Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court recently held that merely being named in a First Information Report (FIR) related to matrimonial offenses cannot be treated as an impediment to a public appointment. The court was of the opinion that it Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court has remarked that the number of sexual assaults against children has increased in an alarming and frightening way and that not all cases come to light. The Court added that the offenders must Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) quashed the Rs.1.5 lakh penalty imposed on NLU Delhi as per Section 271B of the Income Tax Act, stating that the University is not engaged in business but Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court stated that lawyers are an “essential and powerful pillar of judicial adjudicatory process and therefore, their duty towards a client has to be respected by all concerned” while Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The division bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL that challenged the notifications by the Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India, permitting the exchange of Rs. 2000 notes without asking for any Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Santhosh Kumar, from Uttar Pradesh’s Colonelganj in Gonda, was a security guard for more than eight years. He took up odd jobs including welding and working in a factory. He came to Lucknow when he was 16 Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Mumbai Sessions Court refused to grant interim maintenance order after it was found that the wife earned Rs. 4 lakhs more than her husband annually. Both husband and wife appealed to the Sessions Court after Magistrate Court’s Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court recommended live streaming of Court sessions via a landmark judgement in 2018 (Swapnil Tripathi v Supreme Court of India). The significance of such sessions was highlighted and was termed as an extension of ‘open Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan V Lawyers are protesting outside Punjab and Haryana High Court against Justice Anil Kshetarpal, accusing him of misbehaving with a senior lawyer during a court proceeding on Friday. The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bar Association has demanded Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued separate notifications announcing the appointment of the Chief Justices. Five judges were elevated as Chief Justices of High Courts, with one of them due to retire on Read more