Month: March 2020

//www.pathlegal.in/Working-Out–Argue-From-Home–For-Lawyers:-Top-Court-Amid-Virus-Scare-legalnewscopied-2384165            Author: Names No more in-person hearings will be held in Supreme Court till further orders, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde said today as the top court ordered sea… Read More

//www.pathlegal.in/Special-Parole-For-Convicts-To-Decongest-Jails:-Delhi-Government-To-High-Court-legalnewscopied-2384166            Author: Names The AAP government told the Delhi High Court on Monday that it had decided to decongest its prisons to check the spread of coronavirus by providing convicts with the op… Read More

//www.pathlegal.in/Vedanta-Founder-Anil-Agarwal-To-Donate-100-Crore-To-Fight-Coronavirus-legalnewscopied-2384170            Author: Adv Rose "Many people are facing uncertainty & I’m specially concerned about the daily wage earners, we will do our bit to help," said Vedanta Founder and Chai… Read More

March 30, 2020 Donations by companies to PM Cares Relief Fund qualifies as CSR expenditure [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has stated that donations by firms or companies to the emergency fund created by the Prime Minister Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund

  IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIACriminal Appeal No.71 OF 2012PetitionerRupali DeviRespondentState of Uttar Pradesh and ors.Date of Judgement9thApril 2019BenchCJI Ranjan Gogoi; Justice L. Nageswara Rao; Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul Facts: In the present case, the petitioner faced cruelty in her matrimonial home and went to her parental home. No overt act of cruelty or

//www.pathlegal.in/UN-Calls-For-Halting-Capital-Punishment-After-Nirbhaya-Convicts-Execution-legalnewscopied-2384178            Author: Adv Rose In a reaction to the execution of the four Nirbhaya case convicts, the UN has urged all the countries to halt the use of capital punishment or place a moratorium on it…. Read More

Rape is an offence under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, but marital rape is an exception to the same. Marital relationship in India is highly revered and marriage is the most respected institution in our culture. These sentiments towards marriage can be considered as the major reasons for making marital rape as an

March 30, 2020 Justice N V Ramana donates Rs. 3 lakhs towards Coronavirus Relief Fund [ by Legal Era News Network ] Senior Supreme Court Judge Justice N V Ramana has donated Rs. 3 lakhs for helping people alleviate hardship who are facing difficulties during the ongoing pandemic. Justice N V Ramana has handed over

March 30, 2020 Supreme Court Justice Ravindra Bhat offers relief package to migrants [ by Legal Era News Network ] Supreme Court Justice Ravindra Bhat handed out relief packages to the needy migrant workers amidst the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. As a result of the lockdown, a large number of migrant workers have been

The Indian Penal Code provides for a well-framed scheme of General Defences under Chapter IV of the Code. Chapter IV of the Code deals with ‘General Exceptions’. This Chapter exempts certain acts from criminal liability. Therefore, the acts which are covered under this Chapter are not considered as punishable offences. Scheme of General Defences The