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Marriage over, liability remains: HC orders husband to pay maintenance to wife despite his student status16 year old student married 25 years old girl; After marriage breaks down she asks for maintenance which he denies on the ground of being a...- Police in Uttar Pradesh more loyal to govt than Constitution: Allahabad HCThe Allahabad High Court observed that Uttar Pradesh police officers prioritize loyalty to ruling dispensations over the Constitution. The ...
- Supreme Court says accused cannot be denied chargesheet documentsThe Supreme Court has ruled that accused individuals must have access to chargesheet documents. Withholding these materials can severely im...
- Wife’s MBA degree or past employment with MNCs can’t stop her from demanding maintenance, rules HCAn Allahabad High Court ruling states a wife's education or earning potential does not disqualify her from maintenance. The court considere...
- Robert Vadra withdraws in Delhi HC plea against trial court summons in Haryana land deal caseBusinessman Robert Vadra has withdrawn his petition in the Delhi High Court. The petition challenged a trial court order summoning him in a...
- Second marriage & dowry harassment: SC quashes FIR against in-laws, keeps 498A case against husbandThe Supreme Court quashed FIRs against a husband's in-laws and sister in a dowry harassment case. While the wife alleged they were aware of...
- 2005 'fake' encounter of gangster Sohrabuddin Shaikh: High Court upholds acquittal of 22 personsThe Bombay High Court has upheld the acquittal of 22 individuals in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Shaikh alleged fake encounter case. Appeals filed ...
- SC agrees to hear AgustaWestland middleman James' plea for release from jailThe Supreme Court has agreed to hear Christian Michel James' plea for release from jail in the AgustaWestland scam case. James challenges t...
- Legislation on hate speech lies in domain of legislature, not courts: SCThe Supreme Court has ruled that current laws are adequate to control hate speech nationwide. The court stated that creating new criminal o...
- Supreme Court refers to another bench plea of AgustaWestland middleman James' plea for release from jailThe Supreme Court has sent Christian Michel's plea for release from jail to a new bench. Michel is involved in the AgustaWestland VVIP chop...
- AgustaWestland case: Delhi HC rejects Christian Michel James' plea seeking release from jailThe Delhi High Court has rejected Christian Michel James's petition seeking his release from jail. James is an alleged middleman in the Agu...
- View: Why India needs a new law regarding corporate criminal liabilityThe new approach needs to take into account the travails faced by people facing such prosecutions. Mechanisms have to be built to ensure th...
- Arrests aren't required if the accused is cooperating, shouldn't be done as routine: SCDespite comprehensive guidelines having been issued by the apex court in 1994, regular arrests have been made that are even insisted upon b...
- Finally, video conferencing apparatus installed in special CBI CourtThe special CBI Judge S K Yadav on May 14 had instructed the authorities of UP administration to install the apparatus. The Judge had to se...
- 2 BJP-ruled states among 7 opposing all-India judicial serviceThere is also a divergence of opinion among state governments and respective high courts on the constitution of the AIJS.
- RK Pachauri talked dirty, forced kiss, reveal complainant’s recordingsSuch a statement is recorded under oath before a magistrate and has legal sanctity. Only the complainant and the magistrate are present at ...
- Maharashtra cabinet decides to amend Criminal Procedure CodeCabinet decided to amend Articles 156 (3) and 190(1)(G) of the CrPC in view of several false complaints filed against public servants, a se...
- Laws dealing with undertrials in India are flawedFor the country as a whole, the number of undertrials detained for more than five years is lower than 2,000. With a cut-off of three years,...
- SC reserves order on shifting of trial in Aarushi murder caseThe bench also asked the trial court, which is to hear the case on February 29, to adjourn it for one week.
- The term 'wife' should include live-in partner too: SCA two judge bench of the Supreme Court has favoured broad meaning of the term ‘wife’ to include live-in partners for the purposes of mainte...
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