Who Will Fund It?’: Bombay HC Shows Sympathy but Seeks Clarity on Junior Lawyers ‘Stipend PIL
Twelve young lawyers from Maharashtra filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Bombay High Court, highlighting severe financial difficulties faced by young lawyers during the Covid 19 pandemic and continue to earn less than Rs One Lakh, post Covid. They pleaded for monetary support of Rs 5000 for the community through their first three […]
HDFC In Fraud, Fake Emails and Virtual Card: HC seeks Probe
In a case raising serious concerns over digital banking security, Justice Vikas Mahajan of the Delhi High Court has sought responses from RBI and HDFC Bank after a customer, Manmohan Kumar, alleged unauthorized transactions worth ₹74.6 lakh from his HDFC account. Facts: The petitioner, Manmohan Kumar, through a writ petition, petitioned the court after fraudulent […]
Addiction Creeps Closer To The Gate: Bombay HC Wakes Up To Drug Menace
The Aurangabad bench of Bombay High Court expressed serious concern over the alarming issue of illegal drug and cigarette sales in close proximity to schools and colleges in the city. This move was prompted by articles published in the Marathi daily "Dainik Sakal," which highlighted the activities of certain offenders involved in the sale of […]
‘Trans Women are Woman’: AP High Court Breaks New Ground In Gender Justice
A transwoman in a heterosexual marriage will now have the legal right to file a complaint under Section 498A of Indian Penal Code (IPC) after Andhra Pradesh High Court’s affirmation in a significant ruling. Charges against the man and his family in the case were based on a complaint filed by the man’s spouse, a […]
MISSING LAW STUDENTS TRACED TO LAW FIRMS : PIL ON ATTENDANCE DISMISSED
AI 171 Tragedy Prompts PIL: Air India Faces Heat Over Boeing Safety
Following the tragic plane crash incident in Ahmedabad, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court of India for immediate suspension of Air India’s Boeing fleet and urging for comprehensive safety audits to prevent further catastrophes. The PIL was filed by Advocate Ajay Bansal, who cited various safety concerns, after his […]
Bombay HC Upholds Ratan Tata’s Will, Ensures Equal Shares to His Charities
In a recent ruling from the Bombay High Court, Justice Manish Pitale clarified the distribution of 'listed' and 'unlisted' shares belonging to the late industrialist Ratan Tata. These shares were not explicitly allocated in Tata's original Will. The court determined that these shares will be equally divided between the Ratan Tata Endowment Foundation and the […]
“HC Is Not Custodian Of The Revenue’’: SC Arraigns Legally Flawed Bombay HC Order
The Supreme Court rapped and overturned a recent order of the Bombay High Court deeming it inappropriate and discerning that, “ a High Court is not the custodian of the revenue’’, it overstepped its bounds acting improperly in granting a stay . Once an appeal is deemed non-maintainable and disposed of, no further stay should […]
Rape of Four Year Old Brutal, But Degree of Brutality Lacking: HC Commutes Death To Life Imprisonment
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, has recently reviewed a case of a 20-year-old scheduled tribe man, convicted and sentenced to death by a trial court for raping a four-year-old girl and commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment. In its order, the court acknowledged that while the crime was undeniably brutal it lacked the degree […]
Bail Hearings Not For Investigative Techniques: SC Slams Narco Test Order by HC
The Supreme Court bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prasanna B. Varale has set aside an order of the Patna High Court permitting narco-analysis of an accused (Appellant), particularly during the pendency of a bail application. The facts of the case involve a missing woman whose disappearance from her matrimonial home was suspected to […]