SC dismisses the medical negligence case contested by the State wherein a patient died during the laparoscopic sterilization surgery. In this case a lady of 37 years who underwent laparoscopic sterilization in Deen Hospital, Punalur, which was not having a ventilator facility, had lost her valuable life due to the post anesthetic complications developed during the surgical procedure. The trial Court though found Respondents guilty of criminal negligence U/S 304A, the High Court on appeal rever...

The statement of an accused to which Section 6 of Evidence Act is applicable cannot be treated as a confession of guilt.: Supreme Court Arvind Kumar v. State of NCT, Delhi Hon’ble Justice AbhayS.Oka & Hon’ble Justice RajeshBindal Decided on 17th July, 2023 For full text :click here

Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh sworn in as Judge of Kerala High Court taking the current strength to 33 against its total sanctioned strength of 47. For notificationclick here

Revenue authorities are not the concerned authority to consider whether mining should be permitted in a land.The High Court of Kerala made the above observation in a case where, the Revenue Authorities refused to issue counter signed survey sketch for applying quarry permit on a premise that the applied land is covered by patta issued U/s.7E of the KLR Act, 1963 by treating the petitioner as a cultivating tenant, and therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to put the land to any other use. Th...

[“Modi-thieves remark”] No stay on conviction of Rahul Gandhi: Supreme Court issues notice. Rahul Gandhi v. Purnesh IshwerbhaiModi Hon’ble Justice B.R. Gavai & Hon’ble Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Decided on 21st July 2023