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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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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Lookout Circular Issued Against POCSO Accused; Directs Recall for Violation of Fundamental Right to Travel. LOC Issued Without Satisfaction of Conditions Under Official Memorandum Dated 22-02-2021; Court Finds No Evidence of Evasion or Flight Risk.

The case involved a writ petition filed by a senior data scientist seeking the recall of a Lookout Circular (LOC) issued against him in connection wit...

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Supreme Court Upholds Validity of Relinquishment Deed Executed by Karta in Joint Hindu Family Property Case. Relinquishment deed executed by eldest male member as Karta is valid and binding on minor coparceners, and suit for declaration filed beyond limitation period is barred.

The present appeal arises from a suit filed in 1994 by four younger sons of late M.C. Rudrappa seeking a declaration that a relinquishment deed dated ...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Parents Seeking Custody of Minor Child from Grandmother. Court holds that detention of child by grandmother is not illegal and that welfare of child is paramount, directing parents to seek custody through appropriate family court proceedings.

The petitioners, parents of a minor child named Anurag, filed a writ of habeas corpus before the Bombay High Court seeking production of their son and...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Habeas Corpus Petition by Mother Against Father for Custody of Minor Child. Father's Custody Held Not Unlawful as Both Parents Have Equal Rights; Dispute to Be Adjudicated Under Guardians and Wards Act, 1890.

The petitioner, Mrs. Namita Mahendra Thanai, filed a writ of habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking production of her mi...

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Jeevan Aadhar Policy Condition That Annuity Payable Only After Death of Proposer Under Section 80DD Income Tax Act. Court Holds That Policy Terms Align with Statutory Scheme and No Violation of Article 14.

The petitioner, Ravi Agrawal, a differently abled person, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 32 of the Constitution challenging the cond...