The Supreme Court in the appeal filed against the decision of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, in the case of Raju v. State of Haryana, acquitted a rape accused after it was found that he was a juvenile at the time of the incident. The appeal is directed
Justice Indu Malhotra sought to ask from the Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi that “is there a change in the stands of Devaswom Board”? The query came from the senior counsel urged to review petitioners to accept that the change in the society that the judgement wishes to bring about. Relying
Facts of the Case: India and Pakistan relations were never seeming to be in peace since Independence, there were many instances which causes tension in both states. Pakistan’s military courts have put 161 civilians to death over the last two years through an opaque process. A foreign detainee has right
The Supreme Court has held that stipulating a limit of 50% disability in hearing impairment or visual impairment as a condition to be eligible for the post of a judicial officer is a legitimate restriction. Surendra Mohan, a visually impaired lawyer, was told that he was ineligible for the advertised
Marriage is a process, by which a couple makes their relationship public, and under some circumstances legit. Marriage being different concepts for both Hindu and Muslim religions, where Hindu devotees believe the ritual to be a sacrament, on the contrary, Muslims believe it as a contract. But what if
The bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan considering the submissions about ‘morality’ made by the Maharashtra State Counsel Senior Advocate Shekhar Naphade made a judgement “A practice which may not be immoral by societal standards cannot be thrust upon the society as immoral by the State with its
Supreme Court of India declared that a party to a dispute cannot move an application for appointment of a new arbitrator merely because there was a delay in passing of the award. Facts of the Case Appellant awarded the tender for Road Transportation of ISO containers and cargo to Respondent.
The Supreme Court in the case of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan University and Another v. Union of India and Others had imposed a penalty of Rs 5 Crore on a medical college for playing fraud on it. The bench comprising of Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Justice R. Subhash Reddy and Justice S.A.
The Delhi High Court (“HC) in the case of Coastal Andhra Power Limited v. Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Co. Ltd. Has held that price escalation and change in foreign law cannot be considered a force majeure event. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna
Case Name: M/s Sicagen India Ltd. v. Mahindra Vadineni Supreme Court of India ruled that a second notice under section 138 of Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 after new cheques are presented does not make the complaint un-maintainable. Facts of the Case and Issue Respondents in the present case wrote three
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