PREVIOUS CASES
CRPF player: High Court allows participation
Pravah Law's client—a national-level Taekwondo player—secured the Bronze medal in the trials for the National Games 2023 (Goa). Yet, the Taekwondo Federation of India declared her ineligible for participation in the National Games on the sole ground that she represented CRPF (and not a State) at the trials. On 20 October 2023, the Delhi High Court allowed Pravah Law's writ petition and ordered that the CRPF player shall be permitted to participate in the upcoming National Games from 30th October 2023 to 3rd November 2023.
Murder convict: High Court grants furlough
Pravah Law represented a convict who has, after his conviction for the offence of murder, already spent over 10 years in prison with good conduct. The Delhi High Court allowed our writ petition and ordered that the convict be released on furlough for a period of 3 weeks, subject to routine requirements of reporting to the police authorities as and when called upon to do so.
Ganja case: Supreme Court grants bail
On 4th February, 2020, Pravah Law's client was arrested on the accusation that he purchased commercial quantity of ganja, which is an offence under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. On 13th January, 2023, the Gujarat High Court refused to grant bail. Pravah Law represented him before the Supreme Court by filing a Special Leave Petition against the Gujarat High Court's judgment. On 22nd September 2023, the Supreme Court allowed Pravah Law's petition and ordered that our client be released on bail.
Bribery: High Court stays proceedings
The CBI registered a case of illegal gratification under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against Pravah Law's client, a railway officer. He was also given a departmental chargesheet based on the same allegations, proposing major penalty proceedings against him. Pravah Law represented the railway officer before the Delhi High Court. On 27th September 2022, the High Court stayed the departmental proceedings against the railway officer.
Supreme Court stays termination of RFOs
On 31st March 2021, the Gujarat High Court quashed the appointments of 21 Range Forest Officers made by the Gujarat Public Service Commission, holding that the appointments were made contrary to the rules providing horizontal reservation in favour of women candidates. Pravah Law represented 4 such male officers before the Supreme Court of India. On 27 April 2021, the Supreme Court granted a stay on the operation of the High Court's order, thus protecting the male officers.
Divorce: Supreme Court transfers case
Pravah Law's client, who hails from Nainital, Uttarakhand, married a man from Sonipat, Haryana. After committing several acts of cruelty against his wife, the husband filed a divorce case in the District Court at Sonipat. Pravah Law filed a transfer petition in the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the divorce case. The Supreme Court allowed the petition and transferred the case to Nainital, where the rest of the proceedings would be conducted.
Attempt to Murder: Supreme Court grants bail
On 5th April, 2019, Pravah Law's client was arrested on the charge of attempt to murder. On 28th October, 2021, the Gujarat High Court refused to grant him bail, citing the seriousness of the offence. Pravah Law represented him before the Supreme Court by filing a Special Leave Petition. On 16th February 2023, the Supreme Court allowed the petition and ordered his release on bail.
