26 Dec 2020 – Lawcutor

Madras HC Directs Madras Government to provide compensation to woman who was given HIV-positive blood

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A 23-year-old pregnant woman had tested positive for HIV, after she was transfused the blood of a donor, who had the virus. This happened at a government hospital in Sattur,…

Wife in a void marriage can file case for cruelty

In Karnail Chand and others v State of J&K and another, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir mentioned that wife in a void marriage can also file a case for…

No one can claim landlord title on the basis of surviving member certificate, says Delhi HC

Background A petition has been filed by a man claiming to be the landlord of a rented property. His contention is the appellant cannot claim himself to be the owner/landlord…

4 Men Gang Rape a Nepalese Woman after tying her husband.

On the night of 24th December, in a village in Yamunanagar district of Haryana, four men allegedly gang-raped a 37-year-old woman from Nepal after tying up her husband.The husband of…

Bombay HC awards 20 years of imprisonment to school teacher under POCSO Act

According to the prosecution, on December 2nd, 2017, one of the three victims informed her mother about intermittent sexual assaults being committed by the teacher, Gopal Janbandu on her and…

The Supreme Court held that blanket ban cannot be imposed on grant of anticipatory bail in illegal mining or quarrying cases

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In S. Mohamed Shahul Hameed v. State represented by the inspector of police, the Supreme Court held that there can be no blanket ban on granting bail in cases of…

Sharp spike in domestic violence cases in 2020:

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For the Ministry of woman and child development, the prime cause of concern in the year 2020 is the huge spike in the cases of domestic violence with over 5000…

Delhi Riots: Mehmood Pracha moves court to preserve copy of search’s video footage

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A special cell of the Delhi Police had raided Advocate Mehmood Pracha' s office, who is one of the advocates in the matters of the Delhi Riots that took place…