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Supreme Court Interprets Scope of 'Child' under POCSO Act in Appeal Concerning Mentally Challenged Victim. Mental Age of Adult with Cerebral Palsy Considered for Applicability of Special Procedures under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The case concerned a criminal appeal by the prosecutrix, a 38-year-old woman suffering from cerebral palsy (R. Hemiparesis), through her mother. An FI...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Dismisses School's Petition and Allows Teacher's Challenge to Transfer Order. Transfer of teacher from aided to unaided school without prior approval of Director of Education held invalid under Section 36 of Goa School Education Act, 1984.

The judgment concerns two connected writ petitions: Writ Petition No. 410 of 2019 filed by Shubhangi Manerkar, a teacher at Shri Kamakshi High School,...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Admiralty Bunkers Arrest Case. Bunkers on board a ship can be arrested and sold separately under admiralty jurisdiction as they are not part of the ship.

The appellant, Mansel Limited, a Bermuda company engaged in chartering vessels, filed an admiralty suit seeking arrest of bunkers on board the vessel ...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Revision Petition Challenging Maintenance to Major Unmarried Daughter Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. — Maintenance Granted to Unmarried Daughter Beyond Majority Until Marriage.

The petitioner, K B Shankare Gowda, filed a revision petition under Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act, 1984, challenging an order dated 31.10.201...

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Bombay High Court Allows Criminal Writ Petition of Divorced Wife in Domestic Violence Act Case — Subsistence of Marriage Not Required for Maintainability. Economic Abuse After Divorce Can Be Addressed Under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

The petitioner, Ms. Aradhana Walkade, and the respondent, Mr. Chandrashekar Vaidya, were married on 8/8/2001 and had a daughter. They were divorced by...

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Merger Control Disclosure Obligations and Limits of CCI's Powers After Approval. The Court Emphasizes That CCI's Authority Must Be Traced to the Act and That Disclosure Must Present the Transaction in Substance.

The case arises from an appeal under Section 53T of the Competition Act, 2002, filed by Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC before the Supreme Court...