News Update Karnataka HC seeks response from State Government as to the location of existing JJBs across districts 5 Nov 2020 A case was filed concerning the filming of child pornography in child care centres. The petitioner referred to a 2019 judgement regarding the issue of child-friendly courts. A division bench…
News Update Karnataka HC seeks response from State Government as to the location of existing JJBs across districts 5 Nov 2020 A case was filed concerning the filming of child pornography in child care centres. The petitioner referred to a 2019 judgement regarding the issue of child-friendly courts. A division bench…
News Update ‘Boisterous’ lawyer feels the brunt of P&H High Court judge’s ire 5 Nov 20205 Nov 2020 A somewhat “boisterous” lawyer of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has received a reprimand. It has been alleged that this lawyer, Sushil Gautam, has been claiming that he had…
News Update Maintenance in all cases to be awarded from the date of filing application: Supreme Court 4 Nov 2020 The Supreme Court has held that the right to claim maintenance under all enactments must date back to the date of filing the application. It would be appropriate to grant…
News Update Delhi HC instructs AAP-led Delhi Government to remove posters outside homes of COVID-19 patients, citing privacy concerns 4 Nov 2020 Petitioner for the plea had contended that the Delhi Government had not clarified as to the circulation of names of patients on social media. The petitioner argued that the disclosure…
News Update Bombay HC dismisses harassment case filed by Bollywood actor’s estranged wife, grants anticipatory bail to accused brother-in-law 3 Nov 20203 Nov 2020 Actor’s brother was booked under Sections 354, 354A, 354D, 506, 509 of IPC after actor’s wife filed a complaint in Mumbai police station at Versova branch. She alleged that she…
News Update Attorney General Declines Consent for Criminal Contempt against Andhra CM for allegations against Justice Ramana 2 Nov 2020 The Attorney General for India, K K Venugopal, has declined consent to initiate criminal contempt against the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and his advisor,…
News Update Bar Council Of India allows Law Universities to conduct Physical Exams with NOC from Govt. and SDMA 2 Nov 2020 Bar Council of India has decided to allow Universities/Centres of Legal Education to conduct physical examination with the NOC of the state government and State Disaster Management Authority, by giving…
News Update FIR need not be an encyclopedia, only reporting of crime is required: Karnataka High Court 31 Oct 2020 On November 20, 2018, the sister of the deceased (Keshava) reported to the police that her brother-in-law Govindaraju informed her that Keshava had been assaulted near Hennur Bande. She went…
News Update Police Presence During Test Identification makes statements by Identifiers fall within the ban of Section 162 CrPc: Supreme Court 30 Oct 2020 When the Test identification parades are held in police presence, the resultant communications tantamount to statements made by the identifiers to a police officer in course of investigation and they…