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Indian Singers Rights Association vs Dharma Productions[CS(COMM) 562/2020]

BackgroundIndian Singers Rights Association in its plea has submitted that the defendant (Dharma Production) commercially utilized three performances of the members of the plaintiff society i.e. performers’ rights in ‘Ae…

Director of Dwarka School was summoned by Delhi Court for their willful neglect of 4 year old sexual assault inside their school

27 Dec 202027 Dec 2020

ln 2017, a four and half year old girl was sexually assaulted inside the premises of Dwarka Private School by her classmate. But the Director of the school has neglected…

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…

Kerala HC decision in regards to Sabarimala temple would increase risk of COVID-19: petition filed in Supreme Court

Background In one of its judgement the Kerala High Court had directed the State government to raise the permissible limit of worshippers at Sabarimala temple from 2,000 to 5,000 per…

Karnataka High court orders police officer to clean road for failing in registering the FIR.

24 Dec 202024 Dec 2020

In Tarabai v. State of Karnataka, the High Court of Karnataka orders the house officer of the police station to clean roads near the station for a week as a…

HC on denial of promotion due to attendance shortage in NLSIU

NLSIU refused to promote a student owing to shortage of attendance in Fourth Year. Justice Krishna Dixit stared:"As already mentioned above, in several cases the University had granted condonation of…

Bombay HC answers whether Kangana has the right to express through twitter handle

Background In a petition filed before Bombay HC, Advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Desmukh has alleged that Kangana Ranaut’s tweets hurt his religious sentiments and created religious animosity between different communities.…

Orissa High Court: Filing of fabricated evidence amounts to contempt of court

In Chandramani Kanhar v. State of Odisha, the High Court of Orissa held that any forged document filed before the court amounts to criminal contempt under 2(c) of contempt of…

Consenting Adults Cannot be Deprived of Their Fundamental Rights Merely Because They Married Against Their Family’s Wish : P&H High Court

While hearing a case where both petitioners were Muslim, and apprehended danger to their life at the hands of respondents, Justice Alka Sarin of the Punjab and Haryana High Court…

Activist Faisal Khan Granted Bail By Allahabad High Court

A single Bench of the Allahabad High Court comprising Justice Siddharth granted bail to Peace Activist Faisal Khan, who was arrested for offering Namaz inside the premises of the Nand…