Legal News

Irretrievable breakdown of marriage: Supreme Court grants a decree of divorce using its discretionary power under Article 142(1)

Minimum qualifying marks in the interview as a part of the selection criteria for appointment to the District Judiciary in the States of Bihar and Gujarat is legally valid: SC

Costs of air conditioning services provided to the children in the school have to be borne by the parents: Delhi High Court

Model Code Violation Case: Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail to Umar Ansari

SC quashes proceedings under Section 498A and requests the Legislature to consider making necessary changes to the corresponding Section in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Plea of juvenility may be raised before any Court and at any stage, even after final disposal of the case: Supreme Court

SC directs the implementation of a minimum 1/3rd reservation for women in the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA)

Cheque Dishonor case (Section 138 NI Act): SC set aside the HC order allowing the complainant to amend the date of the cheque mentioned in the complaint

PIL in the Supreme Court by a lawyer seeking to constitute a Medical Expert Panel to examine the risk factors and side effects of the Covishield vaccine

Whether private resources fall within the definition of ‘material resource of the community’ under Article 39(b), SC reserves judgment