Month: January 2022

Last Updated on 2 hours by Admin LB Question: Explain in brief ‘Garnishee Order’. Find the answer to the mains question only on Legal Bites. [Explain in brief ‘Garnishee Order’.] Answer “Garnishee” means a judgment-debtor’s debtor. He is a person who is liable to pay a debt to a judgment debtor or to deliver any

Last Updated on 2 hours by Admin LB Question: Mention the circumstances when execution by detention in prison may be ordered, when the decree is for payment of money, and also mention the circumstances when a person detained in execution may be released. Find the answer to the mains question only on Legal Bites. [Mention

Last Updated on 2 hours by Admin LB Question: Define ‘Precept’. [DJS 2007, Raj J.S. 1992] Find the answer to the mains question only on Legal Bites. [Define ‘Precept’] Answer Precept means “a command”, “an order”, “a writ” or “a warrant”. A precept is an order or direction given by the court which passed the

Advocate J Sai Deepak said that the issue of marital rape should be kept outside the jurisdiction of courts.  While appearing for a group called Men Welfare Trust (MWT), he told, “When the legislature does not act, I certainly believe that the judiciary can issue an advisory or at least make its mind clear concerning

The Kerala High Court acquitted the prime accused of the 2006 Kozhikode twin blasts Thadiyantevida Nazeer and Shafas.  The Court held that while confessions may have an element of truth in it but it fails to persuade the Judges, in travelling the distance between ‘may be true’ and ‘must be true’; the whole of which

The Supreme Court in its judgement said that the constitutional courts can’t direct the state government to earmark a certain percentage of reservation to any category in admissions to government-run institutions or jobs. The court also overturned a verdict made by the Punjab & Haryana High Court directing a 3% sports quota in admissions to

The single-judge bench of Justice PV Kunhikrishnan opined that charging parking fees by commercial establishments such as the Lulu International Shopping Mall in Ernakulam is unlawful as per the Kerala Municipality Building Rules, 1994. Providing parking space to visitors is compulsory and they cannot be charged extra for it as a building permit is given only

Justice Vibha Kankanwadi was hearing a bail application of the accused who was Baba, Shankeshwar alias Shambhu Dhakne, and his disciple Sopan Dhakne of raping a minor girl, who lived with her father and the accused on the premises of a temple. According to the prosecution, the girl filed a police report and an FIR

Last Updated on 11 hours by Admin LB Question: What will be the place for the performance of a promise, where no application is to be made and no place is fixed for performance? Please give example. What will be the time for the performance of the promise, where no application is to be made

The Central Water Commission (CWC), as well as the Supervisory Committee of Mullaperiyar dam, have said to the Supreme Court that a fresh review of the dam’s safety is due and needs to be undertaken.  The CWC, in its affidavit filed before the Court, also stated that based on a visual inspection of the dam