OThe akf properties across the country constitute a land bank just behind the railways. The same are of the nature of a permanent devotion to religious and charitable ends. Legal provisions contained in the Wakf Laws of 1954 and 1995 provided for a survey of all Wakf properties. Statement ofRead More →
The Supreme Court has ruled that Letters of Administration can be revoked on the ground that not all legal heirs have been involved in the petition under Section 276 of the Indian Succession Act for the grant of Letters of administration with attached will. In this case, the High CourtRead More →
Advertising Here is another example of the political class taking Nigerians for a ride. In February 2021, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, was caught in a viral video assaulting a security guard, Clement Sargwak, on duty at Bannex Plaza Abuja. This was met with publicRead More →
Significant observation and widening the field of application of article 377 of the CPI (Offences against nature), the High Court of Punjab and Haryana argued that this offense is drawn even in a situation where the penetration is on any other part of a victim’s body (other than the vagina)Read More →
Delhi Police told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday that JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a sedition case, was seen allegedly inciting a particular religious section of the community against the government by stirring up unfounded fears in their minds regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NationalRead More →
If a check is returned by a bank with a “frozen account” notation, then that presumes the existence of the account, the Supreme Court observed in a recent case. The Court expressed surprise at the bank’s stand that no such account was maintained and operated by it, despite the checkRead More →
SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Monday (February 28th) upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss three challenges to Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalizes sex between men. The challenges were taken up by: disc jockey Johnson Ong Ming, retired general practitioner Roy Tan Seng Kee and BryanRead More →
In their separate opinions, three judges voted against the constitutionality of Article 29, which allows the detention of a suspected terrorist even without a judicial arrest warrant. It also allows for a longer detention period of 14 to 24 days without charge or arrest warrant. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMILRead More →
The Delhi High Court recently ruled that a notice of reassessment issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act 1861 against a deceased person is null and void. A Division Bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Manmohan relied on the case of Savita Kapila v. Assistant Commissioner of IncomeRead More →
Image source: PTI (FILE). Hijab controversy: Article 144 imposed in Udupi, Karnataka, from February 14 to 19. Strong points Udupi District Administrator has imposed CrPc Section 144 restraining orders Sec 144 to be imposed in areas around all secondary schools from February 14 to February 19 The move is partRead More →
At least there must be factual support for what was alleged in the FIR, the Supreme Court observed in quashing the criminal charges against a woman. The complainant’s case as recorded in the FIR was as follows: the accused married the complainant’s brother on December 11, 2016, and thereafter beganRead More →
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh recently ruled that Section 52 of the Transfer of Property Act 1882 did not prevent the granting of a temporary injunction under Order 39, Rules 1 and 2, of the code of civil procedure. Judge Ravi Nath Tilhari and Judge C. Praveen Kumar inRead More →
After the High Courts of Delhi and Allahabad, the High Court of Rajasthan is the latest to quash tax notices issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act after April 1, 2021, and also to confirm the decision of the single judge in a similar case. Meanwhile, the Centre’sRead More →
BENGALURU: Reiterating that breach of promise of marriage does not amount to cheating under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code, Karnataka High Court has quashed charges against Bengaluru man and members of his family. “This court has already ruled in (the) Dr. Ramesh Sinha v. State of Karnataka thatRead More →
The Delhi High Court on Monday continued to hear a batch of petitions challenging the exception to section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts a man’s forced sex with his own wife from the offense of rape. Senior Counsel Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the caseRead More →
The steady growth of international trade has resulted in parties in different markets pursuing alternative approaches to dispute resolution in order to refrain from litigation, as its implementation in foreign parties is often difficult and slanderous, which has leads to the emergence of effective methods of dispute resolution such asRead More →
The High Court of Rajasthan recently ruled that appeal under Section 30 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923 is inadmissible unless a substantive question of law is stated . Judge Anoop Kumar Dhand, while dismissing the appeal, observed, “I see no reason to call for any interference with the findingsRead More →
The Royal Courts of Justice (Photo: Gary Brigden) How ordinary residence is determined for mental health tracking remains unclear, although the government has won a court ruling over its sweeping new approach to the issue. Last month, the Court of Appeal partially accepted the new policy, under which responsibility forRead More →
The Supreme Court of India has observed that the fundamental right of personal freedom to travel abroad cannot be denied to a person just because he is accused in a 498A complaint filed by his brother’s wife against his brother and his family, especially when the allegations against him doRead More →
Keeping daughter-in-law’s jewelry for security reasons cannot constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of judges Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari said failure to control an adult brother, live independently or give advice on how to adapt to one’s sister-in-lawRead More →
Keeping daughter-in-law’s jewelry for security reasons cannot constitute cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court has said. A bench of judges Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari said failure to control an adult brother, live independently or give advice on how to adapt to one’s sister-in-lawRead More →
The Supreme Court observed that conviction using Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code (felony of belonging to an unlawful assembly) is not sustainable when the co-defendants have been acquitted, making the number of members of alleged unlawful assembly less than 5 and there is no unidentified accused in theRead More →