Quote of the day --Showing a girl/woman respect and honour is not old fashioned; on the contrary, is a virtue for all times. -- Hon’ble Mr. Justice Devan Ramachandran

Supreme Court Legal News Mere statement by a Minister, inconsistent with the rights of a citizen, not violation of constitutional rights under Part III.: SC Constitution Bench answers the reference on Right to free speech and its restrictions The SC Constitution Bench by a majority of 4:1 has answered the reference regarding the right to free speech and its restrictions. The petitions were filed in the wake of speeches given by the Ministers violating the right of personal liberty of citizens...

Supreme Court Legal News SC upheld demonetisation by a majority of 4:1 The Supreme Court in a very significant judgment by a majority of 4:1 has upheld the demonetisation. The majority judgment authored by Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.R. Gavai answered the reference as follows:- 1. The power available to the central Government under Section 26(2) of the RBI Act cannot be restricted to mean that it can be exercised only for one or some series of bank notes not for all series of bank notes. The pow...

Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque & Hon’ble Mrs. Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen* Vysakh v. Union of India W.P.(C).No.26500 of 2020 & connected cases Decided on 22nd December, 2022 Constitution of India, Articles 21 & 226 – Right to be forgotten/Right to be let alone – A claim for the protection of personal information based on the right to privacy cannot co-exist in an Open Court justice system.* Held: We declare that a claim for the protection of personal...

Kerala High Court Legal News Stipulation of minimum period of separation of one year for the purpose of filing a divorce petition by mutual consent under Section 10A of Divorce Act (Christian Law) is violative of fundamental right and is declared unconstitutional.: Kerala High Court A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court declared Section 10A of Divorce Act unconstitutional as it found the fixation of the minimum period of separation of one year as stipulated under Section 10A is violative ...