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
Amit Agarwal On Monday, a division bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. J. Munir ordered the schools to refund/adjust 15 per cent of the excess school fee charged during the COVID Pandemic period, i.e., for the academic Read more
Amit Agarwal Recently a single Judge Bench of Justice Dr S.K. Panigrahi, while granting bail to a man allegedly accused of committing rape on a false promise of marriage, has questioned the extension of Section 90 IPC to determine the Read more
Amit Agarwal A single Judge Bench of Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan has granted bail to one Karan on the ground of parity. The applicant is accused under sections 201 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code (‘IPC’). Background of Read more
Roshni Nathwani A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and PS Narasimha said that while the public interest may necessitate restrictions to prevent institutions from mushrooming, the law must strictly implement them. The Pharmacy Council of India’s (PCI) decision to impose Read more