Case Comments
Vishaka&Ors. V/S State of Rajasthan (Air 1997 Sc 3011) – Sexual Harassment Landmark Case
January 8, 2020Author- Pallav vats, Geeta Institute of Law, Panipat. Case comment Vishaka&Ors. V/S State of Rajasthan (Air 1997 Sc 3011) – Sexual Harassment Landmark Case Bench Of Judges: CJI, Sujata V. Manohar, B. N. Kirpal Vishaka & ors. v/s state of Rajasthan[1]is a case which deals with the evil of Sexual Harassment of women at her […]
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D.K Basu V. State of West Bengal: Case Comment
January 4, 2020D.K. BASU V. STATE OF WEST BENGAL Author: Mr. Badal Khurana, JIMS School of Law Court Before the Supreme Court of India Decided on 18.12.1996 Bench Kuldip Singh and A.S.Anand JJ In this case, the main parties were Shri DK Basu and the State of West Bengal. This case revolved around […]
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Mohd. Aslam Vs Union of India: Case Comment
January 3, 2020MOHD. ASLAM VS UNION OF INDIA Author: Ms. Jyoti Jha, JEMTEC, School of Law In the case of MOHD ASLAM VS UNION OF INDIA the petitioner (MOHD ASLAM) filed a contempt petition against the respondent (Shri Kalyan Singh), then Chief Minister that he willfully disobeyed the court’s order. There was a prior case in which […]
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Recent Case Laws on LGBT Rights
December 31, 2019CASE LAWS ON LGBT RIGHTS Author: Ms. Jyoti Jha, JEMTEC, School of Law The LGBT community includes the following groups: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender. Most LGBT people in India remain closeted, fearing discrimination from their families, who might see homosexuality as shameful. In 2001, the Netherlands became the first nation to allow same-sex marriage. In […]
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Latest Judgements on Maintenance and their Principles
December 30, 2019LATEST JUDGMENTS ON MAINTENANCE AND THEIR PRINCIPLES Author: Mr. Badal Khurana, JIMS School of Law Sachin Gupta v.Rachana Gupta on 21 January 2019 Delhi High Court Principle: High Court of Delhi noted that keeping in view of the fact that the wife can maintain a petition at any place where she is residing and the fact that […]
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Section 482 Cr.P.C: Recent SC Judgments
December 29, 2019Section 482 Cr.P.C: Recent supreme Court Judgments and modifications Author – Pallav vats, Geeta Institute of Law Section 482 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 Saving of inherent powers of the High Court. Nothing in this Code shall be deemed to limit or affect the inherent powers of the High Court to make such […]
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Common Cause V. Union of India (2018): Case Comment
December 28, 2019COMMON CAUSE(A Regd. SOCIETY) v. UNION OF INDIA (2018) :CASE COMMENT. Author: Ankita Karn, School of Legal Studies, REVA University. Common Cause v. Union of India (2018): Case Comment Court: The Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice Dipak Mishra and Justice A.M Khanwilkar Decided on: 9 March 2018 Case No. : Writ Petition (Civil) No. […]
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Birla Corporation Ltd. V. Adventz Investments & Holding Ltd. & Ors.
December 28, 2019BIRLA CORPORATION LTD. v. ADVENTZ INVESTMENTS & HOLDING LTD & ORS. Author: Ms. Deepsi Rawat, Law College Dehradun. JURISDICTION AND BENCH Jurisdiction of Court The instant case is a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution of India, 1950. Bench in the Case Justice R. Banumathi Justice R. Subhash Reddy Facts of the […]
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Independent thought v. Union of India 2017: Case Comment
December 27, 2019INDEPENDENT THOUGHT V. UNION OF INDIA Author: Ms. Deepsi Rawat, Law College Dehradun. In the Supreme Court of India Civil Original Jurisdiction Petitioner: Independent Thought, A Registered Society. Respondents: Union of India. Bench: Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta. Decided on: 11th October, 2017. FACTS OF THE CASE The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, […]
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Matter of Baby M. (1988): Case Comment
December 26, 2019Author: Rudrabhishek Chauhan, School of Law, Galgotias University. Matter of Baby M. (1988): Case Comment Court: The Supreme Court of New Jersey. 109 N.J. 396 (1988) 537 A.2d 1227 Decided on: February 3, 1988 Facts: In 1985 William Stern and Mary Beth Whitehead went into a surrogacy contract expressing that Stern’s better half, Elizabeth, was […]
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Narendra vs. K.Meena, 2016
December 24, 2019IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Case Name-Narendra vs. K.Meena Bench-Anil R.Dave, L.Nageswara Rao Narendra-Appellant K.Meena-Respondent Decided on -6-10-2016 The issue raised -Separating husband from his parents as a ground for Contested Divorce in India. Facts of the Case-The appeal before the Supreme Court was filed by the husband against the decision […]
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Ryland Vs. Fletcher [1868] UKHL 1, (1868) LR 3 HL 330: Case Comment
November 30, 2019Case Analysis-Ryland vs. Fletcher [1868] UKHL 1, (1868) LR 3 HL 330 Author: Prakalp Shrivastava B.A LL.B (2018-2023) Jagran Lakecity University Introduction There is a situation when a person may be liable for some harm even though he is not negligent in causing the same. There is no intention to cause harm. Sometimes he may […]
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Live Streaming of Supreme Court Cases: Case Comment
November 19, 2019Case Comment: Live Streaming of Supreme Court Cases Author: Ms. Kashish Khurana, School of Law Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal Swapnil Tripathi & Others vs. Supreme Court of India & Others In The Supreme Court of India Writ Petition (Civil) no. 1232 of 2017 Decided on 26th September 2018 (Before then CJI Dipak Mishra, […]
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K.M Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra(1961): Case Comment.
November 8, 2019Author: Shrankhala Parwar, School of law, DAVV, Indore. K.M Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra(1961): Case Comment Court: The Supreme Court of India Bench: Subbarao, K.Das, S.K Dayal Raghubar Decided On: 24.11.1961 Citation: AIR 1962 SC 605, 1962 SCR Supl.(1) 567 * The 2016 Bollywood film Rustom, starring Akshay Kumar, is a fictionalized account of the KM […]
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I.R. Coelho (Dead) By Lrs vs State Of Tamil Nadu & Ors AIR 2007 SC 861: Case Comment
November 2, 2019CASE COMMENT Author: Ritik Saluja I.R. Coelho (Dead) By Lrs vs State Of Tamil Nadu & Ors AIR 2007 SC 861 BENCH: Justice Y.K. Sabharwal, Justice Ashok Bhan, Justice Arijit Pasayat, Justice B.P. Singh, Justice S.H. Kapadia, Justice C.K. Thakker, Justice P.K. Balasubramanyan, Justice Altamas Kabir and Justice D.K. Jain PETITIONER: I.R. Coelho (Dead) By […]
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