WBNUJS students on winning the Aditya Birla Scholarship
Interviewed by Rohit Sharma
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Proceedings under Section 125 CrPC summary in nature; no strict proof of marriage required: SC
“When the parties live together as husband and wife, there is presumption that they are legally married couple for claim of maintenance
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CBI Tussle| SC lays down interim arrangement; M. Nageswara Rao directed not to take policy decisions
Supreme Court: The Bench comprising of CJ Ranjan Gogoi and Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K.M. Joseph, JJ., laid down some interim arrangement
Continue readingObjector claiming arms length distance from judgment-debtors can’t represent their interest; held “abuse of process of Court”: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J., dismissed an execution first appeal filed against the order
Continue readingLocal self government officials concerned personally liable for unauthorised removal of billboards: Kerala HC
Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Devan Ramachandran J., ordered for the removal of all unauthorised advertisement boards, billboards, flex
Continue readingDisputes arising out of an agreement containing arbitration clause, must be settled through arbitration
Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of Dinesh Maheshwari, J. while hearing a petition praying for the appointment of an
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Accused acquitted of offence under Section 302 convicted under Section 201 IPC on abject failure to offer any explanation about their conduct: SC
Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of A.M. Khanwilkar and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ., partly allowed a criminal appeal filed by murder convicts challenging
Continue readingNo legally enforceable right could accrue from a scheme which has been declared unconstitutional
Jharkhand High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Aparesh Kumar Singh, J., dismissed a writ petition filed against the order of the
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Pakistan SC sets aside HC order violating Doctrine of Election; pursuing of different remedies on same facts seeking same relief as not a part of fair trial
Supreme Court of Pakistan: A 3-Judge Bench comprising of Mushir Alam, Faisal Arab and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ. while hearing a petition
Continue readingAdverse affect on family life no ground for interference in order of transfer: Madhya Pradesh HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court: This appeal was filed under Section 2(1) of Madhya Pradesh Uchcha Nyayalaya (Khand Nyay Peeth Ko Appeal) Adhiniyam,
Continue readingDelhi HC declines to issue mandamus prohibiting Delhi Government from procuring standard floor buses
Delhi High Court: The Bench comprising of the Rajendra Menon CJ. and V. Kameswar Rao, J. dismissed a petition pertaining to seeking
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CBI Tussle| As it happened| Director Verma moves SC
Amidst the unprecedented tussle between the top two officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Central Government divested the CBI Director
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ILNU | Guest Lecture on Dissecting the Contours of Aadhaar Judgement
Reported by Aastha Srivastava
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3-month imprisonment under NDPS Act reduced to 16 days to meet the ends of justice in light of convict’s old age: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of M.G. Giratkar, J. partly allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the trial
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No error by Trial Judge in addressing witness’s refusal to answer; convictions restored
Supreme Court of Canada: This appeal was filed before a 5-Judge Bench comprising of Wagner, CJ. Abella, Cote, Rowe and Martin, JJ.,
Continue readingWrit petition cannot be used to control or scuttle the investigation of a criminal case
Karnataka High Court: A Single judge bench comprising of N.K. Sudhindrarao, J. while hearing a civil writ petition praying for quashing of
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Water and electricity supply form a part of right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court: A Division Judge Bench comprising of Surya Kant, CJ and Ajay Mohan Goel, J., disposed of an appeal
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Denial of incremental pay after obtaining required academic degree is violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution: Manipur HC
Manipur High Court – A Single Judge Bench of Kh. Nobin Singh J., disposed of a writ petition by ordering the State
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Pakistan SC directs expeditious disposal of juvenile trials; sets aside conviction of a child wrongly incarcerated for 11 years
Supreme Court of Pakistan: A 3-Judge Bench comprising of Gulzar Ahmed, Qazi Faez Isa, and Sajjad Ali Shah, JJ. while hearing a
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