The Kerala High Court has…
The Kerala High Court has provided an assessment that should be considered when sex on marriage promises can amount to rape. Putting aside the belief of a man for violations of rape on false promises of marriage, the court clarified only because the defendant signed another marriage immediately after sexual acts with the victim, it […]
Taking note of the lack…
Taking note of the lack of operation of the Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals(DRATs) in many states due to non-filling of vacancies, the Supreme Court on Thursday passed an order requesting the High Courts to entertain applications under the SARFAESI under the writ jurisdiction as an interim measure. “To resolve […]
Taking note of the lack…
Taking note of the lack of operation of the Debts Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) and the Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunals(DRATs) in many states due to non-filling of vacancies, the Supreme Court on Thursday passed an order requesting the High Courts to entertain applications under the SARFAESI under the writ jurisdiction as an interim measure. “To resolve […]
The Supreme Court has observed…
The Supreme Court has observed that the claim of juvenility can be raised before any Court, at any stage, even after final disposal of the case. The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Mahseshwari observed that if the Court finds a person to be a juvenile on the date of commission of the offence, […]
Payment of extortion money does…
Payment of extortion money does not amount to terror funding, the Supreme Court observed while granting bail to an accused arrested under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA]. In this case, the bail application of Sudesh Kedia was dismissed by the High Court on a finding that he had been paying extortion money, and thus contributed […]
Dishonour of cheque – Mediation…
Dishonour of cheque – Mediation – Law as to : (i) Cases involving criminal offence not fit to be referred to mediation ; (ii) case u/s 138 of NI Act can be referred to Mediation if parties are interested in referring the matter for mediation; (iii) it can be done only for the limited purpose […]