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Ker HC | “Protestors shall not be deprived of access to justice”; HC directs release of detained Lakshadweep protestors

Kerala High Court: The Division Bench of A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath, JJ., ordered the release of persons detained for protesting

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Open for Courts to order house arrest under Section 167 CrPC: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: In a major verdict, the bench of UU Lalit and KM Joseph*, JJ has held that it is open for

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Gau HC | “Nature of injury does not suggest that the appellant acted in cruelty”; HC converts conviction for murder into culpable homicide

Gauhati High Court: The Division Bench of Suman Shyam and Mir Alfaz Ali, JJ., heard the instant petition against the judgment and

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All HC | Man, principal accused in incident relating to wife’s death, seeking custody of minor children. Can the custody with maternal grandparents said to be illegal? Read on

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., addressed a petition wherein petitioner is an accused of the offences lodged under Sections

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MP HC | Absence of forwarding note and delay in production of contrabands are fatal to the prosecution case; HC acquits accused

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Bechu Kurian Thomas, J., allowed the instant appeal against the impugned order of Additional Sessions Court, whereby the

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2020 Wrap-Up — Family Law & Allied Provisions

In our series of 2020 wrap-ups, let’s revisit and take a dive at some of our stories on family laws and how

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All HC | In minor’s custody case, where child is below 5 years of age, mother is preferred, but is there any exception to it? Court explains

“Human affairs can never be disposed of by a rubber stamp approach or the application, virtually of mathematical formulae.”

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MP HC | Custody of the child with the mother can not be said to be illegal confinement; Court dismisses petition

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.A.Dharmadhikari J., dismissed a writ petition which was filed invoking the jurisdiction of the Court under Article 226

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Does the custody of a child gets transferred from the mother to grand parents if they are assisting in looking after the child? Read what SC says

Supreme Court: In a case dealing with the custody of a 7-year-old, the 3-judge bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and

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J&K HC | Bail plea of accused transporting three militants who launched a suicide attack on BSF Camp in J&K in October 2017, rejected

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Division Bench of Ali Mohammad Magray and Sanjay Dhar, JJ. rejected the bail plea and upheld

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HP HC | Undertrial prisoner requests bail in matter of S. 302 IPC at final stage while in custody for 6 years; Court allows petition

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Breakdown of marriage is not an end of parental responsibilities: SC

Supreme Court: Showing dismay over a case where two minors were forced to stay in a Boarding School due to an ongoing

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UK SC | Welfare of child is paramount consideration in a custody battle – Israeli nationals’ daughter allowed to be retained with her mother in England for child’s welfare

Supreme Court of the United Kingdom: A Full Bench of Lord Wilson, Lord Hodge, Lady Black, Lord Kitchin and Lord Sales upheld

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J&K HC | Preventive detention quashed for non-supplying of the material relied upon by detaining authority

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Ali Mohammad Magrey, J. quashed the detention order of Masood Ahmad Bhat while directing for his release

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Del HC | Earlier order of maintenance under DV Act is no bar for wife claiming maintenance under S. 24 of Hindu Marriage Act

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of G.S. Sistani and Jyoti Singh, JJ. allowed an appeal filed by the appellant-wife against the order

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Gau HC | Ordering custody of child to be given to mother is beyond jurisdiction of S. 97 CrPC, order to be confined to finding of “wrongful confinement”

Gauhati High Court: Rumi Kumar Phukan, J. allowed a criminal petition filed against the order of the trial court whereby the petitioner-husband was

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Raj HC | Court refuses temporary suspension of sentences; grants time for appellant to perform mother’s last rites

Rajasthan High Court: A Division Bench of Sandeep Mehta and Abhay Chaturvedi, JJ. refused an application for temporary suspension of sentences but

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Ker HC | Assault on an injured person not pre-meditated; bail application granted 

Kerala High Court: B Sudheendra Kumar J., allowed a bail application and relieved the accused person from the custody.  In the instant

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Malaysia CoA | Information received from an accused person in the custody of a police officer, as relates distinctly to the fact thereby discovered, may be proved

Malaysia Court of Appeal: A Full Bench of Mohtarudin Baki, Ahmadi Haji Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli, JCA dismissed an appeal made against

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Ker HC | Welfare of the child is of supreme consideration while granting custody

Kerala High Court: A Division Bench of K. Harilal and T.V Anil Kumar, JJ. dismissed an appeal made by the maternal grandparents