution requesting a ban on all online and offline video games. The Court disposed of this petition as it believed that this issue required the attention of the policymakers and not the
Excerpt Several migrant labourers have been stuck as a result of the nationwide lockdown declared on March 25 and subsequent extensions. Many workers resorted to travelling hundreds of kilometres back home because they lacked the financial resources to survive the lockdown or the ability to travel. There have been thousands
Excerpt: On 5th July 2021, in a matter on the setting up of a committee by the State to ascertain if NEET had prejudicially affected socially backward classes, the Madras High Court decided to hear the outlook of the State and that of all third parties who had applied
Excerpt The court in this case held that the family was regarded with the status of Joint Hindu Family irrespective of the partition deed because the intentions of the parties weren’t altered and deprecated for the three branches. Facts The partition dated 07.11.1960 was entered by three brothers in the
Excerpt In this writ appeal case filed before the Hon’ble High Court of Sikkim, the appellants challenged the judgment of the single-judge bench of Justice Bhaskar Raj Pradhan on the grounds that the decision of the court on the issue of jurisdiction was unjustifiable. Facts of the case The petitioner
The High Court issued directions to State Government to frame a policy to regulate crowdfunding to prevent the misuse of the funds being collected.
Subscribe to our newsletter and receive a curated selection of legal updates directly to your inbox.
