Radhika Mittal The Punjab State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Punjab, has raised serious concerns over the rejection of insurance claims on unfounded substantiated grounds by insurance companies. The Commission emphasized the urgent need for the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Read more
Radhika Mittal In a notable observation, the Allahabad High Court emphasized the necessity for consistency in judicial decisions, especially concerning bail orders, to maintain public confidence in the legal system. This statement came during the adjudication of an anticipatory bail Read more
Radhika Mittal A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Mumbai has criticized the investigative agencies for their failure to arrest high-profile businessmen like Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya, and Mehul Choksi in a timely manner, allowing them to Read more
Radhika Mittal The Supreme Court reconstituted its Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) with Justice Hima Kohli as its Head.of the Supreme Court will continue her leadership of the Supreme Court’s Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC). She Read more
Radhika Mittal The Allahabad High Court has ruled that disputes arising under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act) can be settled through compromise, irrespective of any conflicting provisions in other legislation such as the Criminal Procedure Read more
Radhika Mittal The Sikkim High Court has implemented a new policy granting menstrual leave to women employees working in the Registry. Under this policy, women employees are entitled to take 2-3 days off each month for menstrual leave. To avail Read more
Radhika Mittal A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking to amend the Advocates Act 1961 and related rules, which exempt lawyers from wearing the traditional black clothing,. coats and jackets for safety during the summer months. Activist Read more
Radhika Mittal The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a transformative circular on May 20, mandating significant reforms for all Centers for Legal Education (CLEs) in the country. These reforms, inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for modernizing Read more
Amit Agarwal Recently, a metropolitan magistrate of the Bandra court passed an interim order requiring a man to pay his 55-year-old estranged wife (the applicant) Rs 50,000 per month as interim maintenance. The said allowance is intended to help the Read more
Anirudh Alex Victor The Delhi High Court recently observed that the language used in the TVF web series “College Romance” backfires on the “morale decency community test” of a common man and crosses the line into obscenity, even though the Read more