2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1590+ words) The petitioner was a 20-year-old woman and, therefore, a major in the eyes of law. She informed the Court that she had chosen to follow Shwetambar Jain Dharma and wished to pursue the religious path of Diksha. Her decision, according…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1147+ words) The dispute arose from an error that had occurred at the beginning of the petitioner’s education. His actual date of birth was May 25, 2008. However, his date of birth was inadvertently recorded as July 12, 2004 in his school records. Since the same…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1596+ words) The issue therefore travelled beyond the petitioner’s request for removal of his own name. The Court became concerned with the legal obligation to protect the identity of a survivor of sexual harassment and the responsibility of a government authority publishing…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1353+ words) The Commission declined to accept this second certificate because it had not been uploaded within the prescribed period along with the first certificate. The appellant challenged the decision before the High Court, but her writ petition was dismissed by the…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1149+ words) The principle recognises that where a defendant raises a potentially valid defence of justification by truth, an interlocutory injunction should ordinarily not be granted unless the Court is satisfied that the defence is certain to fail at trial. The existence…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (816+ words) The factual background showed that four eligible doctors had been considered by the DPC for two available posts in 2015. Dr. Mukesh Surya received a “Very Good” assessment, whereas Dr. Shikha Sood was placed in the “Outstanding” category and consequently ranked…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1625+ words) The complainant suspected that the family members had acted together to take the children away without her consent and ultimately send them to Italy. She further alleged that Inderjeet Kaur had threatened to kill her whenever she attempted to contact…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1556+ words) Following his death, his widow, two children and mother instituted a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal at Sitapur. The claimants sought compensation of ₹30,41,000 along with interest at the rate of…...

5+ day, 52+ min ago   (1081+ words) The case thus presents two interconnected issues. The first concerns the legal responsibility of Special Courts to scrutinise whether victims receive the relief to which they are entitled under Rule 12. The second concerns the responsibility of the State to ensure…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1416+ words) The defendants resisted the amendment. Their case was that the deceased first defendant had asserted ownership on the basis of a possessory agreement of sale allegedly executed by the plaintiff’s father in 1994. They argued that the plaintiff was fully aware…...