Aastha Pareek The Supreme Court recently rejected a plea to transfer the criminal trial for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College out of West Bengal. The case, titled In Re: Alleged Rape Read more
Rehan Khan On 6th November, the Supreme Court rebuked the Uttar Pradesh Government for demolishing a resident’s house without following due process, calling the act “high-handed” and illegal. The case, heard by a Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India Read more
Rehan Khan On 5th November, the Supreme Court emphasized that all High Court judges are part of a unified group of officeholders, affirming that they are entitled to equal service benefits, including pensions, without any form of discrimination. A Bench Read more
Rehan Khan On 5th November, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madarsa Education Act, 2004, confirming the state’s legislative authority to establish and administer educational standards in madrasas. The Act which introduced the Madarsa Read more
Rehan Khan On 4th November, the Supreme Court of India eased a stringent bail condition for Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan. The previous condition, imposed in 2022, required Kappan to appear at a local police station in Uttar Pradesh every Monday Read more
Aastha Pareek In the recent landmark ruling in Neeta Singh & Others v. State of Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court of India reasserted the role of the Chief Justice in determining the jurisdiction and case assignments within High Courts. This Read more
Aastha Pareek Justice K.S. Puttaswamy, a distinguished figure in Indian judiciary, passed away on October 26, 2023, in Bengaluru. His death marked the end of a remarkable legal career that significantly impacted the Indian constitutional landscape. Born in 1941 in Read more
Rehan Khan Justice KS Puttaswamy, a former judge of the Karnataka High Court and an iconic figure in India’s legal history, passed away on Monday at the age of 98 at his residence in Bengaluru. His legacy is deeply etched Read more
Aastha Pareek In a decisive move to address the issue of unauthorized practice, the Bar Council of India (BCI) on 26 October recently disqualified 107 advocates from practicing law in Delhi. These individuals, who were found to be either practicing Read more
Aastha Pareek In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India expressed strong disapproval of the cross-examination methods employed against a 4-year-old victim in a sexual assault case. The case, Kesarinandan Sabhapati Upadhyay v. State of Maharashtra and Another, brought Read more