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Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Act, 2005 1. Short title, extent, and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force […]
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Ram Jethmalani: Ram Jethmalani is the quintessential lawyer. Loud, irascible, never afraid of a fight, given to seeking publicity, he fits the text book definition of a lawyer as seen in Hindi films. In fact, the memorable role of the scheming lawyer Indrajit Chaddha brilliantly played by Amrish Puri in the film Damini is supposedly […]
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In light of the ensuing controversy surrounding the conduct of the 2017 Haryana Judicial Services Preliminary Examination, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has annulled the same. A three-judge Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal, Rajan Gupta and GS Sandhawalia was hearing the petition filed by one Sunita, which alleges that the issue is not limited to mere leakage of the […]
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INTRODUCTION The origin of the law of Contempt in India can be traced from the English law. In England Superior Courts of record have formed early times, exercised the power to commit for contempt persons who scandalized the Court or the Judges. The right of the Indian High Courts to punish for contempt was in […]
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The Supreme Court today held that minimum period of six months stipulated under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act) for a motion for passing decree of divorce on the basis of mutual consent is not mandatory and can be waived by courts depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. The […]
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It seems you cannot be kept away from the news. You are hitting the headlines almost every day. I speak my mind on issues that matter. Since so few speak the truth, I get more space than others do. How can I stop answering questions? As long as you are in public life, you cannot […]
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SPECIAL MENTION- Yes the maverick himself, we know you must have heard about various interesting cases that he has fought and many controversies he has been into. But did you know when Ram Jethmalani got his Law degree he was just 17 years of age and was not allowed to practice Law according to the […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings pending before a trial Court at Dehradun against filmmaker Rakesh Roshan in a case pertaining to copyright issues involved in his movie Krrish 3. The matter came up for hearing before the Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chadrachud. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, along with advocate Ravi Sharma and Dua Associates appeared on the […]
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Supreme Court judge AK Sikri is getting all the love from women and many on the internet. “When we talk of reproductive rights in this country, then there is hardly any choice so far as the woman is concerned. I can’t help but wonder how we as humans have failed humanity,” he said. It is […]
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Centre’ stand on Marital rape- Giving the impression that it is in no mood to make marital rape an offence, the Union of India yesterday made certain submissions which may be construed as patriarchal in a writ petition seeking to make marital rape an offence. The Centre, through Standing Counsel Monika Arora, in the matter of RIT Foundation […]
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The Supreme Court has held that when a cheque, which is drawn by a company, is dishonoured, the company will have to be made a party to the proceedings under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act (NI Act) and failure to do so will vitiate the prosecution. Importantly, a Bench of Justices Jasti Chelameswar and S Abdul Nazeer also […]
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Jagdeep Singh, the Special CBI judge who sentenced Ram Rahim Singh to twenty years’ imprisonment for rape, has been granted Z+ security, India Todayreports. Singh and his family reportedly received threatening calls from supporters of the Dera Sacha Sauda, the organisation headed by the convicted godman. Consequently, a total of 55 policemen, including 10 NSG commandos […]
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