The Bombay High Court has refused to quash an FIR against Valji Vadher who was charged for having bad intention for the victim minor girl. The HC adjudicated that if a person with sexual intent constantly follows or tries contacting a child by any means then he can be convicted for an offence defined under Section 11 of the
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Malayalam Actor Gets Bail in Molestation Case
Kerala High Court has granted bail to Malayalam Actor Dileep in Actress Molestation Case with strict conditions. He was arrested on machination charges for committing abduction and sexual assault on another leading actress. His earlier bail applications were dismissed by the Kerala High Court on 24th July and 29th August 2017. Shikha TiwariI am a law student who is
Gujarat High Court Interprets The Right To Inherit Property Under Hindu Succession Act
Gujarat High Court has held that a Hindu daughter can inherit from her father after getting married to a Muslim and Converted to Islam. Interpreting Section 2 of Hindu Succession Act, Justice Pardiwala held that if the parents are Hindus, then the child is also governed by the Hindu Law or is a Hindu. “Perhaps the Legislature might have thought fit
Claim For Recovery Of Rent Etc. From Immovable Property Used Exclusively In Trade Or Commence Is A Commercial Dispute: Delhi HC
The Delhi Court has stated that every suit seeking rent and mense profits related to any immovable property will be considered as a commercial dispute in commercial courts and Commercial Apallate Divison of High Courts, unlike earlier where such cases were not considered to be commercial disputes and were directed to the district courts. Shikha TiwariI am a
Bombay HC Chastises Party-In-Person Litigant For Using Derogatory Language Against NGT
A Petition was filed in the Bombay High Court against The National Green Tribunal regarding the transfer of a pending matter before the NGT Western Zone bench in Pune to Delhi, allegedly without any notice to him. The petitioner had used derogatory and inappropriate language in his written as well as oral submissions. The court reminded the petitioner that
Delhi HC Offers Jobs To Five Acid Attack Survivors And A Transgender
The Delhi High Court and Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) interceded and offered Job to five acid attack survivors and a transgender after all of them faced discrimination and failed to get employed. They were then hired by the High Court after their plight was brought to Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal. Shikha TiwariI am a
Ryan Int’l Murder Case: P&H HC Grants Interim Protection From Arrest To Ryan Group CEO, His Parents
The Ryan group CEO Ryan Pinto and his parents were granted interim protection from arrest by Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the murder case of 7 year old Pradhyuman Thakur. Justice Surinder Gupta ordered that while the CBI is taking time to file a reply the petitioners shall remain stayed till next date but will be
Make IPC Rape Provisions Gender-Neutral: Petition In Delhi HC, Notice Issued
The Delhi High Court issued a notice to the Centre on a Petition filed by Mr. Sanjiiv Kkumar challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code and demanding Gender neutral rape provisions.The petition emphasizes that Male Rape is a reality and cannot be denied and male rape is not a figment of
47 Tihar Inmates Allege Human Rights Violation, Delhi HC Orders ‘Fair’ Probe
Forty Seven Tihar jail prisoners claim that their human rights were violated. They accused the jail authorities for torturing and beating them up mercilessly and not even providing any medical treatment while also barring access to their families to meet them. The Delhi High Court has ordered the superintendent to conduct a fair probe into the allegations and submit
Condemning Justice Patel’s Resignation, K’taka Bar Council Resolves To Abstain From Work On Oct 4
Astound by the resignation of Justice Jayant Patel, the second senior most judge of the Karnataka High court, the Karnataka Bar Council called for an emergent meeting to consider demands of its members and to raise an “outcry in unison and displeasure expressed by the legal fraternity over Justice Patel and decided to abstain from work