Ranjita Banerjee
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Supreme Court dismissed petition seeking probe into Judge Loya’s death dubbing it ‘scandalous’
Supreme Court on Thursday, April 19th dismissed several petitions seeking an independent probe into CBI Judge BH Loya's death ruling that he died of...
Delhi High Court on Protecting the Identity of the Rape Victim
India’s daughter has again put to shame by the ghastly and monstrous act of rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu....
Bombay HC rules divorce consent can be obtained via Skype
The Bombay High Court on 17th April ruled in favour of the petitioner granting her wish to file divorce through the online medium via...
Silence or Screams – A Feisty Story of Kathua Rape Case
It hasn’t been long since our country lurched from past cases of brutal rape that made it to the newslines. There hasn't been so...
Kathua Rape Case Victim’s Family, Lawyer Get Police Protection by Supreme Court as the...
Supreme Court of India on Monday ordered police protection to the family of the victim of Kathua rape case and to their lawyer. A...
Accused in Mecca Masjid Blast acquitted
Facts
Eleven years after an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ripped through the heritage Mecca Masjid near Charminar in Hyderabad (now in Telangana) claiming nine lives...
Calcutta High Court Halts Panchayat Elections In West Bengal
Calcutta high court on Wednesday made an unprecedented move when it passed an order staying panchayat elections in West Bengal. This move comes after certain political...
Supreme Court: Aadhaar Biometrics do not intrude Privacy
Privacy has been a key focus in the recent debate on Aadhaar. This is a very welcome development. Privacy is being interpreted in different,...
Supreme Court: Chief Justice of India has powers to decide Distribution of Cases
Supreme Court of India settled the controversy regarding the power of CJI in the allocation of cases on Wednesday by dismissing a petition which...
Supreme Court asks U.P. Wakf Board to produce Shah Jahan’s Signature to back Taj...
Located on the south bank of river Yamuna, Taj Mahal was commissioned in 1648. The site was designated UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983....
Cauvery Water Dispute Verdict: Supreme Court Issues Directives
Facts
The Supreme Court on 2nd April asked the Centre to formulate and file the draft Cauvery management scheme before it by May 3 and...
Patanjali Granted Injunction in Trademark Infringement Case by Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court provided some relief to homegrown fast moving consumer goods company Patanjali by passing an injunction order against companies who were wrongfully...
Supreme Court Calls a Man “Unreasonable” for treating his Wife as a Chattel, rules...
Judges:
Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta
Factual Matter of the Case:
In this particular case, a woman lodged a criminal case against her husband...
Bombay High Court: Unmarried Daughter Though Attained Majority Is Entitled To Claim Maintenance From...
Case: Agnes Lily Irudaya v Irudaya Kani Arsan
Coram: Smt. Bharathi H. Dangre, J.
The case was filed by the petitioner on behalf of the daughter...
Supreme Court ruled against interfering in West Bengal Panchayat elections
The Supreme Court has refused to grant the plea of the West Bengal unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wing today and chose not...
