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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 Hears Revision Against Rejection of Discharge in Professor-Student Suicide Abetment Case. Prosecution Alleged Humiliation and Punitive Tasks Drove Student to Suicide; Accused Argued Lack of Mens Rea and Proximate Instigation.

The matter came before the Bombay High Court as a criminal revision application challenging the order of the Assistant Sessions Judge, Nashik, dated 1...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Quashing Reopening of Assessment Under Section 148 of Income Tax Act, 1961 for Assessment Year 2004-05. Mere Change of Opinion Cannot Justify Reopening When All Material Facts Were Disclosed During Original Assessment Under Section 143(3).

The petitioner, Shri Mahila Griha Udyog Lijjat Papad, a society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1960 and the Bombay Public Trust Act,...

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Supreme Court of India: Judgment on Regulation and Approval of Genetically Modified Crops. Ensuring adherence to environmental safety, legal standards, and public health in the approval process for GM crops in India.

The Supreme Court of India concerning various writ petitions filed in public interest related to the regulation and approval of Genetically Modified (...

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Caste-Based Discrimination in Prison Manuals as Unconstitutional. Prison Rules Dividing Labour and Segregating Barracks by Caste Violate Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, and 23 of the Constitution.

The petitioner, Sukanya Shantha, a journalist, filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution seeking directions for the repeal of offendi...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in POCSO Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction for Aggravated Penetrative Sexual Assault Under Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 of POCSO Act and Section 376 IPC Set Aside as Prosecution Failed to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt.

The appellant, Raju Suryawanshi, was convicted by the Special Judge under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and the Indian P...

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High Court of Bombay's Writ Petition No. 5424 of 2014 Challenges College Tribunal Order Reinstating Lecturer; Employer's Non-Compliance with Reinstatement Order Precludes Reliance on Employee's Non-Compliance with VRS Direction

The present writ petition was filed by the Vice President of Somaiya Trust and another (petitioners) challenging the judgment and order dated 09.04.20...