Madras High Court directs State Judicial Academy to train judges and officers dealing with POCSO Act
The court said that even if the girl had given consent for the act, it is immaterial as she was a child under the definition of Sectoon 2(1) of the POCSO Act.Hence, the appelant's act comes under the definition of aggravated penetrative sexual
Tech Giants in trouble?
By Yashiveer Kirti Anand; ILNU, Nirma University In this technology driven age, everything is getting Digital. The digital revolution has made our life comfortable and easier to live. There was a time when we used to rely on postcards to send our message
Suriya objects the amendment of cinematograph act; says law should not ‘strangle’ freedom of expression
Written by – Himani Baid On July 2, Actor-producer Suriya tweeted his objection to the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, while asking his followers on Twitter to record their objections to the proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act of 1952. The central government announced
Suriya objects to the amendment of the cinematograph act; says the law should not ‘strangle’ freedom of expression
Written by – Himani Baid On July 2, Actor-producer Suriya tweeted his objection to the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, while asking his followers on Twitter to record their objections to the proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act of 1952. The central government announced
‘Are Caste-Based Reservations In Education For Eternity?’: Plea In Supreme Court
Written By – Arshita Anand An advocate has moved a plea to the Supreme Court on seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in education. The petitioner, Dr Subhash Vijayran, has made the Union of India, through the Ministry
Women looses inherited property rights on remarriage: Chattisgarh High Court
The court was still of the view “It is quite vivid that under Section 14(1) of the Act of 1956, to get attracted, the property must be possessed by the female Hindu on coming into force of the Act of 1956
Right to religion can take a backseat when right to life is threatened: Madras High Court
The court’s judgement is of significance importance as it provides legal precedence to all high courts and district courts in the country to give primacy to right to life over other rights at a time when the country is grappling with the dangerous
SC denies stay on 25% reservation for Karnataka students in NLSIU
The argument was further done regarding not filing the PIL in college admission disputes. Senior Advocate further declared that “last-minute adjustments” shouldn’t be done to admission requirements. In this, he spotlighted upon the last year’s judgment of Supreme Court where it busted upon
US State Department to add gender marker for nonbinary and intersex persons
Written by Arshita Anand On Wednesday, the US State Department issued a statement that it is working to add a gender marker to U.S. passports thus including nonbinary, intersex and gender non-conforming individuals. Secretary Antony Blinken stated that their department would be working
Hindu Joint Family can reunite even after partition: Supreme Court
Written by Shrey Garg A two- judge bench of Supreme Court consisting of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy held in the case of Janakiammal vs. SK Kumarasamy (Deceased) [CA 1537 OF 2016] that a Hindu Joint Family can reunite after their
