In the case of Deepa Bajpai v Dr. Ashish Mishra, it was maintained that the couple got married in the year 2015 as per the Hindu rites, the family of the husband received a car and jewelry as dowry. The wife pleaded before the court that the in-laws were demanding more dowry from her and …
In the case of [Prabha Tyagi v Kamlesh Devi, CrA 511/2022], the Supreme Court decided that it is not mandatory for the Magistrate to consider a Domestic Incident Report filed by Protectiotion Officer before passing an order under the D V Act. It was observed by the Bench of Justices M R Shah and B …
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Pornography or porn is portrayal of sexual subject matter for the purpose of sexual arousal. Watching porn in India privately is not a crime per se, The Supreme Court had also remarked that an adult can be denied his fundamental right to personal liberty, i.e. To watch porn in the private zone of his or …
The Supreme Court recently in the Case of [Dilip Hariramani v Bank of Baroda] held, that criminal liability for a cheque bounce case under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act can’t be decided over a person just because he is a partner in a firm that took a loan or because he was guarantor …
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A Division Bench of Justices Goutam Bhaduri and NK Chandravanshi while hearing a petition filed by a husband challenging the order issued by a family Court in Korba dated 27th February 2017, observed that if a wife insists on separating her husband from his parents and threatens him that she will file a false case …
Wife forcing husband to live separate from his parents in mental Cruelty Read More »
A Bar Association is an association or a collective body of practicing lawyers. In India, some Bar associations are responsible for regulating the conduct of lawyers, while some other associations are organizations which are responsible to serve their members, in some cases both. In Section 17(4) of The Advocates Act, 1961 it is clearly mentioned …
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In the case of Pooja S v Abhishek Shetty, the couple got married in the year 2011 and they have 2 children, later husband filed a petition under Section 13(1) (i) and (ii) of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking a divorce. The wife filed a petition under section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act seeking …
The Delhi High Court in one of its judgments held that a father has the right to meet the child. The observation came in a case, where the Court was deciding about the custody of a three years old child, whose parents had decided to separate. FACTS: The Delhi High Court Lawyer on behalf of …
Celebration leads to suspension. Judges were suspended for grooving on music and doing Naagin Dance in official uniforms. Like others, you must have also come across the viral video of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Pankaj Jaiswal performing naagin dance with his clerk. As much as the video went viral and the people’s reaction to it …
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Before the implementation of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 it was Vishakha Guidelines which ensured a safe working environment for women. The precursor of the Act as well the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court the BHANWARI DEVI RAPE CASE, which started with the opposition of child marriage …
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