Right to terminate pregnancy cannot be denied: Delhi HC
Right to terminate pregnancy cannot be denied: Delhi HC A petition was filled in the Delhi High Court seeking termination of the pregnancy beyond 20 weeks of gestation period. However the Delhi High court bench comprising of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the petition saying that right to terminate pregnancy […]
Kathua Rape and murder case : Appeal in Punjab and Haryana HC
Kathua Rape and murder case : Appeal in Punjab and Haryana HC Last month a court in Pathankot awarded life imprisonment to Sanji Ram (caretaker of the temple where crime took place) , Deepak Khajuria (police officer) and Pravesh kumar (civilian) for gang rape and murder of a minor girl. The court also awarded five […]
Financial paucity not a ground to restrain pension benefits: P&H High Court
Financial paucity not a ground to restrain pension benefits: P&H High Court The petitioner served as Inspector in Municipal Council, Abohar raised contention that after her retirement she was entitled for retirement benefits which were delayed without any valid justification , also gratuity were not paid. She argued that she is also entitled to the […]
Getting an anticipatory bail is not a fundamental right: Punjab and Haryana HC
Getting an anticipatory bail is not a fundamental right: Punjab and Haryana HC An application was filled in the Punjab and Haryana High Court by a person who was involved in a case under Narcotics and Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985. But the HC of Punjab and Haryana dismissed the application by clearly stating that […]
Fundamental right to privacy includes right of the student to choose the college of his choice : Kerala High Court
Fundamental right to privacy includes right of the student to choose the college of his choice : Kerala High Court An appeal was filled by the Cochin Institute Of Science And Technology against a single bench order where it was had held that students cannot be compelled to continue in a college against his/her wishes. […]
It is not the duty of university to provide accommodation : Delhi HC
Legal News Delhi University A PIL was filled by Mr. Praveen Kumar Singh asking for directions to the Delhi University to provide accommodation to its students. In his petition the petitioner claimed that Section 33 of the Delhi University Act 1922 states that every student of the University shall reside in the College Hall or […]
Dismissal of plea asking for recognition of relations among LGBTQ community
Delhi High Court A petition was filled in the Delhi High Court where it was prayed by the petitioner that personal laws regarding marriage, divorce, custody, adoption and maintenance to include marital relations of the LGBTQ community too. It was also prayed that LGBTQ commissions should be set up to look into the matters affecting […]
Payal Tadvi suicide case: Bombay High Court
On May 22, 2019 a 26 year old doctor Payal Tadvi pursing second year MD in Gyanaecology hung herself to death in her hostel room. It is alleged that her colleagues Ankita Khandelwal, Hema Ahuja and Bhakti Mehare who were third year resident doctors at BYL Nair Hospital tormented her because she belonged to a […]
Right to shelter : Allahabad HC
Right to shelter : Allahabad HC A Public Interest Litigation was being filled in the case of Rajesh Yadav vs. State Of UP, the petitioner in his petition pleaded the eviction of four individuals who allegedly encroached a public land. The court however in this case observed that these people are poor , marginalized, backward […]
Bombay HC imposes exemplary costs on IPR infringement
In the case of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation vs. Kishor D Jain and Anr, The petitioner filled a case against the defendants when a complaint was received by the former by Yanbu Steel Company which is a company based in Saudi Arabia. In their complaint the trading company mentioned in their complaint about […]