A Bench headed By CJI Bobde has pushed the Central Government to give a decision on a mercy petition filed by Balwant Singh Rajoana. Mr. Rajoana is facing capital punishment for the murder of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. He was put in custody since 1995. His lawyer advocate Mukul Rohatgi said that the
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The Hammersmith Ghost Case | R. Nirmmita Mano and Mirudhula A
The small quaint English village of Hammersmith would have been completely oblivious today if not for the comical and dramatic Hammersmith Ghost case that gave it great legal significance. It has also been the moot cause for the case, and consequently, remembered nearly 217 years after its judgement which led to the rise of important
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... Continue Reading.Dilapidated Relationship Cannot Be Ruled Out: Sikkim HC Acquits Rape Accused
While acquitting a rape accused on the pretext of a promise of marriage the Sikkim High Court on 1/7/2021 said that a ruined relationship cannot be ruled out. The victim lodged an FIR accusing Makraj Limboo on 10/01/2018 alleging that she was raped by him and got pregnant because of the same. On 17/08/2013 she
... Continue Reading.National Poster Making Competition | School of Legal Studies, BBDU [Submit by 12 Feb]
About the Competition School of Legal Studies, Babu Banarasi Das University is organizing National Poster Making Competition on the theme “Great Work Requires Great and Persistent Effort Youth and COVID-19”. This initiative will engage young students to spread public awareness. About the University BBD University aims to transform the way people think by teaching them
... Continue Reading.Regulation 17 of NALSA Regulations to be followed while Lok Adalats pass Awards: Punjab & Haryana HC
Case: Robin Gupta v. M/s Stratford Educational Management Pvt. Ltd. and others Citation: CR No.4701 of 2019(O&M) Coram: Hon’ble Justice Rekha Mittal The High Court of Punjab and Haryana orders Lok Adalats to pass awards in accordance with NALSA Regulation 17. Recently, Justice Rekha Mittal of the Punjab & Haryana High Court directed “during the long
... Continue Reading.Constitutional Challenge to GST Provisions to be addressed before High Court: Supreme Court
CASE: Devendra Dwivedi Vs. Union of India & Ors. CITATION: [Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s).272/2020] CORAM: Hon’ble Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Hon’ble Justice Indira Banerjee and Hon’ble Justice Sanjiv Khanna The Supreme Court did not entertain a writ petition which challenged the constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Central Goods and Services Act, 2017. The court instead
... Continue Reading.Legal Zems 2nd National Virtual Moot Court Competition 2021 [Register by 17 Feb]
Legal Zems is organising the 2nd National Virtual Moot court Competition 2021 on 4th-7th February 2021. Register before 17th February 2021. About The Competition It is a matter of great pride for Legal Zems to organize its 2nd Virtual National Moot Court Competition, 2021 with an objective to set up a simulation of the court
... Continue Reading.Sexual Relations cannot be made without consent even if prosecutrix is friendly with a man: Jammu and Kashmir HC
Case title: Aman Sagotra v. UT of J&K Citation: Bail App No. 211/2020 CrlM No. 1277 & 1699 of 2020 Coram: Justice Sanjay Dhar The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that cases relating to the grant of bail in the offence of rape must be approached differently, since the release of the accused on bail
... Continue Reading.CJI questions farmers safety during protest
A three-bench headed by CJI S A Bobde in the Supreme Court has recently questioned the safety of the protesting farmers in Delhi. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the CJI wants the central government to inform its plans for protestors to the Court. Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta was the representative of the Central government in the
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