A Criminal Petition was filed under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The petitioner was praying for the enlargement of his bail. Facts of the Case A twelve-year-old minor girl went for a walk with her dog outside their house. The accused who was standing near her tried to catch her.
A Writ Petition was filed in the Karnataka High Court under Article 226 and Article 227 of the Indian Constitution. The petition challenged the constitutional validity of the provisions of Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2016. Facts of the Case The petitioner is the owner of Patta land in
In March, about 90 unoccupied migrant workers’ huts were burnt down in Bengaluru. In yet another instance, a 12-year-old girl died after walking 150 km from Telangana. Child Rights activist Achyuta Rao charged the collector and the Child Protection Unit. He also demanded compensation. Does compensation even suffice a child’s death? How
The President of India promulgated two agriculture-related ordinances on 5th June, 2020. These laws aim to bolster farming and allied activities, so their benefits would be best reaped by the rural sector. These form a part of the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ reforms. The two ordinances are: 1) The Farmers’ Produce
The present case arises out of a special leave petition of 2016. A Division Bench of Justice R Bhanumati and Indira Banerjee presided over the matter. Brief Facts of the Case This appeal is against an order passed by the National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi on 23.02.2015. This
The U.S Department of Transportation has accused India of engaging in discriminatory practices. This is about the repatriation flights which India started to bring back Indians who were stuck due to the pandemic. They restricted all the flights further to run the flights, and now the Indian Government would need
The Supreme Court has refused to apply the retrospective effect of the POCSO law on the rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl. A Division Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph conducted the hearing. They heard the SLP preferred against the decision of the Trial Court and
Palliative Care is an essential service of the branch of medicine. Its availability and impact play a major role in ascertaining Right to Health. The importance of opioid analgesics like morphine has been highly regarded. It is often adopted for first-in-line treatment for moderate to severe pain, especially in terminal
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and States to set up an expert panel. A panel for effective monitoring, supervision, and guidance of the government, so as to provide the patients with proper health and care. The Apex Court also directed the Union government to bring uniformity in charges of
On Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a notice. The Court passed the notice after looking into a PIL about increasing the ambulance services for Covid-19 patients. Appearing for an NGO named “EARTH”, Advocate Dhruv Tamta filed a plea in Supreme Court. PIL Contentions The PIL asks for the Court’s intervention i.e.
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