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 As a result, Section 124 A of the Pakistani Penal Code is no longer valid.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
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
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Apex Court stayed Allahabad High Court’s order that had directed the Head of Astrology Department, Lucknow University, to study an alleged rape victim’s kundali (horoscope or birth chart) and see if she is a mangalik. According Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Chief Justice of India (CJI), D Y Chandrachud, intervened in the case which was prompted by an order from the Allahabad High Court, which directed the examination of a rape survivor’s horoscope to determine if she is Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On May 31st, the Allahabad High Court upheld a Varanasi Court order finding the challenge brought by Hindu parties seeking the right to worship inside the Gyanvapi Mosque to be maintainable. The single judge bench observed that Read more