Case Name : NAVTEJ SINGH JOHAR VS UNION OF INDIA Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION (2018) 10 SCC 1 BENCH CJI Dipak Misra, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice Indu Malhotra, Justice A.M. Khanwilker and Justice D.Y. Chandrachaud INTRODUCTION Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) is a provision that criminalises homosexuality. Homosexuality means,
RESTITUTION OF CONJUGAL RIGHTS Author : Priya Sharma of IMS Unison University, Dehradun INTRODUCTION:- Conjugal rights mean or give the right to stay together. Hindu marriage act, 1955 under section 9 it is mentioned that either the wife or the husband, without any reasonable excuses, withdraws from the society of the other, in that case
Punjab & Haryana HC allows NEET aspirant to get benefit of Education Minister’s tweet extending JEE application deadline The Punjab & Haryana High Court as of late allowed a National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) aspirant intervals help by permitting him to require advantage of a due date expansion that was reported by Union Education
SC to Pronounce Verdict on AGR-related Issue Today The Supreme Court is planned to articulate its decision on Tuesday on issues counting the timeline for amazed instalment of Balanced Net Revenue-related contribution which run into around Rs 1.6 lakh crore by telecom companies. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra is additionally all set to
New SOP released by SC for commencement of physical hearing on experimental basis from 1 September A new SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) has been released by the Supreme Court for physical hearing of matters. This would be done on an experimental basis from the beginning of September. A formal protocol has to be followed by
PIL for uniform grounds on adoption for all citizens in SC A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the Supreme Court asking for asking to remove all the differences in the grounds of adoption and guardianship and making them uniform for all citizens as the laws should be gender biased or shouldn’t be weighing
Prashant Bhushan Fined Re 1: Supreme Court Judgment in Contempt Case, Chronology of Events On August 14, the Supreme Court had held Prashant Bhushan blameworthy of criminal disdain for his both tweets ‘against the judiciary’ and on August 24, he had recorded a reaction denying to apologize to the summit court whereas hearing contention of
Case Name : INDIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION VS STATE OF KERELA Author : Vaibhavi Batra EQUIVALENT CITATION Writ Petition No. 373 of 2006 BENCH CJI Dipak Misra, Justice R.F. Nariman, Justice Indu Malhotra, Justice R.M. Khanwilker and Justice D.Y. Chandrachaud INTRODUCTION Sabarimala Temple is one of the oldest temples of India and is one of
SC rejects Vijay Mallya’s plea against contempt order The Supreme Court today rejected business man Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking review of the 2017 verdict holding him guilty for contempt of Court. He was held guilty for transferring $40 million to his children against Court orders. Mallya filed a review petition to consider an affidavit claiming
ABOUT TEAM LAWEST: LAWEST- “Law at its best” LAWEST is a dynamic venture with an aim to spread legal literacy among the citizens. This is a pro-bono initiative and the participation is open to all age groups. The events that we will conduct will aim at spreading legal literacy which is critical for every citizen
