News Update SC: One-sided clause in an agreement amounts to unfair trade practices* 13 Jan 2021 The present batch of Appeals has been filed by the Appellant- Developer, to challenge the judgment passed by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (―National Commission‖) directing refund of the…
News Update Petition filed in Delhi High Court regarding declaration of Child Marriage as Void ab Initio and ultravires of the Constitution of India 12 Jan 2021 Petitioner Aisha Kumari, forcefully gave her consent to marry her aunt’s son in her 10th grade, to which she seeks protection from the Delhi High Court to declare such marriage…
News Update Petition filed in Supreme Court challenging the abolishment of 1 Year LLM course 12 Jan 2021 The recent notification of the Bar Council of India abolished the 1 year LLM course. The new rules of 2020 seek to abolish the 1 year master degree in Law,…
News Update Condition for bail should not be strict but reasonable – Chhattisgarh High Court 11 Jan 2021 In the present petition, the petitioner is an accused u/s 420/34 of IPC. The petitioner has made the application for the bail which was granted by the learned magistrate on…
News Update Matters that come first should be given priority, Madras HC delays the hearing on full occupancy of Cinema Hall 9 Jan 2021 Background In an order dated 4th January, 2021, the Tamil Nadu Government’s recent pertaining to the seating capacity of movie theatres and multiplexes. The Government allowed the order of 100%…
News Update Postal Ballot: Validity of Section 60(c) of the Representation of People Act challenged in Madras High Court 8 Jan 2021 A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court, raising the question over the constitutional validity of Section 60(c) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which enables the…
News Update Madras HC allows elephant to stay with its caretaker of 20 years despite not having the required certificate for possession 2 Jan 2021 A writ petition was filed by Sheik Muhammed challenging the actions of the State Wildlife Department to take custody of "Lalitha". Though he had made an application seeking ownership certificate,…
News Update Petition in Supreme Court seeks independent, regulatory media tribunal 28 Dec 2020 A petition seeking the creation of an independent, regulatory Media Tribunal for the expeditious hearing of complaints lodged by viewers against media corporations, has been filed in the Supreme Court.…
News Update Jharkhand High Court Observes Procedural Irregularity at the Behest of Disciplinary Authority 27 Dec 2020 In a case past two decades, Justice Deepak Roshan of the Jharkhand High Court has observed that the court is having no hesitation to hold that there is a procedural…
News Update Wife in a void marriage can file case for cruelty 26 Dec 2020 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…
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