Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Jharkhand High Court ordered the State to pay compensation of ₹5 lakh to the person who was illegally detained for four months. He was later released after it was found that he was not guilty of Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court held that the law is traditionally in favour of marriage and that the Supreme Court does not encourage live-in relationships while denying protection to an inter-faith couple who are in a live-in relationship. Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Kerala High Court ruled that an illness is not a valid reason for requesting an exemption from wearing helmets when riding two-wheelers. Petitioners claimed that because they were having medical treatment, they couldn’t wear heavy equipment, Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Madras High Court passed an order whereby directing the Madras Bar Association (MBA) to pay ₹5 lakhs as compensation after a lawyer was prevented by another lawyer from drinking water from MBA’s office premises on the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V An online RTI was filed with regard to the rules of continuous practice of Advocates who are pursuing Masters courses in law. The RTI was filed by Advocate Rahul Tiwari along with other applicants. Article 233(2) states Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A woman approached the Kerala High Court to remove her name, images, and other personal details from online platforms as they portrayed her as a person leading an immoral life. She was the victim of a case Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Karnataka High Court has strictly warned Magistrates not to deviate from the given guidelines (given below) and gave a warning that doing so would be considered contributing to the already concerning backlogs. In a recent decision, Justice M. Nagaprasanna, Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The fast-track court in Taliparamba held a 44-year-old mason guilty of sexually abusing his 8-year-old son multiple times. A Bench of Justice Rajesh R sentenced 90 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1.25 lakh. Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Man vandalised the official car of a judge of Thiruvalla Family Court in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, in the court complex. This was an after-effect of receiving divorce proceedings that were not favourable to him. EP Jayaprakash Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Supreme Court of India highlighted an issue while acquitting a defendant in a 22-year-old murder case. The chain of evidence in a case of circumstantial evidence must be complete in all respects and also exclude any other possibility. Read more