Legal World By Shivanshu Katare

24 April 2019 has been a very engrossed day for Indian judiciary where the Supreme Court has delivered an important rationale over certain cases. Along with carrying out an important proceeding in the case of CJI Ranjan Gogoi. Madras, high court too delivered a landmark judgement on referring transsexual as a bride. The detailed information about the aforesaid reports are as under: IN THE CASE OF CJI RANJAN GOGOI Supreme Court has asked a Punjab-based lawyer to furnish material in support of his claim that there was a conspiracy to frame Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi in a sexual harassment allegation raised by a sacked Supreme Court employee. It has already being a raging topic which was demanding attention. Allegations on the CJI were spread like a wildfire. Finally, the Supreme Court took a step to carry out the proceeding. NEXT IS THE MADRAS HIGH COURT DECISION ON REFERRING TRANSSEXUAL AS BRIDE Madras High Court has held that as per Hindu Marriage Act, a transsexual is also a ...

Today Supreme court finally gave its judgement in one of its much awaited trial. Both of its judgement added a new meaning to the criminal law in India. One of its judgement was on Curable Irregularity while the other one widened the scope of S498A of IPC. The brief explanation of them is given as under: Examination Of Witnesses In The Absence Of Accused Is A Curable Irregularity [1] [Atma Ram Vs. State of Rajasthan] Absence of the accused while taking evidence of prosecution witnesses, by itself, would not vitiate the trial, unless great prejudice has caused to the accused, the Supreme Court held, while upholding a High Court judgment which ordered fresh trial in a murder case. The bench comprising of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Indu Malhotra was considering an appeal against High court judgment which ordered fresh trial by directing the trial court to lawfully re-record statements of the witnesses whose evidence was recorded in the first round without ensuring pr...

2018 has been a great year for Indian judiciary as Supreme court took important steps to ensure a new significant legal principle or concept by giving landmark judgments, few among those are as follows : • Section 377 Verdict: India’s top court decriminalizes homosexuality in a landmark verdict • Adultery is no longer a crime: Supreme Court scrapped Section 497 of the Indian penal code • Triple talaq isn’t constitutional • Supreme Court verdict on the reservation quotas for job promotions • Passive euthanasia -  The right to die with dignity is a fundamental right • Aadhar isn’t mandatory, but voluntary for citizens to submit. This year the Supreme Court has again started working effectively to consolidate a better position of the judiciary. Today I'll be discussing with you few of its important judgments of the day: CRIMINAL - Supreme Court has observed that, though conviction can solely be based on dying declaration...