Delhi HC stays trial court proceedings against Shashi Tharoor : Scorpion remark on PM Defamation Case

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed the criminal proceedings against Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor in a defamation complaint over his alleged ‘scorpion on shivling’ remarks referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The stay order was passed by a single-judge Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait who heard the

Delhi HC Refuses to Stay FIRs in Triple Talaq Cases While Hearing Challenge To Criminalization

A plea filed said stated, as the declaration of talaq-e-biddat is as of now pronounced void, the arrangement in law to punish such a demonstration is cumbersome and immaterial. The Delhi high court has looked for the Center’s answer on a supplication trying to proclaim as unlawful the arrangement punishing a Muslim spouse for articulating

SC issues notice to Attorney General in plea against trivialization of sexual offences by courts

The Supreme Court issued notice to Attorney General KK Venugopal in a plea filed by nine women lawyers questioning the trivialization of sexual offences by courts in India. The plea was filed by Advocate Aparna Bhat along with eight other women lawyers that challenged the order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court where a man accused of sexual assault

Dhulabhai v. State of M.P.

Case Name : Dhulabhai v. State of M.P., AIR 1969 SC 78. Author : Pallabi Paul CITATION AIR 1996 P&H 107. BENCH HIDAYATULLAH,M. (CJ),BACHAWAT, R.S.VAIDYIALINGAM,C.A ,HEGDE,K.S. ,GROVER, A.N. INTRODUCTION This case was all about the case where the appellants were Tobacco dealers and we’re having these business in Ujjain ,a dispute took place with regards

Devilal Modi v. STO

Case Name : Devilal Modi v. STO, AIR 1965 SC 1150. Author : Pallabi Paul CITATION AIR 1996 P&H 107. BENCH Gajendragadkar, P.B. (Cj), Wanchoo, K.N., Hidayatullah, M., Dayal, Raghubar, Mudholkar, J.R INTRODUCTION A Challenged the validity of the assessment order provided for in Article 226. The petition had been rejected on merits. Also the

Daryao v. State of U.P.

Case Name : Daryao v. State of U.P., AIR 1961 SC 1457 Author : Pallabi Paul CITATION AIR 1961 SC 1457 BENCH Gajendragadkar, P.B., Sarkar, A.K., Wanchoo, K.N., Gupta, K.C. Das, Ayyangar, N. Rajagopala INTRODUCTION In the case of Daryao & Others v. State of UP & Others, the Apex Court has placed the doctrine

Call for Blogs by Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow : Rolling Submissions

About the Organiser Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow, established in 1921, is a pioneer legal institution of India. The Faculty offers Undergraduate, Post Graduate, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Programmes. The Faculty is running a Centre of Excellence on Gandhian Dream of Litigation Free Village. Lucknow University Legal Aid Clinic is inspired by the determination to