Keeping Pace with Legal Change
Here is a polished article suitable for a legal jobs and internships website: Maddila Gurumoorthy, Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, has invited applications for an…
Section 50 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, addresses abetment where the abetted person acts with a different intention. The abettor is liable for the act intended to be abetted, ensuring accountability despite differing intentions, promoting fairness in criminal liability.
Section 49 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, stipulates that abettors face the same punishment as principal offenders when the abetted act is committed, and no specific penalty exists. It ensures accountability for instigation, conspiracy, or aiding, aligning with justice principles.
In a landmark judgment, Supreme Court Justice Vikram Nath revised alimony in Sadhukhan v. Sadhukhan, raising maintenance to ₹50,000 monthly with biennial increments, reaffirming the balance between a dependent spouse’s needs and the payer’s realistic capacity under constitutional Indian law.
Introduction A public interest writ petition was filed by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) over the rehabilitation of…
BJP leader Shazia Ilmi sued journalist Rajdeep Sardesai for defamation after a video from a heated India Today debate on the Agniveer scheme allegedly violated her privacy. The Delhi High Court ordered the video’s removal, citing privacy rights, while partially upholding defamation claims.
The Supreme Court mandated a single-shift NEET-PG 2025 exam, addressing fairness concerns over the two-shift format. The decision ensures equitable competition, upholding Article 14’s right to equality, as varying question paper difficulties and normalization issues risked arbitrariness, impacting candidates’ rankings and rights.
Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has approached the Delhi High Court to protect his personality rights, a form of intellectual property, against unauthorized AI-generated content. The petition addresses the misuse of his name, image, and voice through deepfake technology and rogue websites, which exploit his reputation for commercial gain, including fraudulent product endorsements and misleading narratives. The court issued an interim order to remove such content, emphasizing the balance between free speech and reputational rights. This case highlights the growing legal challenges surrounding AI-driven identity misuse and the protection of personality rights in the digital era.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has a provision that gives a court the authority to order the attachment of property that belongs to a person who has been declared to be an absconder. In addition to providing rules to prevent the disposal or hiding of property, this section provides a full overview of the procedures that are involved in such attachments.
Section 84 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 addresses the legal procedure that must be followed in order to declare a person to be absconding if they are able to elude arrest despite the fact that a warrant in their possession has been issued. By ensuring that legal action and public notice are taken, this provision assures that such individuals will be compelled to appear before the court.
Section 81, Section 82, and Section 83 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 are broken down and explained in this article. In these parts, the execution of warrants that are issued outside of the jurisdiction, the procedures that take place following such an arrest, and the actions done by the Magistrate in charge are discussed. There are images that are easy to grasp given for your convenience.
