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NEWS: SC opines that right to travel abroad is part of fundamental right to dignity and personal liberty
24 Oct 2020

A Supreme Court Bench headed by Hon’ble Mr. Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, while deciding on international travel ban as a condition for bail, has held that the right to travel abroad cannot be merely illusory and it is an inseverable part of the fundamental right to dignity and personal liberty.

NEWS: SC holds that trustworthy evidence of a victim in a sexual offence is enough for conviction
23 Oct 2020

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy and M.R. Shah, in light of the catena of judicial precedents from the highest court, has confirmed the punishment and held that the solitary evidence of the prosecutrix (a sexual offence victim) is enough to secure a conviction unless there are serious contradictions.

NEWS: SC is set to examine the validity of consumer protection action against educational institutions and varsities
21 Oct 2020

A Supreme Court Bench comprising of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee will hear a matter to examine whether actions can be brought under the consumer protection law against educational institutions and universities for deficiency of services in light of previous divergent views from the apex court.

NEWS: Homebuyer can pursue remedies under RERA & Consumer Protection Act simultaneously - P&H HC
17 Oct 2020

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has opined that a homebuyer can pursue remedies under the Real Estate(Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 as well as the Consumer Protection Act simultaneously. A division bench of the High Court held that it is not mandatory that a person, whose complaint is pending before the Consumer Commission, should need to have it transferred to the RERA.

NEWS: Stay Orders in civil or criminal proceedings passed by Courts to automatically expire within 6 Months unless extended for good reason: SC
16 Oct 2020

A Supreme Court bench headed by Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. F. Nariman and comprising of Justices Navin Sinha and KM Joseph has reiterated the legal position that all stay orders on civil or criminal proceedings passed by courts including High Courts would stand to automatically expire after six months unless such order is extended within the said period for some good reason. 

NEWS: Wife entitled to claim right of residence even when property does not belong to Husband - Supreme Court
15 Oct 2020

The Supreme Court has held in a new judgment that a wife is also entitled to claim a residence right in a shared household belonging to relatives of the husband. The new judgment overrules the 2006 judgment in S.R. Batra vs Taruna Batra.

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