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Supreme Court Cancels Bail in POCSO Case Due to Suppression of Material Facts and Failure to Consider Gravity of Offence -- High Court's Bail Order Set Aside as Perverse and Unjustified

The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal challenging the High Court's bail order in a case involving serious sexual offences against a minor -- T...

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Supreme Court Upholds High Court Decision Striking Down Residence-Based Reservation in PG Medical Courses. Domicile or residence-based reservation in State Quota for Post Graduate Medical Courses violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India, as held in Saurabh Chaudri and Pradeep Jain.

The case arose from the Union Territory of Chandigarh, which has only one medical college, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. The pr...

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High Court of Karnataka Examines Constitutionality of Section 17 Prohibiting Legal Representation in Senior Citizens Act Proceedings. Petitioner, an Octogenarian, Seeks Declaration That Bar on Advocates is Ultra Vires Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1960.

The dispute arose under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The petitioner, an 82-year-old man, alleged that his son...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Seeking Implementation of Reservation in Promotion for Persons with Disabilities in Airports Authority of India. DoPT OM dated 11.09.2008 held binding on all government establishments, directing promotion of disabled employee with consequential benefits.

The petitioner, Mrs. S. Mangala, a Deputy General Manager (Aviation Safety) at Airports Authority of India (AAI), filed a writ petition seeking implem...

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Bombay High Court Allows Second Appeal in Partition Suit — Adoption and Hindu Succession Rights Upheld. Plaintiff's 1/2 share in suit properties declared, sale deeds by adopted son held not binding on adoptive mother.

The original plaintiff, Housabai, filed a suit for partition and separate possession of suit lands, claiming a 1/2 share as the widow of her husband w...

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Adoption by Hindu Widow with Majority Consent of Male Sapindas. Consent of a Female Sapinda, Even if Nearest in Degree, Not Required as She is Incompetent to Advise Due to Her Own Legal Incapacity under Hindu Law.

The appeal arose from a partition suit where the appellants, as successors-in-interest of one Kothandaraman, claimed a share in joint Hindu family pro...

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High Court of Karnataka Acquits Accused in POCSO and Rape Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Lack of Corroboration. Conviction under Sections 363 and 376 of IPC and Section 6 of POCSO Act set aside as victim's testimony was unreliable and medical evidence did not support prosecution case.

The appellant, Sri Subramani, was convicted by the II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kolar on 02.11.2018 in S.C.No.21/2017 for offences punis...