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Supreme Court Declares Accused Juvenile and Quashes Death Sentence Under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Age Determination Based on School Birth Certificate Prevails Over Ossification Test, Leading to Release After Over 5 Years Incarceration as Maximum Sentence for Juvenile Below 16 is 3 Years.

The Supreme Court heard appeals challenging the judgment and order dated 15.11.2018 of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, which affirmed the death sentenc...

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High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Considers Regularization of Teachers in Police Residential School. Petitioners Challenge Endorsement Dated 20.09.2022 Issued by Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department.

The matter involved a conglomeration of seven writ petitions filed by teachers of N.A. Muttanna Memorial Police Children’s Residential School, Dharw...

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Supreme Court Reviews Its Own Judgment That Struck Down Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance Notifications Under Environment (Protection) Act. Review Petition Seeks Recall Citing Overlooked Binding Precedents.

Background: The present matter is a review petition arising from the Supreme Court's judgment in Vanashakti v. Union of India, dated 16 May 2025, whic...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes POCSO Proceedings Against Doctor for Failure to Report Sexual Abuse — Section 21 POCSO Act Requires Actual Knowledge of Offence, Not Mere Suspicion. Doctor Treating Minor for Pregnancy Without Knowledge of Sexual Assault Cannot Be Prosecuted Under Section 21 of POCSO Act.

The petitioner, Dr. Chandrashekar T.B., a doctor and accused No. 8 in Special Case No. 44/2023, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of th...

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High Court of Karnataka Upholds Compensation in Workmen's Compensation Case — Insurance Company Liable for Death of Employee in Motor Vehicle Accident. Employer-Employee Relationship Established Through Consistent Employment and Wages, Making Employer Liable Under Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923.

The appeal was filed by the Insurance Company challenging the judgment and award dated 23.01.2017 passed by the II Additional Senior Civil Judge and M...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Dismisses Insolvency Petition Under Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 — Debtor Fails to Prove Inability to Pay Debts as Maintenance Order Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 Does Not Constitute a Debt Under Insolvency Act

The petitioner, Mehul Jagdish Trivedi, filed an insolvency petition under Section 14 of the Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909, seeking to be decla...

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Supreme Court Acquits Mother in Suicide Pact Case Due to Lack of Murderous Intent. Poisoning of Children Held Not Murder as Act Was Part of Failed Suicide Pact Without Intent to Kill Under Section 300 IPC.

The appellant, Nagarathinam, was in a relationship with a man named Suresh who frequently threatened her. Distressed, she decided to commit suicide al...

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Bombay High Court at Goa Allows Writ Petition of Minor Child Seeking Passport Renewal — Citizenship by Birth Not Lost Due to Mother's Foreign Nationality. Passport Cannot Be Denied to Indian Citizen on Ground of Single Parent Being Foreign National Under Passports Act, 1967.

The petitioner, a minor girl aged about 16 years, was born on 27.10.2007 in Margao, Goa, India, to Indian parents. Her parents married in Goa in 2007....