While rejecting anticipatory bail plea of a person for an offense under Pre Conception and Pre Natal Diagnostics Techniques Act, 1994 the Punjab and Haryana High Court stated in the case, Hassan Mohd. Vs. State of Haryana that“in a civilized society the sex of foetus cannot be a determining factor for having a lease of life to
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In a world of integrated global trade and borderless virtual markets, the traditional concept of physical trade and real economy have been either substantially supplanted or endorsed by a ‘digital economy’. ‘Digital economy’ is a relatively recent invention due to tremendous advancement in electronic communication encompassing various genres such as internet, telecommunications, mobile applications, etc.
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It is important to look at judicial interpretations to protect the surety because the Indian Contract Act, 1872 contains detailed provisions regarding the surety’s rights and liabilities but there can be a great deal of ambiguity or lack of clarity while analysing these sections. It is in this instance that the role of judiciary attains
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The Supreme Court said, the consent of the State Government is mandatory for a CBI investigation in its jurisdiction & the agency can’t conduct probe without its nod. Justice A M Khanwilkar & Justice B R Gavai, said the provisions are in tune with the federal character of the Constitution, which has been held to be one of
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Defamation complaint registered against the Chief Editor, Managing Editor and Publisher of Malayala Manorama Daily is quashed by the Kerala High Court in Philip Mathew vs. State of Kerala [Crl. MC. No. 7758 of 2016] Justice P Somarajan observed that, the press has the right to publish a news item with its necessary comments and views. Such right
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When one Pavankumar Brahmin was arrested with 15 grams of Charas from the metropolitan court’s gate, Pavankumar Sharma Age 54, a resident of Alvar District in Rajasthan approached the city Sessions Court urging it to restrain the police from arresting him in a 33-year-old narcotics case. Claiming that the case registered in 1987, Sharma was
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MP Anand Desai (left) gets deputy MP in Sajit Suvarna DSK Legal has widened its management, appointing Sajit Suvarna as deputy managing partner alongside the firm’s managing partner Anand Desai as the firm has completed over two years in its new equity system. According to a press release sent on 26 October, managing partner Anand
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University Institute of Legal Studies is organizing a one-day National Online Seminar on “Elimination of Violence against Women: Issues and Solutions” for students to sensitize young minds about the need for the elimination of violence against women, to deliberate on issues related to it, and find solutions that women are not subjected to abuse and violence in
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Under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities Act, 1974 (COFEPOSA), the Supreme Court today issued a notice on a plea challenging the Kerala High Court order quashing the detention of two detenu. On the pretext that it had exceeded its jurisdiction under Article 226, bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and
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Karnataka High Courtcited the recent order passed by the Supreme Court in Arnab Goswami’s case to grant anticipatory bail to Rakesh Shetty, Managing Director and Editor of Power TV in an alleged case of extortion. The Bengaluru police registered the extortion case against Shetty after his channel ran a series of reports raising corruption allegations
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