AOR’s Duty to Notify Clients Upon Senior Advocate Elevation? SC to Decide
On 20th January, the Supreme Court bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan will deliberate whether an Advocate on Record (AoR) bears the obligation to inform their client about their designation as a Senior Advocate, thereby enabling the client to make alternative arrangements to engage another lawyer for filing a vakalatnama. The Court […]
A Juvenile At The Time Of Offence, Incarcerated For 25 Years, SC Grants Freedom
"The time which he has lost, for no fault of his, can never be restored.” rued the Supreme Court in a significant ruling while ordering the immediate release of a prisoner who had been incarcerated for nearly 25 years after determining that he was a juvenile at the time of the offense committed in 1994. […]
Does “Below Average Intelligence” Bars a Woman from Motherhood?: Bombay HC Weighs In
The Bombay High Court bench of Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Rajesh S. Patil, while hearing a plea filed by a 66-year-old adoptive father seeking permission for the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) of his 27-year-old daughter, has kept the matter for further hearing on 13th January 2025 in the light of new facts. […]
Atul Subhash Suicide: Karnataka HC Flags Prima Facie Evidence in FIR Against Wife
While adjourning the matter after it’s hearing today, the Karnataka High Court has pertinently observed that prima facie, the essential elements of the offence of abetment of suicide appeared to be present in the First Information Report (FIR). Justice S.R. Krishna Kumar, while hearing the plea to quash the First Information Report (FIR) filed by […]
Bombay HC Ends Monitoring of Govind Pansare Murder Investigation
The Bombay High Court announced its decision to cease monitoring the ongoing trial in the case concerning the murder of Comrade Govind Pansare and his wife, Uma Pansare, who were shot at by two unidentified assailants on February 16, 2015. The bench, comprising Justice A.S. Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata, heard a Writ Petition filed […]
Delhi HC: Mandates Free Medical Treatment of Sexual Assault, Rape, Acid Attack And POCSO Case Survivors
The Delhi High Court has called for strict adherance from all hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, medical centres to provide FREE medical care and treatment to rape victims/survivors, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case survivors and similar victims/survivors of sexual attacks, acid attacks, etc. The bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Justice Amit […]
SC: No Registration or Stamp Duty for Compromise Decrees Confirming Pre-Existing Rights
The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while scrutinizing whether a compromise decree confirming pre-existing rights requires registration and whether such a decree is chargeable with stamp duty. The bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R Mahadevan were hearing a Civil Appeal where the Appellant had filed […]
RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: Calcutta HC to Hear Plea Seeking Fresh Investigation
A plea was mentioned before the Calcutta High Court’s single bench of Justice Tirthankar Ghosh by the parents of the trainee doctor (victim) at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, who was allegedly raped and murdered, challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) probe into the incident and seeking a fresh investigation into the […]
SC Addresses Dearth of Super-Specialty Dentists: Allows Appeal of MDS Graduates
The Supreme Court, owing to peculiar facts and circumstances, has set aside the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court while directing the issuance of pending degrees to graduates of MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) and observed the 'dearth of Super-Specialty Doctors' in the field of dentistry. The bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice […]
Atul Subhash Suicide: Allahabad HC Grants Relief To An Accused Family Member
The Allahabad High Court’s Single Judge Bench of Justice Ashutosh Srivastava, on December 16, 2024, extended the relief of (Transit) Anticipatory Bail to Sushil Singhania, uncle of Nikita Singhania, also accused in connection with the abetment of suicide case involving Bengaluru-based techie Atul Subhash. In addition to Sushil Singhania, Nikita Singhania, her mother, and her […]