Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court dismissed the suit against an activist on 5th June 2023 for punishable offences covered by several Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act sections. The focus of the case was on the spread of a Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal A Mumbai court granted the accused bail after 2 days when he died. The defendant was Suresh Pawar, a 62-year-old man with severe diabetes and lung infections. He was a real estate agent who had reportedly sold a Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Karnataka High Court has recommended the Central Government amend provisions related to criminalizing sexual intercourse with dead bodies in the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Bench held that: “It is high time for the Central Government Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Pakistani sedition statute has been declared invalid by the Lahore High Court because it is incompatible with the country’s constitution. As a result, Section 124 A of the Pakistani Penal Code is no longer valid. Section Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Hours before the Supreme Court agreed to consider a Writ Petition challenging the non-declaration of the result even after the passage of more than five months, the Bar Council of India announced the results of the “18th Bar Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court allowed the petition of Daeyoung Jung, a Korean national, requesting to be enrolled as an Advocate and directed the Bar Council of India to process his enrolment application soon in accordance with the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court, this Monday issued an office order that read: “The hearings shall be conducted in hybrid/video-conferencing mode in conformity with the High Court of Delhi Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts, 2021, and also bearing Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Ministry of Education has released the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) for the year 2023. It contains a consolidated list of universities, colleges and research institutions specialized in engineering, management, medical, pharmacy, dental, law, architecture and Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal In Udhagamandalam (Ooty), a new combined court complex was inaugurated which contained eight court buildings, chambers for lawyers, two rooms for paralegals, a room for the judges’ drivers, a vulnerable victim’s room, a convention hall, etc. Surprisingly, there Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Delhi High Court in AGFA NV & Anr. V. The Assistant Controller of Patents and Designs & Anr., held today that there is an urgent need to update the manual of Patent Office Practice and Procedure as it Read more