Month: January 2022

Legal Updates/News

Daughters to inherit self-acquired properties of fathers dying without a will: Supreme Court | Latest News India

The Supreme Court on Thursday said the daughters of a male Hindu dying without a will would be entitled to inherit self-acquired and other properties obtained in the partition by the father. The court also said that such daughters would get preference over other collateral members of the family such as sons and daughters of […]

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Sameer Wankhede’s father files contempt plea against Nawab Malik in Bombay High Court

Dhyandev Wankhede, father of former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede, on Wednesday moved a contempt plea in the Bombay High Court, claiming that despite an undertaking given to the court last month, NCP Minister Nawab Malik continues to defame his family and has made contentious remarks on December 28, 2021, January 2 […]

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Explained: The debate over marital rape

The Delhi High Court is hearing a challenge to the constitutional validity of the ‘marital rape immunity’ provided for in the Indian Penal Code. The case has put the spotlight on crucial issues concerning consent, the extent of state control on female sexual autonomy, and correcting historical prejudices in law. What is the case about? […]

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Intensions of Punjab, Haryana right, efforts lagging: High Court

While perusing the report submitted by Punjab and Haryana, mentioning the details of the cases pending against sitting/former MPs/MLAs, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that the intention on the part of the states is not lacking but the efforts supporting it appear to be missing or at least lagging. The affidavits by […]

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Man Brushes Teeth, Shaves During Online High Court Hearing

The Kerala High Court reverted to virtual hearings amid rising Covid cases (File Photo) As the Kerala High Court, on Monday, reverted to virtual hearings in view of rising Covid cases in the state, a man’s bizarre behaviour amused social media . The man was filmed brushing his teeth during a virtual session of the […]

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Illegally recorded tapes can’t be evidence, says Delhi high court | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC has held that permitting illegally intercepted messages and audio conversations as evidence, without any sanction, will lead to manifest arbitrariness and promote scant regard for the procedure and fundamental rights of the citizens. Such recordings are not admissible as evidence in courts, the HC said, while setting aside an order […]

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Do not delay filing of supplementary challan: Punjab and Haryana High Court tells police

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the DGPs (Directors General of Police) of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to ensure that the filing of supplementary challan against an accused is not deferred for a long period on account of pendency of an anticipatory bail application. The Bench of Justice Gurvinder Singh Gill passed the […]

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