Life Imprisonment of terrorists upheld by the Supreme Court

–Report by Ishika Sehgal The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and life sentences of four people in the case of MOHAMMAD IRFAN VERSUS STATE OF KARNATAKA for conspiring a terrorist attack in Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science in December 2005. FACTS OF THE CASE There was a shootout at the Indian Institute of Science, BangaloreRead More

Himachal Pradesh High court quashes FIR against Zee Media journalist

-Report by Nistha Tiwari In the case of Aman Kumar Bharadwaj v. state of Himachal Pradesh and Ors. the High Court of Himachal Pradesh quashed the criminal case filed against a journalist who was checking the system of generating e-pass during COVID-19. The Zee Media House Journalist Abhishek Kumar Bharadwaj was booked under sections 419Read More

Possession of property essential for a case of criminal trespass: Karnataka High Court

-Report by Avinash Pandey The Karnataka High Court observed in Sri Shivaswamy vs The State Of Karnataka the importance of possession of the property to allege trespass. In this case, the respondent had filed a complaint against the petitioner alleging that he had trespassed into her property, threatened the tenants to vacate, and also causedRead More

No Cause of Action under Section 138 of the NI Act if notice is sent to the wrong address: J&K High Court

–Report by Monishka Allahbadi The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court ruled in ENGINEERING CONTROL VERSUS BANDAY INFRATECH PVT.LTD. that only when the notice of demand under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments act is delivered to the correct address, can it be said that the drawer of a cheque has received the legalRead More

Bombay Blast convict, Abu Salem to be imprisoned only for 25 years – Supreme Court

–Report by Ishika Sehgal The Supreme Court ruled in ABU SALEM ABDUL KAYYUM ANSARI V. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA that the detention of Abu Salem from the 1993 Bombay blasts shall commence from 12.10.2005. After the completion of 25 years, the government will advise the President to exercise the powers given under Article 72 ofRead More

Entry of a Non-Hindu cannot be Restricted from entering a Temple: Madras High Court

–Report by Rhea Mistry In C. Soman v. Secretary of Hindu Religious and Charitable Department and others, Mr. C. Soman filed the petition under Article 226 of the constitution stating to issue a ‘writ of mandamus’ asserting that the respondents shall not permit Non-Hindu entry in the temples. The petitioner brought to court’s notice anRead More

Twitter Sues Indian Government: IT guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code 2021

–Report by Avinash Pandey The Information Technology Act and The Information Technology Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, 2021 allow the Indian Government to take down certain online activities that they seem might be against National Security or against the general public. The Indian government had already issued numerous warnings to Twitter about the tweetsRead More

A 66-year-old woman living in India for 50 years seeks Citizenship, approaches Bombay HC

–Report by Apurva Jain A 66-year-old lady recently approached the Bombay judicature seeking directions to authorities to grant her citizenship in India. She has been married to a citizen of India for the last forty-five years and her children and grandchildren are Indian citizens. The Centre has been asked to file a response to theRead More

Rajasthan High Court rejects the third application for sentence suspension in the Asaram Bapu Rape case and denies Bail

–Report by Ishika Sehgal Asaram Bapu, who is currently serving a life sentence, has not been granted respite by the Rajasthan High Court. The High Court denied Asaram’s third request for a stay of the sentence in the case of raping a minor. The court ruled that Asaram cannot be granted bail in light ofRead More