February 2021 – Page 14 – Lawcutor

Difference between a Suit for Eviction and a Suit for Ejectment

Abstract In the last few years, disputes related to property, land, and rent-related to those respective properties have increased progressively. It is a general estimated statistics report which states that…

Supreme Court: Violation of speedy trial can result in bail under UAPA

The present appeal has been preferred by Union of India through National Investigation Agency against High Court order where respondent was granted bail under Sections 143, 147, 148, 120B, 341, 427, 323, 324, 326, 506(H), 201,202, 153A, 212, 307, 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section…

Scrappage policy to make India top auto hub in world: Gadkari

Union Minister, Nitin Gadakari said that the scrappage policy which was announced in the Budget, would spur India to become the world’s number one automobile manufacturing hub in the next…

High Court can interfere at the pre-detention stage where there is a potential violation of fundamental rights: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently ruled that High Courts can exercise their writ jurisdiction even in the pre-detention stage where there is a risk or danger of a violation of…

NITI Aayog to examine economic impact of judicial decisions

The NITI Aayog, the government's apex think tank has commissioned a study to examine the ‘unintended economic consequences’ of judicial decisions that have hindered and stalled big-ticket projects on environmental…

Friend request sent on Facebook by the victim is no excuse for sexual relations:HC

The Himachal Pradesh High court, while rejecting the plea of 19 years old accused who had allegedly to have sexual relations with a minor girl of age 13 years, stated…

Karnataka High Court ruled that the SARFAESI Act is applicable to coffee plantations in the state

Case Title: U M Ramesh Rao and Union Bank of India. Section 31(i) of the SARFAESI Act says that the coffee plantation does not come under the ambit of agricultural…

BASIC STRUCTURE OF CONSTITUTION: MYTH OR REALITY

Abstract The doctrine of the basic structure puts a limitation on the amending powers of the Parliament to guarantee that the significant character of the Constitution, which is given by…

Himachal Pradesh HC rejects bail plea of man accused of raping minor girl

The Judge observed that sending a friend request to someone does not mean that the sender wants some kind of mental or physical abuse. The Himachal Pradesh High Court has…

Plea that one of judges should rescue from hearing, rejected by the Supreme Court.

Background A domestic violence complaint was filed to the metropolitan magistrate of Bengaluru last yr. It was dismissed by them. Then an appeal was made to the additional sessions judge…