A Woman Requires No Express or Implied Consent of The Husband For Getting Pregnancy Terminated Under The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act - Supreme Court Order

Upholding the decision of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a bench of the Chief Justice Dipak Misra, A.M.Khanwilkar and D.Y.Chandrachud of the Supreme Court held that a "woman requires no express or implied consent of the husband  for getting pregnancy...

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A Woman Has Right To Reside In Her Matrimonial Home or Shared Household, Irrespective of 'whether she has any right, title or interest in the said household or not'- Bombay High Court Order

The Bombay High Court recently  (WRIT PETITION NO.10696 OF 2017, Roma Rajesh Tiwari vs Rajesh Dinanath Tiwari) held that  " a woman has right to reside in her matrimonial home or shared household, irrespective of 'whether she has any right, title or...

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" A married woman cannot by relying on her husband’s caste claim entitlement to contest election for the seat reserved for a Scheduled Caste candidate " - Bombay High Court Order

The Bombay High Court recently (WRIT PETITION NO. 9528 OF 2017 Mrs. Anuradha Sudhakar Katkar Vs Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee, Solapur, Ambedkar Bhawan Satrasta, Solapur & Ors.) held that " a married woman cannot by relying on her husband’s caste claim entitlement...

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Mere Incorrect Averment in an Affidavit Cannot be Classified as Fraud- Madras High Court Order

A Bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M. Sundar of the Madras High Court on 09.10.2017  (W.M.P.Nos.27473 and 27474 of 2017, W.P.No.3424 of 2017) observed that mere incorrect averment in an affidavit cannot be classified as fraud. ...

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5 Major Differences Between Affray and Assault

5 major differences between affray and assault are  1. Definition:-  According to section 159 of IPC 1860  "When two or more persons, by fighting in a public place, disturb the public peace, they are said to “commit an affray”. According to section 351 of...

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