15 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Article 14 Can&rsquo;t Be Invoked To Repeat Illegality Committed In Favour of Someone: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;High-Handedness By State: Supreme Court Sets Aside Order Removing Chhattisgarh Woman Sarpanch From Office
3.&nbsp;Punjab &amp; Haryana HC Declines Pre-Arrest Bail to Mother Booked Under POCSO For Forcing 2 &ndash;Yrs Old Son Into Sexual Activities With Paramour

14 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Right to Shelter A Facet Of Article 21, State Must Satisfy Why Entire Property Needs To Be Demolished: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Recovery of Excess Payment From Lower-Rung Employees Violates Article 14: Patna High Court Imposes Rs. 5 Lakh Penalty On Child Development Project Officer
3.&nbsp;[Dowry Death] When Offence Committed Inside House, Initial Burden of Proof Rests On Prosecution But Degree Becomes Lighter: Patna High Court

13 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Not Every Plaintiff Must Prove Sale Agreement&rsquo;s Execution If Another Plaintiff Having Firsthand Knowledge Proves Execution: Supreme Court
2. Why Maternity Benefit Available to Adoptive Mothers Only If Adopted Child is Below 3 Months Old? Supreme Court Asks Centre
3.&nbsp;Hindu Succession Act | 2005 Amendment Giving Equal Rights To Daughter Resulted In Reducing Shares of Mother &amp; Widow: Madras High Court

12 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Offence Within Restaurant Not &lsquo;House Trespass&rsquo; As per Sections 442, 452 IPC: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Adult Sexual Predators Ought Not To Be Afforded Leeway By Micro Analysis of Child Victim&rsquo;s Testimony: Sikkim High Court
3. Trial Not Concluded Within 60 Days From Day Fixed For Recording Evidence: Rajasthan High Court Cites Section 480 BNSS to Grant Bail In Cheating Case

11 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;&lsquo;Bulldozer Justice Simply Unacceptable Under Rule of Law&rsquo;: Supreme Court in Final Judgment of CJI DY Chandrachud
2.&nbsp;Uttarakhand High Court Allows Wife&rsquo;s Plea to Become Guardian of Comatose Husband
3.&nbsp;Section 60 Indian Evidence Act | Person Who has Seen or Heard a Fact Can Be Said to Provide Direct Evidence: Jharkhand High Court

09 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1. Bigamy | FIR Along With Conviction Can Be Quashed On Basis Of Compromise At Stage Of Appeal/Revision: Punjab &amp; Haryana High Court
2.&nbsp;Media Giving &ldquo;Definite Opinion&rdquo; of Someone&rsquo;s Guilt or Innocence Pending Probe/Trial Not Protected Under Article 19(1) (a): Kerela High Court Full Bench
3.&nbsp;Wife Can&rsquo;t Be Made Co-accused Merely For Staying With Husband is Involved In Crime, Stronger Evidence Needed U/S 319 CrPC: Karnataka High Court

08 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Sexual Assault Under POCSO Can&rsquo;t Be Quashed Based on Compromise, Offence is Henious &amp; Not of Private: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya Over Allegedly Misleading Post on &lsquo;X&rsquo;
3.&nbsp;Section 482 BNSS | Once Pre-arrest Bail is Denied On Merits, Second Plea Can&rsquo;t Be Entertained Without Any Change In Fact Situation: Punjab &amp; Haryana HC

07 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Sessions Courts Must Order Victim Compensation in Cases of Sexual Offences Against Minors And Women: Supreme Court
2. You Can&rsquo;t Bulldoze Houses Overnight: Supreme Court Directs UP Govt. To Pay Rs. 25 Lakhs Interim Compensation For Illegal Demolition&nbsp;
3.&nbsp;Section 197 of CrPC Applies to PMLA: Supreme Court Holds Prior Sanction Mandatory to Prosecute Public Servants For Money Laundering Offence

06 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1. Supreme Court Overrules Views Of Justices Krishna Iyer &amp; Chinnappa Reddy On Private Property, Says Constitution Allows Economic Democracy
2.&nbsp;Supreme Court Dismisses Union&rsquo;s Challenge to Quashing of LOC against Late Actor Sushant Singh Rajput&rsquo;s House Help- Samuel Miranda
3.&nbsp;If Appeal is Preferred Beyond Limitation, Notice Must Be Issued to Respondent, Court Can&rsquo;t Directly Proceed on Merits: Patna High Court
4.&nbsp;Fundamental Right of Privacy Includes Spousal Privacy, Law Cannot Permit Snooping By Spouses

05 November 2024 - Legal Updates

1. If Cheque Bounce Complaint Is Withdrawn, Continuing Proclamation Proceedings U/S 174A IPC is Abuse of Power: Punjab &amp; Haryana High Court
2.&nbsp;UP Courts Can&rsquo;t Entertain Anticipatory Bail Pleas For Offences Punishable By Death As State Amendment Prohibits It: Allahabad HC
3.&nbsp;Court Can&rsquo;t Exercise Inherent Powers U/S 482 CrPC In Domestic Violence Proceedings: Punjab &amp; Haryana High Court

30 October 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Section 353 IPC | Shouting &amp; Threatening Someone Doesn&rsquo;t Amount To Assault: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Prisoners Cannot Be Asked To wait For Over One Year To Avail Parole In Emergency Situations Involving Their Family: Bombay High Court

29 October 2024 - Legal Updates

1.&nbsp;Police&rsquo;s Action to Take Possession of Immovable Property Without Sanction Of Law Reflects Lawlessness: Supreme Court
2.&nbsp;Right to Dignity Under Article 21 Includes Being Able to Attend Once In A Lifetime Family Rituals Like Son&rsquo;s Wedding: Rajasthan High Court

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