By Sanjay Raman Sinha In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court criminalised downloading, storing and viewing of child pornography, terming it as an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. It thus set aside a Madras High Court judgment wherein a person accused of downloading and watching child pornography was acquitted….
By Kenneth Tiven At his home in Delaware, President Joe Biden, who is not seeking re-election and remains in power until mid-January 2025, hosted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders of Japan and Australia for a meeting of the Quad alliance. This four-nation group has Pacific Ocean interests and maritime-related concerns about China’s…
Two petitions have been filed in the apex court requesting the establishment of a court-supervised committee to investigate claims of subpar ingredients and animal fat in the ghee utilised at Tirupati Tirumala Temple. The controversy erupted on September 19 when Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu stated that the ghee used to make Tirupati laddoo…
The Gauhati High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding pollution at Lanka Railway Station in Nagaon, Assam. The petitioners, Animesh Dey and nine others, alleged harmful dust materials like fly-ash, clinker, pet coke, coal, and cement were being loaded and unloaded without proper measures, causing pollution. The Division Bench of Chief…
The Allahabad High Court while allowing an appeal observed that a matrimonial dispute remains a dispute between the couple in question who may be finding difficulties in their matrimonial relationship, no third person can seek impleadment in proceedings under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act. The Division Bench of Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and…
The Kerala High Court on September 25 dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by M.A. Saji Roshan, a 58-year-old resident of Alappuzha. The PIL sought various directions from the court, including making it mandatory to affix a recent passport-size photo of parties in every suit and plaint, appointing handwriting experts in district courts to…
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Director of Basic Education to make the payment to a teacher who has been fighting a legal battle to get his salary due for 26 years within a week. A single-judge bench of Justice Salil Kumar Rai passed this order while hearing a Contempt Application filed by Laxman…
In a significant judgment, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to construct an overhead bridge or underpass between villages Naugran and Prithipur, and restore blocked water and irrigation channels. This decision came after a public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by the Welfare Committee, representing the…
The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) over its alleged failure to stop stubble burning in the States of Punjab and Haryana, which ultimately worsened the air quality in the Delhi-National Capital Region during the winter season. The Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice…
In a recent case, Javedali Mahebubmiya Saiyed vs the State of Gujarat and Another, the Supreme Court noted that the alleged involvement of an individual in a crime does not constitute a valid justification for the demolition of property. Following the registration of an FIR against a relative of the petitioner, the municipal authorities had…