Top 5 Landmark Judgments of 2023
1. Abrogation of Article 370 was unanimously upheld In Re: Article 370 of the Constitution …
Justice Yashwant Varma May Be Urged to Resign Following Credible Allegations of Cash Misconduct
-By Shreya Justice Yashwant Varma, currently serving on the bench of the Allahabad High Court and former Justice of the Delhi High Court, would most likely to be called upon to tender his resignation after a Supreme Court-appointed in-house panel , appointed for this purpose reportedly , reportedly found accusations of impropriety against him to be authentic. The charges arose…
Supreme Court Reserves SCBA Secretary Post for Women, Fixes May 20 Election Date
-By Utsav Anand On 6 May, the Supreme Court of India directed that the election for office bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) will take place on May 20, 2025. The court directed the mandate that the elections be conducted using the voter list finalized from the 2024 elections. Additionally, the advocates who…
Consumers can Approach Consumer Forums Despite Arbitration Clauses in Agreements: Supreme Court
By- Govind Singh Kushwaha In a significant ruling by a bench comprising of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that the arbitration clauses in agreements do not take away a consumer’s right to redress through the provisions mentioned under the consumer protection act, 2019. The court reiterated…
Supreme Court Releases Report, Visual Evidence in Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Scandal
-By Subhrodeep Supreme Court Publishes Report and Visual Evidence of Justice Yashwant Varma Cash Controversy!In a significant step toward judicial transparency, the Supreme Court of India has made a publish report publically expressing concern about the discovery of an enormous quantity of unaccounted money at the home of an active Justice of the Delhi High…
Supreme Court Issues Show Cause Notice to Senior Advocate Rishi Malhotra Over Alleged Misconduct, Possible Revocation of Senior Designation
-By Dhananjay Agrawal On 12th march, Full court of Supreme court headed by chief justice of India, Sanjiv Khanna has issued a show cause notice to Senior Advocate Rishi Malhotra and asked him to explain why his Senior Advocate designation should not be revoked. this came after sharp practices adopted by Malhotra came in light….
Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Verma Under Scrutiny After ₹15 Crore Cash Found at Residence; SC Collegium Calls Emergency Meeting
-By Subhrodeep Maiti The recent events relating to a judge of the High Court of Delhi delivered a shock to the Indian judicial system and legal community. A considerable amount of undisclosed money has reportedly been discovered at the official residence of Justice Yeshwant Verma,giving rise to serious questions on judicial accountability and probity and…
Evolution of Punishment in India: Theories, Types, and the Shift from IPC to BNS”
-By VIKRANT KUMAR Punishment : Theories and Types: Punishment is a crucial element of any criminal machine, serving as a medium to preserve social order, discourage crime, and rehabilitate malefactors. In Indian law, the punishment has evolved over the yea rs, instructed by using literal, social, and prison tendencies. This composition explores the theoretical foundations…
Trade Marks Registry Revokes ‘Chu****ram’ Trademark Approval Amid Controversy
-By Subhrodeep Maiti Trademarks Registry Revokes Approval of ‘Chuutiyaram’ Trademark Following Controversy. Rejection of the trademark application Chu****ram after license controversy. The Trademarks Registry has revoked its approval of the application for “Chu****ram”, a trademark intended to label biscuit and Namkeen food products, after pistol who reviews the liability of the word capsules. Prior to…
Legal Status of Marital Rape in India
-By Taniya Adhikary Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, enumerates rape and outlines its exceptions. Exception 2 to Section 375 read: “Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape.” The section legalizes spousal husbands from legal consequences for non-consensual…
Do Muslim women have the right to claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC?
-By Subhrodeep Maiti Abstract This research paper discusses the significance of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the cases of the maintenance of Muslim Women. There has been significant legal debate over the applicability of S-125 of CrPC to the maintenance of Muslim Women. This research paper examines the laws and…