31 December 2024

Review: Need To Re-View

Introduction  Review is the discretionary power of the Higher courts to re-view the decision passed by the courts. Review would thus mean to reconsider the decision passed by the courts. According to the Blacks Law’s Dictionary, review means ‘to re-examine judicially. A re consideration; second view of examination; revision; consideration for purposes of correction.’ The […]

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Bombay HC Refuses To Suspend Sentence for 73-year-old Convicted for Rape; Also Denies Interim Bail

In a significant and stern judgment, the Bombay High Court Bench comprising Justice M.M. Sathaye, denied interim bail in an application for suspension of sentence filed by a 73-year-old man convicted of raping and impregnating his mentally challenged house help. Previously the trial court had convicted the elderly man after meticulous evaluation of the evidence,

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SC: Father’s Visitation Rights Cannot Override The Interest Of The Child

The Supreme Court Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Prasanna B. Varale modified the interim visitation arrangements concerning a minor child involved in a custody dispute between her estranged parents. The Court emphasized that the child’s health and well-being must take precedence over the visitation rights of the parents, while partly allowing the appeal

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