The Supreme Court recently dismissed the Special Leave Petition (SLP) lodged by the State of Kerala against a 2019 judgment of the Kerala High Court which ordered the state to grant Rs 1 lakh compensation to a man who was illegally detained by the police on suspicion of being a Maoist.
A bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice PB Varale dismissed the state petition by observing that they see absolutely no reason to interfere in the impugned order passed by the High Court, in exercise o...
The Kerala High Court has recently laid down detailed guidelines on the very limited scope of cases where DNA test of children born to rape can be carried out. This is to protect the child in the future, said the Court
Vacillation by courts while deciding MTP cases shows the enormity and difficulty of their decisions. The rights of the mother have to be balanced with that of the child and require great sensitivity
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The Supreme Court Registrar recently refused to receive the application filed by the Centre seeking clarification of the 2012 judgment in the 2G Spectrum case. The central government sought a clarification that the verdict does not bar the allocation of spectrum through means other than public auction in certain situations.
Mentioning that the application was in effect seeking a review of the 2012 verdict in the guise of seeking clarification, the Registrar dismissed it by terming it misconc...