July 5, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES SCOPE OF U.P. GANGSTERS ACT: SINGLE INCIDENT OF COMMUNAL VIOLENCE NOT SUFFICIENT TO INVOKE DRACONIAN STATUTE

INTRODUCTION In a significant Judgment aimed at curbing the overreach of preventive detention laws, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Lal Mohd. & Anr. v. State of U.P. & Ors. [SLP (Criminal) No. 6607 of 2023,…

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July 5, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

BETWEEN CLOSURE AND COMPROMISE: STUDY OF DELHI HIGH COURT’S DECISION TO QUASH FIR IN MINOR’S SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CASE

In the case of X v. State (NCT of Delhi), (2025 SCC OnLine Del 4045), (decided on 27.05.2025), the Delhi High Court exercised its inherent powers under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,…

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July 5, 2025 In Advovacy, Blog

BOMBAY HIGH COURT DIRECTS SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW TO VACATE THE PARENTS’ PROPERTY UPHOLDING THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT BEHIND SENIOR CITIZENS ACT

Introduction A Bombay High Court Bench, on 18th June, 2025, decided a petition filed by senior citizen parents seeking to challenge an order of the Appellate Tribunal passed under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents…

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