Google set to pay $90 Million to settle the legal battle with app developers

-Report by Apurva Jain Google is reportedly planning to pay $90 million this week to settle a long-running legal dispute with app creators. According to the court complaint, the issue is mainly concerned with Google’s revenue from the development of applications for Android cellphones and luring users to make in-app payments. The app developers accusedRead More

Copyright Infringements: shedding light on the issue with recent case laws

-Report by Avinash Pandey Copyright infringement (also known as illegal downloading) is the use of certain information or creation, without the permission of the owner, where authorization of the owner of the information is considered necessary. In simple words, it is encroaching upon such unique privileges given to the copyright owner, including the right toRead More

The Andhra Pradesh High Court granted family members anticipatory bail in the case of attempted murder and dowry

-Report by Ishika Sehgal The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a family accused of demanding dowry and attempting to murder the daughter-in-law, who is the complainant. The family was charged under sections 307 and 498A read with section 34 of the Indian Penal code,1860 and sections 2 and 3 of theRead More

Judges are duty-bound to state reasons for granting and denying bail- Karnataka High Court

-Report by Monishka Allhabadi The Karnataka High Court recently ruled that an order granting or refusing regular bail must be a speaking order, and courts must consider all evidence on record before reaching a decision. While overturning the Special judge’s order, the court also stated that the Court is required to provide reasons for grantingRead More

Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Look Into Constitution Of State Board & Regulatory Authorities For Surrogacy

-Report by Apurva Jain The Bombay High Court on Monday requested the Maharashtra Government to quickly investigate the constitution from administrative experts for surrogacy techniques under the new Assisted Reproductive Technology Act (ART) and Surrogacy Act. A division bench of Justices SV Gangapurwala and Shriram Modak was hearing a couple’s prayer looking to finish theirRead More

An activist fighting for the Gujarat Riots victim arrested

-Report by Nistha Tiwari Teesta Setalvad, a Social Activist was arrested on 25th June 2022 for forgery, criminal conspiracy, and placing false evidence in court in the 2002 Gujarat riots case by Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad. The arrest took place after the Supreme court dismissed a plea of Zakia Jafri challenging SIT’s clean chit to theRead More

SUPREME COURT AWARDS THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE CASE OF RAPE AND MURDER OF A 7-YEAR-OLD.

-Report by Avinash Pandey The Supreme Court recently upheld the death penalty awarded to a 37-year-old man for the rape and murder of a 7and a half-year-old girl who was mentally and physically challenged, in the case of Manoj Pratap vs State of Rajasthan. The crime had occurred in 2013 in the state of RajasthanRead More

Criminal Cases should be registered against police officers taking ‘mamool’- Madras High Court

-Report by Rhea Mistry The Madras High Court recently in K. Kumarodass vs. The Principal Secretary to Government, remanded the police for corruption. Mr. K Kumaradoss, the petitioner is a retired Special Sub Inspector of Police. He was first admitted as GR-II Police Constable in the year 1977 and later promoted to the level ofRead More

Consent Of Family not required when two adults conform to marry: Supreme Court

-report by Monishka Allhabadi The Supreme Court ruled in the case LAXMIBAI CHANDARAGI V. STATE OF KARNATAKA that two consenting adults don’t need the permission of their family, community, or clan to marry. On February 8, the Supreme Court ruled over again that two adults who have agreed to marry don’t need permission from family,Read More