Friday, January 31, 2025

Hindu marriage cannot be dissolved within one year - Allahabad High Court

 Source: The Times of India

The Allahabad High Court held that marriage between two Hindus is sacrosanct and cannot be dissolved within one year of the wedding on grounds of mutual incompatibility, unless there is an exceptional hardship or depravity as provided under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.

To read more please go to the following link:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/117650506.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Sunday, December 8, 2024

AI Tool's Data Training Not Fair Use, Thomson Reuters Argues

Source: Bloomberg Law

Thomson Reuters Enterprise Center GmbH argued Thursday that Ross Intelligence Inc.'s unlicensed use of its copyright-protected information to train an AI-based search model isn’t “fair use” even if the company didn’t directly use the original data. To read more please go to the following link:

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/ai-tools-data-training-not-fair-use-thomson-reuters-argues

How to stand out as a young lawyer

Source: LSJ Online

To read an article about tips and tricks to stand out as a young lawyer by Sam McKeith, please go to the following link:

https://lsj.com.au/articles/how-to-stand-out-as-a-young-lawyer/

Friday, December 6, 2024

Implicit Reliance On Medical Evidence Can’t Be The Basis Of Conviction In POCSO Cases; Such Evidence Is Only Corroborative: Bombay High Court

Source: Verdictum

The Bombay High Court has held that implicit reliance on medical evidence by Courts cannot be the basis of conviction in POCSO cases as such evidence is only corroborative. The Court acquitted a man convicted under Section 376-AB of the IPC and Sections 6 and 10 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The Bench quashed the 20-year rigorous imprisonment sentence handed down by the Special POCSO Court, observing that the Trial Court’s Judgment was based only on substantive evidence. To read more please go to the following link:

https://www.verdictum.in/court-updates/high-courts/bombay-high-court-pradeep-gulabrao-choudhari-v-state-of-maharashtra-2024-bhc-nag-13178-medical-evidence-corroborative-1560143