Piolex Legal Solutions https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Pedestrians Have a Fundamental Right to Footpaths; Vehicular Convenience Cannot Override Right to Walk: Supreme Court Blog Accused’s Right To Silence Can’t Be Stretched To Avoid Investigation, But Police Cannot Resort To Endless Summoning: AP High Court Minor Sexual Assault Victim’s Inability to Describe Sexual Act Cannot Be Ground to Reject Her Testimony: Bombay High Court Reverses Acquittal Compassionate Appointment Policy Doesn’t Differentiate Between Boy & Girl; ‘First Child’ Means First-Born Irrespective Of Gender: MP High Court Child Adopted by Widow After Husband’s Death Can Inherit His Property: Allahabad High Court Father Gifting Property to Daughter as Part of Matrimonial Settlement Does Not Make It Joint Family Property Without Proof: Madras High Court Bank Can Recover Loan Dues From Guarantor Without First Proceeding Against Borrower: Allahabad High Court Loans Taken by Husband Cannot Reduce Maintenance Obligation Towards Wife: Jharkhand High Court E. Coli Allegedly Found in Packed Lassi: Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Manager, Says Company Must Be Made Accused Live-in Relationships Are a Social Reality; Law Against Cruelty to Partner Applies: Supreme Court Can Banks Deny an Education Loan Due to a Parent’s Low Credit Score? Kerala High Court Clarifies the Law Supreme Court Awards ₹83.38 Lakh to Child Left Paralysed for Life, Says Courts Must Consider the Future of Child Victims Bail Cannot Be Denied Merely to “Teach a Lesson” or Satisfy Society’s Conscience: J&K & Ladakh High Court Staff Shortage Is Not a Valid Ground to Deny Child Care Leave: Chhattisgarh High Court Wife Earning Substantially More Than Husband Cannot Claim Maintenance Solely Due to High Cost of Living Abroad: Bombay High Court Public Purpose Cannot Justify Taking Private Land Without Lawful Acquisition Or Compensation: Telangana High Court Delhi High Court Seeks Election Commission’s Response on PIL Challenging Mass Deployment of Government School Teachers for Electoral Roll Revision Accident During Lunch Break at Worksite Is Covered Under the Employee’s Compensation Act: Delhi High Court Woman Deceived Into Marriage by Husband’s Concealment of Existing Marriage Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC: Allahabad High Court Retiral Benefits Cannot Be Withheld Merely on Suspicion of Criminal Involvement: J&K & Ladakh High Court “‘Tareekh Pe Tareekh’ Should Not Become the Hallmark of the Justice System”: Allahabad High Court Supreme Court Urges Railways to Prevent Overcrowding, Suggests Dropping the Term “Second Class Passenger” Home Right to Marry Is a Facet of Article 21: Rajasthan High Court Permits Murder Convict to Marry in Open-Air Jail Children Have a Fundamental Right to Play; Residents’ Association Cannot Impose a Complete Ban: Karnataka High Court Supreme Court Questions Criminalisation of Consensual Teenage Relationships Under POCSO Act Custodial Assault to Extract a Confession Is Not an Official Duty; Prior Government Sanction Not Required to Prosecute Police Officers: Bombay High Court Maternity Leave Is a Constitutional Right, Not State Charity: Jammu & Kashmir High Court Supreme Court Revives POCSO Case Against School Headmistress for Failing to Report Child Sexual Abuse Electricity Company Absolutely Liable in Electrocution Death Cases; Cannot Escape Liability by Blaming Victim’s Negligence: Gujarat High Court Mother Earning ₹1.5 Lakh A Month No Ground To Reduce Father’s Child Maintenance Liability: Supreme Court Delhi High Court Urges Centre to Frame Uniform Guidelines for Freezing Bank Accounts in Cyber Fraud Cases Promise of Marriage Made After Initial Sexual Assault Cannot Protect Accused: Calcutta High Court Upholds Rape Conviction Vendors Cannot Be Expected to Verify Every UPI Customer’s Credentials; Bank Accounts Cannot Be Frozen Solely Due to Buyer’s Involvement in Cybercrime: Andhra Pradesh High Court School’s Duty of Care Extends to Students Travelling in School Buses: Karnataka High Court Refuses to Quash FIR “Even Death Penalty Would Not Be Adequate”: Pune Court Awards Death Sentence To 65-Yr-Old For Rape, Murder Of 3 Yr-Old Girl Illegal Waste Imports Are a Challenge to India’s Sovereignty: Madras High Court Takes Strong Stand Motor Accident Claim | Loss Suffered By Parents Cannot Be Assessed With Arithmetical Precision: Supreme Court Large Number of Affected Investors Does Not Convert a Cryptocurrency Dispute Into a Public Law Issue: Delhi High Court Bombay High Court Upholds Helmet Exemption for Sikhs, Says It Is a Reasonable Classification Under Article 14 Loss of Right Leg Above the Knee Must Be Treated as 100% Functional Disability for a Mason: Supreme Court Compensation in Motor Accident Cases Cannot Be Viewed Through a Patriarchal Lens: Delhi High Court Upholds Husband’s Claim After Wife’s Death Karnataka High Court: Freezing School’s Bank Account Over Parent’s Alleged Cybercrime Was Arbitrary and Disproportionate Section 69A of IT Act Allows Government to Block Entire Online Platforms, Not Just Individual Content: Delhi High Court Even a Jailed Convict Has the Right to Fair Wages: Orissa High Court Orders Release of Lecturer’s Salary “No Child Should Experience Birth in Prison”: Nashik Court Grants Bail to Pregnant Accused Nida Khan in TCS Case Educated Wife Without Sufficient Income Is Entitled to Maintenance; Parents’ Property or Pension Cannot Be Treated as Her Income: Allahabad High Court Patna High Court Warns Against Police Brutality, Orders FIR Against SHO Over Alleged Custodial Torture Wife Who Voluntarily Left Matrimonial Home and Was Found to Be in an Extramarital Relationship Not Entitled to Divorce: Madhya Pradesh High Court