In a Landmark ruling POCSO court sentenced a man to death on Tuesday, February 18, for the attempted murder and rape of a seven-month-old infant FACTS: The accused, Rajib Ghosh abducted the seven-month-old infant from beside her mother who was sleeping on a pavement in kolkata’s Burtolla area. The infant belonging to a couple who…
Introduction Unlike many other religions where polygamy is forbidden, it has a long and complicated history within the religion of Hindus. Though practiced earlier by certain communities such as some along the princely Rajput lines, modern Indian law has firmly prohibited polygamy (among Hindus). This blog deals with the history of polygamy in Hinduism, legalizing it through a…
-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…
INTRODUCTION: Labour law denotes an area of law which specifies the status of worker, their trade union and government. It’s the one which helps in safeguarding the rights of all the workers, their association, their compensation and also establishing and bridging relations with the authorities in charge. It is more of a code that extends…
By Samvidha Rastogi In a notable advancement for marital law in India, the Supreme Court has issued a judgment that elucidates the maintenance rights of spouses in the context of disputes relating to the restitution of conjugal rights. This ruling seeks to resolve persistent uncertainties and discrepancies in the legal interpretation of maintenance claims, particularly…
-By Gunpreet The Indian Supreme Court has made a significant ruling on medical education policy influencing both home and overseas students pursuing doctorate studies. National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) demands all Indian medical study applicants to submit test results before pursuing their education abroad. The examination serves as both a test and a verification process because…
During the British Colonial rule in India, The Customary image of Lady Justice entered to the Indian Judicial System. Lady Justice wear Western Toga or Robe with Scales and sword in her hand, blindfold in her eye’s. SYMBOLISM OF THE ELEMENT’S OF LADY JUSTICE (OLD): 1. BLINDFOLD: The blindfold represents Impartiality and objectivity. It means…
-By Ayush Saroj Sajjan Kumar, the former Congress MP, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Delhi court issued the sentence on February 25, and Kumar was found guilty of encouraging violence that resulted in several murders during the riots. Although the riots a encouraging violence that…
-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…
Bench: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI, HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA and HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN Item no- 04 SLP(C) No. 010885/2024 Case Title: SAMEER ALIAS SANAM vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH Case Details: This petition challenges The Allahabad Hight Court order whereby Through the previous order of this case, several bail applications…
