Law Commission rejects suggestion to reduce age of consent under POSCO Act, says will hamper productiveness of the Act

The Law Commission of India has rejected the suggestion to reduce the age of consent to 16 years under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Commission…

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Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL seeking direction for taking immediate steps to stop illegal construction of multistory building on a Government land

The Karnataka High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed seeking direction to the official respondents to take immediate steps to stop the illegal construction of a multistoried building…

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Doubting Dad

The Kerala High Court has held that a DNA test cannot be done to clear suspicion regarding paternity of a child in the absence of a specific denial regarding this…

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