While disposing an appeal filed by Bruhath Bangalore Mahanagara Palike against a judgement of Karnataka High Court which directed it to mutate the property in the name of some parties the Supreme Court observed and reiterated that mutation entries by themselves do not confer titles. It was contended that title suit was pending related to the subject property and therefore
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Republic TV sends legal notice to Indian Express for the story on Arnab Goswami
The popular News channel Republic TV has recently filed a legal notice against The Indian Express for an article that is published on the 25th. The article that was titled ‘Arnab Goswami paid me $12,000 and Rs 40 lakh to fix ratings: Partho Dasgupta’ was seen as a direct attack at Republic TV’s editor-in-chief Arnab
... Continue Reading.Comparative Status Of Women Under Various Personal Laws
Introduction – India is a secular country of people from diverse religions. There are many religions, which governs various personal laws, which are applicable to different sects. There are various religions in India like Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi, Jews, Christian who follows various personal laws. Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, follow Hindu Personal Law because
... Continue Reading.No Bar for writ under section 173(8) CrPC to transfer investigation to CBI: Calcutta HC
Notice the large loopholes in a forensic investigation undertaken by the Siliguri Police in connection with the suspected murder of an IB officer. On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court transferred the sensitive details for investigation to the Central Investigation Bureau (CBI). The quality of the prosecution relies completely on a fair trial. If there are several gaps in the investigation
... Continue Reading.IILM 8th Annual PRME Conference 2021 [Submit by Jan 30]
School of Law, IILM University is organising IILM 8th Annual PRME Conference 2021 on the theme National and International Environmental Laws: Way Forward to Green Recovery which is scheduled to be held on 12th-13th February 2021. About Organiser ILM University, Gurugram has been set up under the Haryana Private Universities (Amendment) Act 2018. Our campus,
... Continue Reading.Karnataka HC Observes Sharing Citizens Health Data Without Their Informed Consent Infringes Right To Privacy
CORAM: Hon’ble Chief Justice Abhay S. Oka and Hon’ble Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty In its interim order restraining the Government of India and the National Informatics Centre (NIC) from sharing the response data of users of the Aarogya Setu app, the Karnataka High Court noted that the sharing of citizens health data without their informed consent would breach the right to privacy provided for in Article 21 of
... Continue Reading.Bombay HC Observes Intrusion In Academic Matters Amounts To Judicial Over-Reach & Stepping Into Domain Of Other Organs Of State
CASE: Sanja y Bhaskarrao Kale v. The Union of India & ors. CORAM: Hon’ble Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Hon’ble Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge Last week, the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) dismissed a petition seeking directions from the respondents (UOI and others) to spread awareness among the masses of the contents of the Constitution of India, the Right to Information Act and the Consumer Protection Act. The petition filed by
... Continue Reading.Indique Law’s one-week legal fest, Lexspective’21 [20th to 28th Feb 2021]
Indique Law’s one-week legal fest, Lexspective’21 [20th to 28th Feb 2021]- Register Now! Indique Law’s one-week legal fest, Lexspective’21 [20th to 28th Feb 2021]- Register Now! About Indique Law Indique Law is a team of practising advocates and law students who, with the motto of “justice begins today”, are working to achieve the common goal
... Continue Reading.For Social Media E-Commerce Websites To Display MRP, Manufacturer Details, Country Of Origin: Plea In Delhi HC
A petition has been filed in the Delhi HC seeking direction for e-commerce social mediawebsites to display full details of products which are being offered for sale on them, that includes details of the Maximum Retail Price (MRP), seller details, name of the manufacturer and country of origin. The plea filed by Ajay Kumar Singh points out that while the Government of India actively
... Continue Reading.Pressing Breasts without disrobing is not “Sexual Assault”: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court’s Nagpur Bench has ruled that groping the breasts of a girl without ‘skin-to-skin touch’ would lead to molestation under The Indian Penal Code, but not the extreme crime of ‘sexual harassment’ under the Sexual Offense Protection of Children (POCSO) Act. The point was made by a single bench of Justice Pushpa
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