High Court Of Chhattisgarh To Determine Whether Junior Advocates Should Be Given Monetary Support

Varenya Vaish Sana Memom and Ors. v State of Chattisgarh and Ors. The Honourable High court of Chhattisgarh, on the basis of a Public Interest Litigation, for creating a set of fixed rules with regards to granting the Junior advocates Read more

Lack Of A Cognizable Offence Nullifies The Exercise Of Powers Under Section 156 CrPC: Allahabad High Court Observes

Varenya Vaish Khurshidurehman S. Rehman v. State Of U.P. And Another The Allahabad High Court precisely stated that based on numerous precedents, a direction for investigation, using the powers vested in section 156 CrPC can only be given if a Read more

Supreme Court Exercises Power Under Section 3 Of Probation Of Offenders Act, Releases Appellant After Due Admonition

Varenya Vaish The Supreme Court has very precisely put forth the fact that instead of carrying out the sentence given as a punishment, it is possible for an appellant to be released post admonition considering the facts of the case Read more

Filing Separate Firs Does Not Mean That They Cannot Be Clubbed Together, “Test Of Sameness” To Be Applicable: Allahabad High Court Observes

Justice Rajnish Singh Chauhan was hearing a matter where three FIRs dated 20.12.2019 and 21.12.2019, two of which were filed on the same day. The petitioner was charged along with a few protestors allegedly protesting against the implementation of CAA-NRC Read more

Delhi High Court Issues Summon To The Developers Of The Web-Series “The 65 Lakh Heist” For Copyright Infringement

Srijita Chakraborty  In a copyright infringement civil suit the Hon’ble Delhi High Court has issued summons to the Mumbai based web-series developers to explain the issue. The disputed book is titled “पैंसठ लाख की डकैती” which is translated in English Read more

Allahabad HC, Lucknow bench Orders A.G.A To Inspect A Case Where An Undesignated Court Took Cognizance Of The Case

Amit Agarwal On Thursday, Justice Karunesh Singh Pawar of Allahabad HC Lucknow Bench heard a Petition under Section 482 CrPC seeking an interim stay on the operation and implementation of an order passed by the Additional Sessions Judge Court No. 19 under Sections 409, Read more

Lok Sabha Passes Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021 To Give Power To States & UTs To Identify SEBCs

Anadi Tewari The Constitution (127th Amendment) Bill, 2021 which seeks to restore the States’ and Union Territories power to make their own Socially and Economic Backward Classes (SEBCs) lists, has been passed in the Lok Sabha with 385 members voting Read more

BREAKING: Supreme Court States That Mere Harassment Will Not Amount To Abetment Of Suicide As Per IPC Section 306

Nithyakalyani Narayanan The two-judge bench, comprising of Justice L. Nageswara Rao and Justice Aniruddha Bose, stated that for a case of suicide under IPC Section 306, it must be proven that the person who is accused of abetting the suicide, Read more

Supreme Court Of Spain Declares ‘Lockdown’ Unconstitutional

Anadi Tewari In a close ratio of 6:5, the Supreme Court of Spain at the outset of the Coronavirus Pandemic, declared the implementation of lockdown by the Central Government in March 2020 as unconstitutional. The Court went on to state Read more