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18 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Hindu Succession Act Doesn&rsquo;t disqualify Widows From Inheriting Deceased Husband&rsquo;s Property After Remarriage: Madras High Court
2.&nbsp;Domestic Violence Act Can Be Invoked for Past Domestic Relationships As Well: Jammu &amp; Kashmir High Court
3. Purchaser of Property Tenants to Vacate or Face Eviction Not Guilty of &lsquo;Criminal Intimidation&rsquo;: Calcutta High Court

17 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Race, Religion, Caste &amp; Language Human Constructs: Supreme Court Says Caste No Bar For Appointment of Non-Hereditary Temple Trustee
2.&nbsp;Employee Can&rsquo;t Be Terminated For Non-Disclosure of FIR that He was Not Aware of: Allahabad High Court Reiterates

16 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Section 197 CrPC | When Can Public Servant&rsquo;s Offence Be Linked to Official Duties? Supreme Court Explains Principles
2.&nbsp;POCSO Act | Quashing of Serious Offence to Efface Evidence Already Recorded Cannot Be Done Even At Instance of Survivor: Kerela High Court
3.&nbsp;Error In Order Passed By Court In Arbitration Proceeding Can Be Corrected Under Sections 152, 153 of CPC: Delhi High Court

13 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1. Section 197 CrPC | Sanction for Prosecution Needed When Alleged Offence was Connected to Discharge of Official Duties: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Mere Harassment Not Abetment of Suicide: Supreme Court Discharges Husband in Wife&rsquo;s Suicide Case
3.&nbsp;Preventive Detention A Harsh Measure, Permissible Only When &lsquo;Public Order&rsquo; Disturbed: Supreme Court

12 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Caste-Based Insult in Backyard of Private House Not &ldquo;Within Public View&rdquo;, No Offence Under Section 3 SC/ST Act: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;If Police Investigation Reveals No Involvement of Accused in Alleged Offence, Continuing LOC Would Violate Fundamental Rights: Rajasthan High Court
3.&nbsp;Order 14 Rule 5 of CPC | Courts can Amend or Strike Out Issues Anytime Before Decree, But Must Hear Parties And Allow Evidence: Jammu &amp; Kashmir High Court
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11 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Section 498A IPC Often Used Against Husband &amp; His Family to Meet Wife&rsquo;s Unreasonable Demands, Growing Tendency of Misuse: Supreme Court
2. Section 58(c) of TPA | Mere Possession of Property By Mortgagor Wouldn&rsquo;t Make Mortgage By Conditional Sale A Simple Mortgage: Supreme Court
3.&nbsp;Hindu Succession Act | Supreme Court Refers to Larger Bench Conflicting Opinions on Female Hindu&rsquo;s Rights Under Section 14

10 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Section 300 IPC | Lacking Intention To Commit Murder Irrelevant If Bodily Injury Is Caused With Lethal Weapon, Likely To Cause Death: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;DEATH PENALTY MUST BE COMMUTED IF EXECUTION DELAYS ARE DUE TO FACTORS BEYOND CONVICT&rsquo;S CONTROL
3.&nbsp;Basic Purpose of Order XVIII Rule 17 of CPC is to Enable Court to Clarify Position, Not to Fill Lacuna In Evidence: Calcutta High Court

9 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1. YouTube Cannot Be Ordered to Remove Allegedly Defamatory Video Without Court Declaring It as Such
2.&nbsp;No Promise of Marriage Can Be Made to a Married Woman, Proceedings for Rape Allegation Quashed
3.&nbsp;Medical Testimony of a is Independent Evidence, Capable of Establishing Facts Beyond Oral Testimony

7 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Section 197 CrPC | Once Denied, Sanction to Prosecute Public Servant Cannot Be Granted Again On Same Material: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Delhi High Court Quashes Rape FIR Citing Misuse of Section 376 IPC, Says It&rsquo;s Used As Weapon By Some to Unnecessarily Harass Males
3.&nbsp;Foreign Law Degree Holders Have to Pass BCI&rsquo;s Qualifying Exam to Practice in India, Even if They Have Cleared Bridge Course: Delhi High Court

6 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;POCSO Act | Absence of Semen in Penetrative Sexual Assault Will Not Weaken Victim&rsquo;s Testimony: Punjab &amp; Haryana High Court
2.&nbsp;Section 106 Transfer of Property Act | 15 Days&rsquo; Notice to Tenant Holding Over A Must Before Eviction: Orissa High Court

4 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1. Charge Sheet Can&rsquo;t Be Filed When There is Interim Order Restraining Coercive Action Against Accused: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Proceedings Pending U/S 125 CrPC Not Bar on Maintenance Tribunal&rsquo;s Jurisdiction To Provide Residence To Senior Citizens/ Parents: Kerela High Court
3.&nbsp;Accused Claiming &ldquo;Non-Access&rdquo; To Rape Victim Can Seek Paternity Test To Prove His Claim: Calcutta High Court

3 December 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Relief Hit By Section 438 (1) (ii) of CrPC: Allahabad High Court Cancels Advocates Anticipatory Bail In Extortion Case for Concealing Criminal Antecedents
2.&nbsp;Trial Court Erred In Closing Evidence Upon Refusal of Accused&rsquo;s Counsel to Enter Appearance: Rajasthan High Court Sets Aside POCSO Conviction
3.&nbsp;Enact Law With Severe Punishment for Child Sexual Abuse By Family Members: Madras High Court Upholds Man&rsquo;s Conviction For Raping Stepdaughter

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