Author: Nivedita Harsh

The High Court, however, held that the mere act of having an extra marital affair will not be sufficient to hold a person guilty of abetment of suicide. [Dhananchezhiyan vs The State Represented by the Inspector of Police] The Madras High Court has ruled that a husband’s willful conduct of having an extramarital affair and then forcing his wife to accept the same and give money to support that affair constitutes mental cruelty under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code. However, Justice G Jayachandran ruled that the simple act of having an extramarital affair is insufficient to find a…

The petitioner, who was born in Uganda to Indian-origin British parents, claimed that she has been living in India since 1966. A 66-year-old lady of Indian heritage residing in India, who is now stateless, has petitioned the Bombay High Court to review the decision of the Deputy Collector of Mumbai Suburban District to deny her application for Indian citizenship. The petitioner’s attorneys, Aditya Chitale and Prathamesh Bhosale, informed the court that the petitioner was born in Uganda to parents of Indian descent who possessed British passports. She had lived in India since 1966, when she moved there with her mother.…

Leena Manimekalai who identifies herself as bisexual and atheist said in her film Goddess Kaali inhabits her body and wanders the city streets. “My Kaali is queer. She is a free spirit. She spits at the patriarchy. She dismantles Hindutva. She destroys capitalism. She embraces everyone with all her thousand hands,” she said. In an interview with Voice of America, filmmaker Leena Manimakalai stated that she perceived Kaali as herself in the controversial documentary film poster depicting a woman smoking while disguised as the Hindu goddess Kaali. “My Kaali is gay. She is an individualist. She hurls insults at patriarchy.…

While Twitter’s case may be painted as a Silicon Valley platform’s defiance of the GoI, at the core of the legal issues is the right to freedom of expression and the future of Digital India. Twitter has filed a writ petition with the Karnataka High Court against the Ministry of Electronics and IT’s a week-long celebration of the eighth anniversary of the Digital India initiative. Far from dampening a moment of national pride, it exemplifies the Faustian deal of digitalization, which offers financial and social benefits in exchange for the surrender of our civil and political rights. This is evident…

The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) said the government cannot make changes in the levy of service charges by making guidelines. The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI) stated on Wednesday that the government cannot make changes to the service charge levied on food bills by issuing guidelines and that the CCPA’s decision to prohibit hotels and restaurants from such a practice has caused unnecessary confusion amongst consumers and disrupted restaurant operations. It alleged that “repeated guidelines” are being used to attempt to launch a campaign against this restaurant industry practice without any legal basis while asserting that service…

A man and two teenagers have been charged with the murder of an Indian-origin teenager who was stabbed to death in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region of England.

In his 32-page decision, Justice Hari Shankar stated that when the impoverished and disadvantaged approach the Court, it must be attentive, aware, and aware of the fact that these plaintiffs lack access to thorough legal resources. “Law, with all its legalese, is nothing if the disadvantaged cannot obtain justice” “As one of the three constitutive branches of government, but acting independently and unaffected by the other two, the judiciary must remain as sensitive to the requirements of Articles 38 and 39 as the legislative and administration. “Law, with all its legalese, is nothing if the disadvantaged cannot obtain justice,” the…

SpiceJet’s Dubai-bound flight from Delhi makes an emergency landing in Karachi, and authorities alerted A SpiceJet Dubai-bound flight departed from Delhi(DEL) on route to Dubai(DBX), scheduled to land in India had to make an emergency landing in Karachi (Jinnah International Airport) in lieu of alleged technical faults in the flight.Untitled design (4) SpiceJet’s Dubai-bound flight from Delhi authorities alerte A Dubai-bound SpiceJet’s SG-11 aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at Karachi airport (Pakistan) due to an alleged technical glitch in the flight. SpiceJet’s Dubai-bound Delhi makes an landing in Karachi, and authorities alerted This is not the first…

Ignatova, who is also a German citizen, was behind ‘OneCoin’, one of the most notorious scams in the frequently treacherous world of cryptocurrencies

After violent demonstrations erupted in Karachi after allegedly blasphemous remarks aired in a mall in the neighboring country’s largest city, Samsung Pakistan issued an apology. Samsung Pakistan stated in a statement that it “maintains impartiality on religious sensitivities” and that it has launched an internal investigation into the situation. As many as 27 Samsung employees have been detained after alleged blasphemous comments were played inside Karachi’s Star City Mall on Friday. Here’s all you need to know about the controversy: (1) A WiFi gadget put in the Star City Mall aired the allegedly profane statements on Friday. As the word…