#landmark case

Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose, also known as the Minor’s Contract Case, is a landmark legal case in Indian jurisprudence. The case was decided by the Privy Council in London in 1903 and has had a significant impact on contract law in India. The case involved a minor named Dharmodas Ghose who mortgaged his property to a moneylender named Mohori Bibee. At the time of entering into the mortgage…

M.C. Mehta v. Union of India, AIR 1988 SC

This Case Summary is written by Sreeya Chowdary Kesanapalli, a student of Gitam School of Law, Visakhapatnam Introduction The petitioner was a concerned citizen who wanted to preserve the lives of those who used the Ganga’s water, and so his right to file the case could not be questioned. The contamination of the Ganga constituted a public nuisance with a wide-ranging and indiscriminate impact,…

June 15, 2020

"US supreme court rules employers cannot discriminate against LGBTQ+ workers

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The Royal Opera House has lost a challenge against a landmark UK ruling in the case of a viola player who suffered a life-changing hearing injury after being exposed to loud music during a rehearsal.

Christopher Goldscheider suffered “acoustic shock” in September 2012 after sitting in front of an 18-strong brass section in the orchestra pit of the Covent Garden venue while rehearsing for a…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland | Semenya arrives for landmark case at Swiss sports tribunal

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Caster Semenya has arrived at international sport’s best-known tribunal for a hearing in a landmark case that will challenge science and gender politics.

The two-time Olympic 800-meter champion from South Africa didn’t take questions as she arrived at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne.

The International Association of Athletics Federations has proposed…

LONDON  | British union says Uber has lost appeal in landmark case concerning gig economy workers; new appeal expected

LONDON  — British union says Uber has lost appeal in landmark case concerning gig economy workers; new appeal expected.

By  Associated Press