Rajasthan High Court has set aside the conviction of a man convicted by the Special POCSO Court on the grounds that when the appellant's counsel refused to appear, instead of appointing an Amicus Curiae at that instance, the trial court closed the evidence. It was contended by the Amicus Curiae on behalf of the appellant that on account of trial …
Constitutional law experts, state elections officials and a long list of Republican political figures are among those who have flooded the U.S. Supreme Court with their views on a landmark Colorado ruling blocking former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballot under a Civil War-era insurrection clause. Benson’s brief “takes no position” on Trump’s eligibility but asks the court …
In a significant development in the petitions challenging the third extension given to ED Director SK Mishra, the amicus curiae in the matter, Senior Advocate KV Viswanathan, told the Supreme Court that the extensions are illegal. Not only the extensions, but also the 2021 amendment to the Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003 -which enables Centre to extend the tenure of …
The Delhi High Court on Monday continued hearing a batch of petitions challenging the exception to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which exempts forceful sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife from the offence of rape.Senior Advocate Rebecca John appearing as amicus curiae in the matter told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher and Justice C …
