News Insights

20 June 2021

A relief has been sought through an application, supported by more than 1,152 students, seeking intervention and direction in the writ petition filed earlier before the Hon’ble Supreme Court for cancellation of CBSE/ ICSE Board examinations. The instant joint petition seeks direction to the CBSE for cancellation of CBSE Class 12 private, compartment exam and demands parity with regular students. 

 

14 June 2021

As part of the latest measure taken to protect the interest of workers, specifically nursing mothers throughout the pandemic, the Central Government has issued an advisory to all the State governments/Union Territories to encourage work from home for nursing mothers. The Centre has initiated States and UTs to take such steps to create awareness about Section 5(5) of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 which permits work from home for nursing mothers.

8 June 2021

The Madras High Court bans medical attempts to cure sexual orientation. The Court also suggested comprehensive measures to sensitise the society and various branches of the State including police and judiciary to remove prejudices against the LGBTQIA+ community.

 

8 June 2021

The Karnataka High Court has stated that filing of a common charge sheet for complaint filed by individual investors against the same accused in different Police stations is against the law and filing amalgamated charge sheet is impermissible under the CrPC. The Court held that the state CID had no authority to file a common charge sheet in different complaints, however the IO has to file a separate charge sheet on individual complaints.

 

7 June 2021

The Kerala High Court’s division bench comprising of Justices A. Muhamed Mustaque and Kauser Edappagath has recently held that a false allegation of impotency or erectile dysfunction amounts to mental cruelty and hence is a valid ground for dissolution of marriage stressing on the fact that a malevolent intention is not essential to cruelty. Such conduct, even if it arises from minor mental illnesses, cannot be excused.

6 June 2021

The Supreme Court of India has ordered the Punjab Police to provide protection to a couple in a live-in relationship whose plea for protection was turned down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court as the latter had found. such relationship to not being “morally or socially acceptable.”