Kerala HC Upholds Charges for Exhibiting Naked Body in Front of Minor Under POCSO Act
In a significant judgement delivered on October 14, 2024, by Justice A. Badharudeen of the Kerala High Court. The court held that the exhibition of one's naked body to a minor with sexual intent constitutes sexual harassment under Section 11(i) read with (r/w) Section 12 of the POCSO Act. This ruling arose from a petition […]
SC Rejects Plea For Fixed Hearing Timeline; Says It’s Not US Supreme Court
SC Rejects Plea for Fixed Case Timelines: Not the US Supreme Court On October 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of India firmly dismissed a petition that sought directives for the time-bound disposal of cases across all Indian courts, including the apex court. The plea, which suggested a framework mandating the resolution of cases within 12 […]
SC Issues Notice on Detention of Nigerian National in Tamil Nadu
The Supreme Court issued notices to the Union of India and FRRO in a plea challenging the detention of Nigerian national Aluko Oluwa Tobi Jones. Despite being granted bail for fraud charges, Jones remains in a special detention camp due to an expired visa. The Court seeks clarification on his visa and citizenship status. The […]
MH Govt. Amends Stamp Duty Act to Boost Revenue by Rs 2,000 Crore
Maharashtra Government Introduces Ordinance dated October 14, 2024 on Stamp Duty Act to Boost Revenue, the amendment aims to generate an additional Rs.2,000 Crore annually. The MahaYuti government has issued an ordinance to amend the Maharashtra Stamp Act, 1958. The state cabinet, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, approved the amendments during its meeting on […]
SC Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Sec. 6A of Citizenship Act
On 17th October,2024, the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Amended Citizenship Act, 1955,which granted Indian citizenship in furtherance of the Assam Accord, 1985. The Constitution Bench comprising of Chief Justice of India Dr. DY Chandrachud, Justice Surya Kant, Justice M M Sundresh, Justice J B Pardiwala, and Justice […]
Chhattisgarh HC : Maintenance For Woman In Live-In Relationship
Upholding the decision of the trial court and the Appellate court that granted maintainence to a woman unaware of her partner’s already existing marital status continued to remain in a live-in relationship with him, Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas of the Chattisgarh HC held in his order in a revision petition filed before him that their […]
CJI Recommends Justice Sanjiv Khanna as Next CJI
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud has formally initiated the process of appointing his successor by recommending Justice Sanjiv Khanna, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, to the Union government. Justice Khanna, who ranks next in seniority, is poised to assume the role of CJI following Justice Chandrachud’s retirement on November 10. […]
Italian Senate Passes Law Banning People Seeking Surrogacy Abroad
Italy passed a law on 16 October that criminalises seeking surrogacy abroad. It is being claimed that the move would protect women’s dignity. As it is surrogacy is illegal in Italy. But the conservative government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has vowed to broaden the ban to punish Italians who seek it in countries where […]
Kerala HC orders SIT To Investigate Alcohol/ Drugs Use in Malayalam Film Industry.
Kerala HC orders SIT to investigate Alcohol/ Drugs use in Malayalam Film Industry On 14th October, 2024 while acknowledging the seriousness of the situation the Kerala High Court bench of Justice Dr. A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Justice C.S. Sudha ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the use of alcohol and drugs in the […]
Consensual Adulterous Relationship Does Not Constitute Rape: Allahabad HC
Consensual adulterous relationship from the beginning does not constitute rape: Allahabad High Court “A long-standing consensual relationship, without evidence of cheating or inducement to marry”, does not constitute rape observed the Allahabad High Court Bench presided by Justice Anish Kumar Gupta on an application filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) seeking […]