Jharkand High court slams the verdict against cruelty.
Issues: Conviction under Section 498A IPC: The primary issue was the appeal by Sanjay Kumar Rai against his conviction under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for cruelty towards his wife, Neelam Devi, who was suffering from cancer. Challenge to Acquittal:
Controversy around National Medical Commission Professional Conduct Guidelines
The Gazette of India on 2nd August 2023, notified the National Medical Commission of registered medical practitioner Regulations, 2023. The regulation highlights that the prescription of the drugs should only be done by their generic name and not by the brand name. The
Lack of a positive “viscera report” does not tell that the poisoning did not take place: SC
Facts:- An F.I.R. was filed by Uma Shankar Shah, the complainant, who had alleged that even though cash and gold were given to the husband’s family, the appellant was harassing Tuli for more dowry. It was asserted that Tuli consumed poison because she
Article 14 not considered in Kedar Nath Singh 1962 decision: says Supreme Court while hearing petition challenging sedition law.
Recently Supreme Court observed that the constitutional bench in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of Bihar 1962 did not consider the aspect of article 14 while upholding the constitutional validity of article 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The petitioners, challenging the
The bill on the appointment process of election commissioners will be considered in the special session of the parliament
Written By: Shianjany Pradhan The constitution bench in March ruled that the chief election commissioner and the election commissioners must be appointed by a committee that shall be headed by the Prime Minister, the leader of the opposition, and the chief justice of
“It is the duty of the police authorities to produce the accused before the Trial Court”: Supreme Court while granting bail to the accused.
Recently, the Supreme Court while granting bail to the accused, observed that it is the duty of the police department to produce the accused before the trial court and that the accused cannot be blamed for the police’s negligence. “Since the petitioner is
Whether remission can be granted to those sentenced to life for gang-rape of minor girls? :- SC
Written By: – Shianjany Pradhan The supreme court recently said that if there is a provision of law that bars the grant of remission to convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for the offense of gang rape of girls below 12 years, can be
Protection: Senior citizen have right to reclaim property, if disregarded by Child: Madras HC
Written by; Srijan Raj The Madras High Court has redefined the meaning of the phrase “subject to condition” in Section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Older People Act, 2007, according to Justice SM Subramaniam. The court ruled that The
Calcutta High Court orders State govt. to comply with NALSA’s compensation Scheme
Written by: Srijan Raj The Calcutta High Court has criticised the West Bengal Government’s outdated compensation scheme for acid attack victims, citing its forgetfulness of its progressive feminist roots. The court invoked Gopal Krishna Gokhale’s saying, “What Bengal thinks today, India thinks tomorrow,”
Just a report and not an offence on the ground: SC
Written By:- Shianjany Pradhan A petition was filed whereby the FIR was lodged against the members of the Editors Guild of India (EGI) regarding a report of fact-finding about the ethnic violence in Manipur. The SC said that it was just a report
