Personal laws are laws that are governed by religious beliefs of India, which are applicable to citizens following that particular religion. The Supreme Court has agreed that these personal laws come within the term of “laws” In the case of Narsingh Pratap Deo v. State of Orissa (i) , the Supreme Court stated that “though
Before understanding the rights of the prisoners we need to understand the term Human Rights. Human Rights are those rights which are entitled to human beings by the virtue of being humans, given by the state or any public authority. Every human being are entitled to human rights even the prisoners, since after commission of
A man from Karnataka appealed in supreme court against his conviction by Karnataka HC and by doing so he has invited big trouble for himself because sc has expressed a view that he should have been convicted for a greater offence that man was earlier acquitted by the trial court, who was charged with offence
The Supreme Court has today directed all Indian States and Union Territories to be prompt in uploading the FIRs on their official websites within 24 hours of its registration at police stations. However, States located in difficult terrain have been given a relaxation of 72 hours for the same, due to poor internet connectivity. A
We at Aadi Shakti Mission want to enhance the awareness of public at large in order to make and stay them healthy. Aadi Shakti is also trying to give legal assistance to the needy and to fulfill this we have planned to organize legal camps in various different regions, so that people at large may
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the plea of Ashiq Hussain Faktoo, Kashmir’s longest serving prisoner to reconsider his conviction. Faktoo is a Kashmiri separatist leader and a former member of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen and has been awarded life imprisonment for killing human rights activist H N Wanchoo. Despite the fact that Faktoo had
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed self-styled religious figure Asaram Bapu to be taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here from Jodhpur jail under police custody for medical examination. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and N V Ramana refused the plea of Asaram Bapu, seeking permission to stay at
It ruled that farmers are not required to return the compensation and ordered the government to take the possession of the aforesaid land and distribute it among the its rightful owners i.e., to say the FARMERS. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described the SC ruling as a “landmark decision” and said: “I am remembering
The Apex Court on Monday has directed the syndicate of banks led by the SBI to answer to a much bugged liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya’s plea seeking recall of the notice of contempt for allegedly not making full disclosure of all the assets owned by him and his family as directed by the top court
Manjula Chellur, former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, has been appointed as the 41st Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. Chellur took her oath on Monday, 22nd July 2016. She is the second woman after Sujata Manohar (1994) to hold the post. Governor Vidyasagar Rao administered the oath of office to Chellur at the
