Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Inaugurates SILF’s New Building, Hails New Dispute Resolution Centre As A Global Legal Hub On April 29, 2024, New Delhi witnessed a momentous occasion as the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) celebrated a major milestone. The grand inauguration of its new building, alongside the unveiling of the highly awaited Dispute
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Accidents can happen anytime, and statistics paint a stark reality if you are a motorcyclist. Motorcyclists are twenty-eight times more prone to losing life in accidents compared to other motorists. Unfortunately, if you find yourself a victim of a motorcycle accident, filing a lawsuit may be mandatory to seek compensation and justice. The process for
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Access to Information Endanger Informants Safety The Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) dismissed a plea presented by Kalyani Singh, the primary accused in the Sukhmanpreet Singh murder case, requesting case diaries or the police filed kept by the Chandigarh Police during the initial investigation. Facts of the Case: Singh is the daughter of retired
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Can Singles and Couples Use Third-party Donors in IVF Procedure? Can Singles and Couples Use Third-party Donors in IVF Procedure? The Calcutta High Court (HC) recently stated that donated sperm or oocytes for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) do not have to come from the couple who opt for artificial pregnancy. A couple who lost their teenage
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Rajasthan High Court- Sex Outside Marriage is Legal According to a recent ruling by the Rajasthan High Court (HC), two adults having consensual sex outside of marriage is not illegal. The court considered a petition from a man who claimed that three individuals had kidnapped his wife and passed this decision. The woman on her
... Continue Reading.Fair Trial in Criminal Cases Involving Cross-Complaints Necessitates Both Cases Be Tried Together by the Same Judge To Avoid Prejudice: AP HC
It has to be stated without mincing any words that the Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Gokeda Pydithalli (A-1) & 2 Others and Others Vs. State Of A P in Criminal Appeal No. 380/2009 and Criminal Revision Case No. 733 of
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CBI Investigation Postponed by SC- Relief In Unauthorized Appointments Of Teachers In the matter of unauthorized appointments of 25,000 teachers, made by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) in West Bengal, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, imposed a stay order on additional investigation into this matter. There has been no stay of the order terminating
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The MPID (Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors) Court has ruled that stockbrokers implicated in the NSEL payment crisis qualify as deposit-taking financial establishments under the MPID Act. This decision, based on Sections 2(c) and 2(d) of the Act, applies to the funds received from both investors and brokers. Among the 16 brokers identified by
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Discussing the Delhi High Court’s Microsoft Technology Licensing v. Asst. Controller of Patents decision on the role of PSITA in determining non obviousness, we are pleased to bring to you this post by Kevin Preji. Kevin is a second-year law student at NLSIU Bangalore and wrote this post while interning with us. His passion lies
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Eliminate Corporal Punishments in Schools Says, Madras High Court The Tamil Nadu Government has been directed by the Madras High Court (HC) to simply follow the guidelines mentioned in the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to remove corporal punishments in schools (GECP). Subject Matter of the Petition A petition was filed recently
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