December 2020 – Page 3 – Lawcutor

Madras HC allows celebrated music director Ilaiyaraja to meditate in his former music studio for a day

After a long battle, the HC recently recorded a settlement between Ilaiyaraja and the proprietors of Prasad Studios that would allow him a day to meditate in the music room where he…

Equilibrium between the ecosystem and industrialization

Industrialisation, however vital for economy, ought not be at the cost of living souls, the Orissa High Court said, requiring harmony between the ecosystem and industrialization. “No doubt industrialization is…

Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act will override provisions of the NDPS Act in cases concerning juveniles, says Patna HC

Background A minor was accused of abetting the transport of cannabis in his role as a khalasi of a truck. The minor’s counsel argued that the minor neither had knowledge…

Entitlement of compensation under Section 357A (4) can be availed by victims even prior to the enactment

Case title - District Collector Alappuzha v. District Legal Service Authority, Alappuzha and others [WP(C).No.7250 OF 2014(E)]. A landmark judgement was passed by Kerala High Court about the Section 357A…

Patna HC quashes criminal proceedings of foreign nationals accused in Tablighi Jamaat

tA Single Judge bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad of the Patna High Court quashed criminal proceedings against nationals of Bangladesh, Malaysia and Australia who had visited the Nizamudin Markaz…

SC upheld Bombay HC order which denied student admission to medical course as it was against reservation policy of college

The petitioner was a medical aspirant in the present case and had pursued her studies in Class VIII to X in a school in Sarigram, Gujarat, which is at a…

Delhi HC Issues Summons in Copyright Infringement Suit Filed by Elsevier

Justice Rajiv Shakdher of the Delhi High Court has issued summons in the suit filed by Elsevier Ltd. against Alexandra Elbakyan and others alleging infringement of Elsevier’s copyright in several…

Virat Kohli named ICC male cricketer of the decade,MS Dhoni receives spirit of cricket honour

Indian captain Virat Kohli is in headlines as he has been the ICC top honours for the decade, winning the sir Garfield sobers award for the best male cricketer of…

Delhi High Court allows Allocation of Medical Seat to ICCW Bravery Award Winner, Order not to be used as Precedent

The Delhi High Court has issued direction to the Union of India to allocate a supernumerary medical seat to an Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) Bravery Award winner for…

Holding hand of minor to express love, inadvertent physical touch without sexual intent not assault under POCSO

The Bombay High Court recently held that merely holding or touching hand to express love towards a minor without sexual intent does not amount to offence of sexual assault under…