NO MERIT IN WRIT PETITION FILED BY PETITIONER U/A 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION

–Report by Shreya Gupta The petitioner, in this case, was Masudeo s/o Rama Kusalkar and there were 8 respondents, The State of Maharashtra, The Divisional Commissioner, The Collector, The Additional Collector, The Sub-Divisional Officer, The Tahsildar, The Talathi, Bhalchandra Dattatraya Sawant. The history of the case lies in 1989 when the government of Maharashtra orderedRead More

Constitutionality of S. 33(7), Representation of the People Act

–Report by Eshna Ray The petitioner in the case of Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay Vs. Union of India and Another, challenged the constitutional validity of Section 33(7) of the Representation of the People Act 1951, which allows a person to contest an election for the same office from more than one constituency simultaneously. The petition seeks directionRead More

FAMILY COURTS JEOPARDISING THE RIGHT TO APPEAL?

​​​​​​​-​Report by Shivansh Pratap Singh In the case of MR. JAY SURYAKANT KAKADE Vs MRS. ANUNAYA JAY KAKADE  dated 02.Feb.2022 a husband has filed an application for transfer of proceedings from the magistrate to the family court but the wife argues her right to appeal will be infringed. Facts of the case: The Applicant (Husband) seeksRead More

JUDICIAL FORUMS MUST ESTABLISH GUIDELINES FOR DEPOSITING FUNDS IN BANKS: SC

-Report by Kontheti Subrahmanya Sai Lakshmi Anuhya  In the recent judgment of K. L. SUNEJA & ANR. Vs. DR. (MRS.) MANJEET KAUR MONGA (D) THROUGH HER LR & ANR., issued by a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court, an order was passed directing all courts and judicial bodies to establish rules to guarantee that sumsRead More

ILLEGAL STOCKING WITHOUT LICENSE DIFFERENT FROM NON-COMPLIANCE OF RULES

-Report by Sanya Luthra The case Pawan Arora vs State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) deals with the petitioner being liable for keeping the substances for which he didn’t possess a suitable license which was considered unlawful and because of this the petitioner has been in custody since 4th August 2020 and Trial Court hasRead More

Exclusion of public employees from Employee Compensation Policy

–Report by Sneha Sakshi In the case of MAHARASHTRA STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION EX-EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION & ORS.VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS., the appellants had brought a discrimination claim against the Maharashtra government’s Industry, Energy and Labour Department’s decision dated 29.03.2010 in that procedure. FACTS: The workers of the Maharashtra State Financial Corporation who retired orRead More

LODGING COMPLAINT UNDER SECTION 22 OF THE NGT ACT, 2010

-Report by Shweta Sabuji In the recent case of K.T.V. OIL MILLS PRIVATE LIMITED VERSUS THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, UNION OF INDIA & ORS., an appeal filed in opposition to the judgment and decree rendered on the file of the Commercial Division of this Honourable High Court on July 3, 2018, by the learned SingleRead More