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"Will Chief Minister be Arrested if a Person Names him in a Suicide Note for Not Paying Salary?": Salve Argues for Arnab Goswami

Nov 12, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 20
Republic Media Network Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami has been arrested by the police for charges under abetment to suicide.Senior advocate Harish Salve, the counsel for Arnab Goswami is now arguing before the apex court in the case pertaining to the illegal arrest of his client in the 2018 abetment to suicide case.Senior Advocate Harish Salve...
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Govt. Proposes resolution of Landlord-Tenant Disputes Within 60 Days with the New Model Tenancy Act, 2020

Nov 04, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 16
In order to balance the rights and interests of the landlord and tenant, a new Model Tenancy Act (2020) was prepared. It focused on the Rights and obligations of Landlord and tenant, Rent Courts and Rent Tribunals, Eviction, and Recovery of possession of premises by the Landlord. The characteristics features of this Act are-It provides a fast...
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Cheque Bounce Case: Convict Gets 2 Years Imprisonment, Complainant Rs. 26 Lakh Compensation

Nov 11, 2020 Richa Shah 8
On Saturday (7th November 2020), a court in Anantnag District of South Kashmir sentenced a man to 2 years imprisonment & also directed him to pay a compensation of Rs. 26 lakhs to the complainant. This judgment was given in relation to a cheque bounce case.The Court of Judicial Magistrate, Fayaz Ahmad Qureshi, after hearing the lawyers from...
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Legality of e-signs in India

Nov 06, 2020 Rajdeep Singh Chauhan 7
Electronic signatures aren’t a recent phenomenon. We can found traces of e-signs around since the American Civil War, during which contracts were signed through Morse. In a modern time, an e-Sign refers to a unique, digitized, encrypted personal identifier. We can understand e-sign in short terms that it is different from the ‘wet’...
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Guidelines Issued By Supreme Court On Payment Of Maintenance In Matrimonial Disputes

Nov 06, 2020 Bhavuk Narula 7
 Introduction:On November 4, 2020, The Apex Court of India laid down guidelines for payment of maintenance in matrimonial dispute. The Apex Court pronounced these guidelines in a notable judgment in a matrimonial case  from Maharashtra in which the question of maintenance of a wife and son under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal...
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All you need to know about the ongoing Legal Tussle between Amazon and Future Group

Nov 20, 2020 Rajdeep Singh Chauhan 6
The tussle between Future Group and Amazon Company over the former’s Rupees 24,713 crore deal with Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is snowballing, with the two litigants adopting the dual strategy of pursuing this case in Indian courts as well as at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).A lawyer for Future Retail Limited, on...
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National Green Tribunal Issues Notice to 18 States and Union Territories to Expand the Scope off Hearing in Cases Against the Use of Firecrackers in Delhi NCR

Nov 05, 2020 Neha Bharti 6
National Green Tribunal has decided to consider measures for improving the air quality in as many as eighteen States and Union Territory in addition to Delhi NCR. The bench on November 4, 2020 headed by National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel has decided to expand the scope of proceedings in a batch of petitions seeking...
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A Public Interest Litigation Has Been Filed in Supreme Court Seeking Confiscation of Benami Property, Black Money and Disproportionate Assets

Nov 17, 2020 Neha Bharti 5
Advocate Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to ascertain the feasibility of confiscation benami properties disproportionate assets and black money. It also seeks awarding of life imprisonment in offences related to bribery, black money, benami property, disproportionate asset, tax evasion...
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Bombay HC Issues Notice To Maharashtra Govt On Adnya Naik's Plea Against Police Officers Who Closed 2018 Abetment Case Against Arnab Goswami

Nov 07, 2020 Richa Shah 5
Today (7th October, 2020), the Bombay High Court issued a notice on a petition by Adnya Naik. The petition soughtinquiry against those police officers who filed closure report in the 2018 abetment to suicide case against Republic TV Chief, Arnab Goswami.A division bench (consisting of two judges) was formed: Justice SS Shinde and Justice MS...
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CIC Denies Permission to Petitioner to Attend Penalty Hearing Against Officials Who Failed to Furnish Information

Nov 10, 2020 Parul Singhal 5
The Central Information Commission, while is hearing a complaint filed by RTI Activist and Independent journalist Saurav Das on Arogya Setu  declined him permission to attend the next hearing on the matter. Mr. Das wrote an email to the Central Information Commissioner Vanaja N Sarna’s office about not receiving a hearing notice, the...
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Bar Council of India Has Extended the Deadline for Submission of Detail of All the Practicing Advocates in their Respective Bar Associations till December 31, 2020

Nov 17, 2020 Neha Bharti 5
The Bar Council of India has extended the deadline for submission of details of all the practicing Advocates who are the member of their respective Bar Association for the perusal of e-committee of Supreme Court of India, until December 31, 2020. The date has extended further by the General Council of the Bar Council of India after receiving...
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GST Fake Invoice Frauds: DGGI to Seek Action Against 3 Erring Chartered Accountants

Nov 23, 2020 Parul Singhal 4
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence will write to the institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) to take necessary action for professional misconduct against three Chartered Accountants who have been arrested in the GST fake invoice frauds, during the nationwide drive in last few days. According to the sources, on the eighth...
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‘Love Jihad’ Bill to be Introduced in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Soon; Five Years Jail for Violators

Nov 19, 2020 M V Manasa 4
On Tuesday (17 November 2020), Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra said that the “love Jihad” will bill be introduced soon in the State Assembly and it will also include five years of rigorous imprisonment for the violators. The charge will be cognizable and non-bailable. Mishra said, “This will be a provision to declare...
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All Insults Not Offence Under SC/ST Act, 1989: Supreme Court

Nov 06, 2020 Richa Shah 4
On Thursday (5th November 2020), the Supreme Court said in a judgment that all insults or intimidations to persons belonging to Dalit or tribal communities will not be an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989The court said that an offence is made out under the statute only if the insults or...
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Arnab Goswami Moves Supreme Court Challenging Bombay High Court Order Dismissing his Plea for Interim Bail

Nov 11, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 4
Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami moved the Supreme Court after the Bombay High Court dismissed his petition for interim bail in the 2018 abetment to suicide case.Arnab Goswami along with two others Feroze Shaikh and Nitish Sarda by Alibag Police and remanded to judicial custody for 14 days on November 4, 2020 in connection with the death of...
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SC rejects Chanda Kochhar’s appeal against Bombay HC order upholding ICICI’s decision to sack her

Dec 02, 2020 Samit Siddhanta 4
On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, the Supreme Court rejected Kochhar’s appeal against the Bombay HC order upholding her sacking as the CEO and MD of the ICICI Bank. Kochhar was sacked last year after which the board also decided to take back all the bonuses given to her since 2009 when she took the charge of the post.Earlier, the Bombay High Court...
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In a Cognizable Offence, Registering FIR is a Must; however it Does Not Imply Arrest of the Accused: Punjab & Haryana HC [READ ORDER]

Nov 05, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 4
A complaint was filed by Hitesh Bhardwaj against his brother. Hitesh had approached the police upon suspicion that his brother Nitesh Bhardwaj killed their mother.Her death was being attributed to cardiac arrest.He further alleged that Akal Hospital is a very small nursing home and instead of taking their mother to big hospital, his brother took...
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Karnataka High Court Appoints Amicus Curiae to Assist the Court in the Cauvery Calling Project Case

Nov 04, 2020 Neha Bharti 4
On November 3, 2020, the Karnataka High Court-appointed Advocate BV Vidyulatha as Amicus Curiae to assist the court in a petition which raised the objection over the Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation for collecting funds from the public for the Cauvery Calling Project. Two Judge Bench comprising of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S...
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Republic TV Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami Granted Interim Bail by Supreme Court

Nov 11, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 4
The Supreme Court has ordered for the release of Republic TV's editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on interim bail. The bench of Justices Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee while hearing the plea challenging the Bombay High Court order passed the above judgment. The apex court contended that High Courts were not doing enough in matters where personal...
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Supreme Court Observes Worsened COVID-19 situation; Directs States & Center to Gear Up in order to Combat COVID-19

Nov 25, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 4
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 23, 2020), observed that in the coming months, the pandemic situation is likely to worsen across the country. Hence, States as well as the Center must take adequate steps and be well-equipped to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. In this light, a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR...
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Delhi Bar Council Temporarily Suspends the licence of a Lawyer for Advertising his Contact Details

Nov 24, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 4
Adv. Shakeel Khan, who is enrolled (Enrollment No. D/904/1994) as an Advocate at The Bar Council of Delhi was alleged of advertising himself as a specialist in divorce and court matters, by pasting his mobile number on the public walls of South Delhi.The matter soon came to the notice of The Bar Council of Delhi. The Council temporarily...
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Mumbai Police Arrests Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami in Abetment to Suicide Case

Nov 04, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
On Wednesday (November 4, 2020) the Mumbai Police arrested Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in connection with the death of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud Naik in Alibaug in 2018.Anvay Naik was a 53-year-old interior designer and his mother Kumud Naik had died by suicide in May 2018. A suicide note purportedly...
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Delhi High Powered Committee Extends Bails For 45 More Days and Emergency Parole for 6 weeks in light of rising COVID cases [READ MINUTES]

Dec 02, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 3
Delhi High Powered Committee on November 28, 2020, discussed on Effective implementation of the directions issued by Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Suo Motu Petition (Civil) No.1/2020 – In Re: Contagion of COVID-19 wherein, the Committee decided to extend the interim bail granted to prisoners to contain the spread of COVID19 pandemic inside...
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Kerala Governor signs off ordinance amending Kerala Police Act, 2011 to combat defamation and criminalize certain classes of communication

Nov 24, 2020 Richa Shah 3
Arif Mohammad Khan, the Kerala Governor, signed off a controversial ordinance introduced by the Left government in the State on Saturday (21st November 2020) which amends the Kerala Police Act, 2011.The amendment states Section 118A to criminalise certain classes of communication and publications.This new provision makes any expression,...
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Tamil Nadu Issues Ordinance for Banning Online Games Involving Betting

Nov 23, 2020 Parul Singhal 3
Due to a rise in number of suicides by gamers, who allegedly lost their money in online gaming, the Tamil Nadu Governor, Banwarilal Purohit has signed an ordinance on Friday (20th November, 2020) to “ban online gaming” involving betting. The Raj Bhavan issued a statement stating that the Government submitted a proposal to the Governor...
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PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan Court Orders PTI Ministers to Leave the region Within 3 Days

Nov 10, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 3
A writ petition was filed by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) alleging that the prime minister Imran Khan and his ministers violated the electoral code of conduct by running political campaigns and making electoral promises. They asked the Election Commissioner to take immediate action in this matter.The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court comprising a...
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US Set to Execute a Woman Convict After 70 Years Gap by Way of Lethal Injection

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has scheduled the execution of a 2007 murder convict who will be the first woman to be put to death by the federal government in almost seven decades.Lisa Montgomery was sentenced to death in 2007 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri for kidnapping resulting in death. Her death...
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Welcome to the ‘LSJ Online Internship Program 2020’ [Applications Open]

Nov 07, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 3
A Lawstreet Journal Initiative that aims to guide Young Legal Professionals on the path to success!Every year, thousands of bright minds dream of becoming lawyers or having a successful legal career. Along with formal studies, it is important to gain practical exposure in the legal field. It is thus that Law students and young legal professionals...
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Bombay HC denies bail to Arnab Goswami, dismisses Habeas Corpus Remand

Nov 09, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
The Bombay High Court in a special hearing on Saturday (November 7, 2020) through video-conferencing reserved final orders on the bail plea by Republic TV Editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in an abetment to suicide case registered against him in May 2018.Arnab Goswami has filed the interim bail application under Section 439 of the Criminal Procedure...
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Bombay High Court Waives Statutory Period in Case of Divorce by Mutual Consent

Nov 19, 2020 M V Manasa 3
The Bombay High Court approved a joint plea for waiver of the statutory period before the divorce by mutual consent and gave the order while considering the circumstances of the present case, where the woman was pregnant with another man’s child. In 2014, the divorcing parties registered their marriage and initiated divorce proceedings in the...
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“Citizens are Entitled to Breathe Fresh Air”: NGT Bans Sale/Use of Firecrackers in Delhi NCR [READ ORDER]

Nov 09, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was hearing a suo motu plea initiation during the hearing on an application, filed by the Indian Social Responsibility Network through Santosh Gupta, who raised the issue of air pollution by the use of firecrackers in NCR at a time when air quality is at a 'very poor' level and the potential of worsening the...
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CCTV footage an additional tool of Evidence, not exclusive medium to prove Offence: Delhi Court

Nov 10, 2020 Parul Singhal 3
A Delhi Court, while declining a bail application of an accused facing murder & other serious charges in association with the Northeast Delhi violence, observed that CCTV footage is an additional tool of evidence and not the exclusive medium to prove an offence.Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat also noted...
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CIC Dismisses Appeal Against Non-Disclosure of Information Sought from SC Regarding 38 Petitions in Aadhaar Case

Nov 18, 2020 M V Manasa 3
An appeal filed by an RTI applicant has been dismissed by Central Information Commission against non-disclosure of the information sought about the decisions taken in 38 petitions disposed of by the Supreme Court in Aadhar judgment. As per the commission, the judgment titled Justice KS Puttaswamy vs Union of India which comprised of collective...
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Leading Peaceful, Non-Violent Procession Is a Fundamental Right: Kerala High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Ex- MLA

Nov 17, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
The Kerala High Court has quashed a criminal complaint against former Ernakulam MLA Dominic Presentation for leading a human rights protection procession in 2017. In the case of Dominic Presentation v. State of Kerala Single Bench of Justice M.R Anitha exonerated him of wrongdoing, holding that peaceful,...
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NCLT Has No Jurisdiction to Examine Legality of Action Taken Under MPID Act, 1999: Bombay High Court

Nov 23, 2020 Richa Shah 3
The NCLT has no jurisdiction to examine the legality or validity of action taken under MPID Act, 1999 as per the Bombay High Court. It said that it is only the designated Court constituted under Section 6 if the said act that will have exclusive jurisdiction to deal with the same.Division bench consisted of two judges: Justice SC Gupte and Justice...
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Registered Document is Presumed to be Genuine; Onus to Prove Otherwise is on Person Who Challenges it: Supreme Court [READ JUDGMENT]

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
In A suit filed in the year 2001, the plaintiff's case was that the defendants sought her signatures on blank papers in the year 1990 under the guise of preparation and processing of documents for the purpose of getting the estate left behind by their father mutated in their names. This suit was dismissed by the Trial Court and the First...
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Supreme Court Gives Notice on Petitions questioning the Election of S. Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha and EC's Power

Nov 20, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 3
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court issued a notice on a series of petitions questioning the election of Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal argued before a bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian that the date should be set...
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SC Refuses to Entertain Plea Seeking Ban on Persons with Criminal Antecedents From Contesting Elections

Nov 17, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 3
An issue was raised before the Supreme Court by Advocate SN Shukla to put a ban on persons from contesting elections who have been charge-sheeted by courts or have been convicted with imprisonment for over 5 years. He said that the number of people with a criminal background is increasing in the parliament and hence some new rules must be made...
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'Taking Court for a Ride': High Court Slams District Collector Defying Directive

Nov 17, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 3
In the previous year (2019), a direction was given by the Kerala High Court to its State Government to take over the Kothamangalam church, its precincts, and all its movable properties, and hand them over to the vicar of the Orthodox faction. Despite this, the government and the District collector failed to comply with the directive and were...
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‘There is no Longer Any Distinction Between Physical and Virtual Courts; Get Used to It': Justice AM Khanwilkar

Nov 05, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 3
"There is no longer any distinction between physical and virtual hearings; get used to this," Justice AM Khanwilkar said while adjourning the appeal against the order of the Bombay High Court upholding the conviction of gangster Arun Gawli in the murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsednakar and the life sentence granted to him by the...
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Fast food chain Burger King appeals its customers to order from McDonald’s

Nov 05, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Burger King recently tweeted a statement that read "Order from McDonald's", urging people to support local fast food outlets during the corona virus pandemic.The company issued a statement saying  "We never imagined we would ask you to order from KFC, Domino’s Pizza, Subway, Five Guys, Greggs, Papa John's, Taco Bell, and other independent...
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Flipkart Acquires an AR Business Called Scapic to Improve User Experience

Nov 19, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
Scapic, an augmented reality (AR) firm, was acquired by the Flipkart group for an undisclosed amount. Scapic is a cloud-based platform that allows AR and 3D content to be produced and distributed, supporting clients across e-commerce and marketing.Through the acquisition of Scapic, Flipkart will acquire a 100% stake in the company and a team of...
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Future-Reliance Divestment Deal: SIAC decides to proceed with Arbitration proceedings

Nov 30, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
Earlier this week, SIAC (Singapore International Arbitration Centre) had rejected the Future Group’s contention that Future Retail, which is to engage in a proposed divestment deal with the Reliance Group’s retailing arm, be excluded from the arbitration. The matter has been triggered after Amazon objected to the divestment deal. The SIAC...
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Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Online News Portals Now Subject to Government Regulation

Nov 12, 2020 Richa Shah 2
The government has brought online mediums, including films and news content, under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. According to the amendment order signed by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday (9th November, 2020), the I&B ministry will regulate online audio-visual programmes and current affairs content. The Union...
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NPCI Gives Approval to WhatsApp to ‘Go Live’ on UPI in a Phased Manner

Nov 06, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
On Thursday (November 5, 2020), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) gave its approval for WhatsApp to ‘Go Live’ on Unified Payment Interface (UPI) in the multi-bank model. In the year 2008 National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) was incorporated as an umbrella organization for operating retail payments and settlement...
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Sahara’s Subrata Roy Must Pay Rs. 62,600 Crores or Spend His Time in Jail: SEBI to Supreme Court

Nov 21, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
On Friday (November 20, 2020), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) sought the Supreme Court's instructions to revoke the parole and take custody of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy for his alleged failure to return money to his investors. The SEBI demanded Rs. 62,602 crores from Sahara, which it had received previously.Meanwhile, the Sahara...
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Supreme Court dismisses Skoda Volkswagen’s plea to quash FIR for alleged use of cheat device in the car

Dec 02, 2020 Gautami Chakravarty 2
The Supreme Court recently dismissed a plea by German car maker Skoda Auto Volkswagen India challenging an FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh by a customer over the alleged use of “cheat device” in its diesel car.The FIR was lodged in UP and the company moved the high court seeking its quashing.The Supreme Court passed the order on the appeal...
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Trade Unions Protest against New Labour Reforms on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, Industrial Relations Code and Social Security Code

Nov 27, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
Lok Sabha in its recently held session has passed three new labour enactments on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, Industrial Relations Code and Social Security Code, by dismantling existing 27 enactments in the name of ‘Ease of Business’, which are purely in the interest of corporates.Thereafter, Rajya Sabha has also...
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WhiteHat Jr CEO Karan Bajaj files Defamation case against Pradeep Poonia

Nov 27, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 2
WhiteHat Jr CEO and founder Karan Bajaj has filed a defamation case against Bengaluru based Software Engineer Pradeep Poonia and served on him a notice of damages to the tune of $2.6 million or Rupees 192,836,700 (approx.). Pradeep Poonia has been restrained from downloading any curriculum which is available from its users from WhiteHat Jr and...
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Chhattisgarh High Court Affirms Lower Court Order; Dismisses Revision Petition Seeking Criminal Action against Aamir Khan

Nov 27, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan while supporting the artists who were returning awards given by the government to express their dissent made the remarks at the Ramnath Goenka Award Ceremony in 2015 had irked many. Owing to which a criminal petition was filed against the superstar. However on November 23, 2020,  a single bench of Justice...
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Actress Poonam Pandey Detained In Goa for Shooting "Obscene" Video by Trespassing Into Government Property

Nov 05, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Actress Poonam Pandey was detained by Goa Police on November 5, 2020 for trespassing into the government property and for shooting "obscene" video in the costal State. Two police personnel were also suspended after allegation made by several residents of Canacona town in South Goa district that the two police personnel  misuse the...
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Court accepts Salman Khan's plea in Blackbuck poaching case; Next hearing on January 16, 2020

21 hours ago Samit Siddhanta 2
On December 1, 2020, Bollywood Star Salman Khan’s plea was accepted by the court seeking exemption from marking his attendance in the court in the Arms Act and Blackbuck hunting case. The court allowed his plea and fixed the next hearing date for January 16, 2021. This was confirmed by his lawyer Hastimal Saraswat.Khan was supposed to be present...
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Bombay High Court Reserves Judgement on Public Interest Litigations Seeking Regulations for Crime Reporting in Sushant Singh Rajput Case

Nov 07, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Bombay High Court on November 6, 2020 concluded the arguments on a bunch of Public Interest Litigations which sought guidelines on reporting on the investigation and media trial in the SSR case.The two judge bench comprising Chief Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni reserved the Judgement on 5 Public Interest Litigations together- one...
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Lawyer Writes to Advocate General of Maharashtra Seeking Consent to Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Kangana Ranaut

Nov 05, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh a Mumbai based lawyer wrote letter to the Advocate General of Maharashtra Ashutosh Kumbhakoni seeking his consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Kangana Ranaut.Kangana Ranaut termed the judiciary as “Pappu Sena” on her Twitter handle.The lawyer also pointed out that the actress has been...
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Poonam Pandey And her Husband Sam Bombay Granted Bail After Shooting Obscene Video In Goa

Nov 06, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Poonam Pandey and Her Husband Sam Bombay were granted bail after the couple was detained by the Goa Police on November 5, 2020 for shooting obscene video at the Chapoli Dam. Poonam and Sam were granted bail on a bail bond of Rs 20,000 each. In the night of November 5 , 2020 Poonam Pandey and Sam Bombay were granted bail by the Judicial Magistrate...
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SC Refuses to Lift Stay on Release of 'Jhund' Starring Amitabh Bachchan

Nov 20, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
On Wednesday (November 18, 2020), the Supreme Court declined to lift the stay on the release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer 'Jhund' and denied an appeal against the order of the Telangana High Court that had delayed the screening of the film over the copyright row.A bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian...
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SSR Case: YouTuber Asks Actor Akshay Kumar to Withdraw 500 Cr Defamation Notice Against Him

Nov 23, 2020 Richa Shah 2
A 25 year-old YouTuber, Rizwan Siddique who was served a defamation notice of Rs.500 Crore by actor Akshay Kumar for posting content making allegations relating to the actor in the Sushant Singh Rajput Death case has replied to the same, denying all allegations. In addition to this, he also asked the actor to withdraw the said notice stating...
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Arnab Goswami’s Arrest not Legitimate - SC Lawyer Moves NHRC Against Mumbai and Raigad Police

Nov 05, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Siddharth Nayak, a Delhi based lawyer filed a complaint against the arrest of Republic Media Network Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC).In the petition, the lawyer has alleged that Arnab Goswami was arrested without warrant in a case which was closed in 2018.The petition states Raigad Police in...
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CBI Books 16 Persons Over Social Media Posts Targeting Judges of Supreme Court & AP High Court

Nov 18, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 2
Some defamatory comments were made by the YuvajanaSramikaRythu Congress Party (YSRCP) against the judges of the Supreme Court and particularly insulting the judges of the Andhra Pradesh High court. The state CID was made to look into the matter but after their failure, the High Court on October 12, 2020, directed The Central Bureau of...
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Farmers' Advocacy Group Protests 'Illegal' Detention of Farmers, Moves Punjab & Haryana High Court

Nov 27, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
The Haryana Progressive Farmers' Union's welfare advocacy organisation for farmers has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court to oppose the Haryana State authorities' continued detention of farmers in the wake of farmers' protests. (Haryana Progressive Farmers' Union v. State of Haryana) On Wednesday ( November 25, 2020) , the Bench of...
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Hathras Case : Mathura Court Rejects Bail Pleas of Three Men Alleged to Have PFI Links

Nov 17, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
The bail plea of three men who were booked and arrested along with Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan while they were on their way to a village in Hathras last month was rejected by the Mathura Court.On October 5, Atif-ur-Rahman, Masood Ahmad and Mohammad Alam, along with Kappan, were illegally detained while travelling to meet the family of a...
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Two Law Students Move Karnataka High Court; Challenge KSLU Circular for Conducting Exams

Nov 18, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
Two Law Students approached the High Court of Karnataka questioning the circular issued by the Karnataka State Law University in so far as it imposes an examination on KSLU intermediate semester law students for the semester from which they have already been promoted.The petition is lodged by RithvikBalanagraj B. (3rd-year law student at St....
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20-Year-Old Girl Burnt Alive in Bihar's Vaishali for Resisting Sexual Harassment

Nov 21, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
A 20-year-old girl was reportedly burnt alive after she resisted sexual assault by the accused in a shocking incident reported from Bihar. The incident took place on October 30, 2020 in the village of Rasoolpur under the Desari police station in the district of Vaishali in Bihar. The girl was set ablaze when she went outside her house to...
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Indian National Pleads Guilty to Transnational Fraud Scheme

Dec 02, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
The Department of Justice reported that the Indian national who operates a New Delhi-based telemarketing call center recently pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a fraudulent scheme involving thousands of people in the United States. Ajay Sharma, APS Technology's director, and creator will face up to 20 years...
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YouTuber Accused of Cheating 'Baba Ka Dhaba' Owner to File Defamation Case

Nov 11, 2020 Richa Shah 2
YouTuber Gaurav Wasan whowas accused of misappropriating the funds raised through his video to help the owner of Delhi eatery Baba Ka Dhaba, has said that he will go to court against those trying to “defame” him.On 6th October 2020, Wasan’s video posted on YouTube with a call for financial assistancehad brought Baba Ka Dhaba into the...
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Central Information Commission Drops Show Cause Notice, Disposes of Complaint in Aarogya Setu RTI Case

Nov 30, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
A complainant, Saurav Das had filed an RTI Application seeking information from the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO), the National e-Governance Division (NEGD), and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology about the process of creation of the Aarogya Setu App and other information relating to it.The main contention raised...
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SEBI Imposes Fine of Rs. 45 Lakh on Three Individuals for IPO Fund Diversion

Nov 23, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
SEBI on Friday (20th November 2020) slapped Rs.45 lakh rupees in fine on three individuals for diverting proceeds from the Initial public offer of paramount print packaging Ltd (PPL) and making wrong disclosures. Individual fine of Rs 15 lakh each has also been imposed on Divyesh Ashwin Dharmesh Ashwin and Anuj Vipin as per the said...
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South Korean Agency fines Facebook with $6.1 Million for Sharing User Info Without Consent

Nov 27, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
A South Korean agency on 25 November 2020 fined has Facebook Inc. with 6.7 billion ($6.06 million) and sought a criminal investigation on the charge of providing users’ personal information to other operators without consent.The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said that Facebook Inc. shared the data of at least 3.3...
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Kamala Harris’s Husband Dough Emhoff to be the First ‘Second Gentleman’ of the United States

Nov 09, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
Dough Emhoff becomes the country’s first “second gentleman” after Kamala Harris’ historic election and swearing-in as vice president. She is the first African American and Asian American woman. Emhoff is the first male spouse of any vice president or president. He is credited to have played a very big role in the campaign of Joe Biden’s...
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UAE Announces Relaxations in Islamic Laws on Alcohol Consumption and Honour Killing

Nov 09, 2020 Richa Shah 2
To project an image of a freer land that helps promote tourism, the Gulf nations are now in a mode of revamping their laws and social norms.In an effort to move its fortunes from oil and to give a boost to its tourism industry, the Gulf nations have made a flurry of announcements that convey that tourists can expect compatible environs. This is...
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Advocate cannot be asked to appear physically before the Court amid COVID-19: Delhi HC [Read Judgment]

Nov 30, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
On 26 October 2020, a Trial Court had directed the listing of a matter for physical hearing. Aggrieved from the order of the Trial Court, an Advocate moved the Delhi High Court.The main contentions set out by the advocate were that his application for hearing through virtual mode has been dismissed on the ground that as lengthy arguments may be...
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Allahabad High Court Expresses it's Displeasure Over Non - Payment of Retirement Benefits and Pension to Retiring Principal [READ ORDER]

Nov 05, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
​​Ramlakhan Pal of Hardoi filed a contempt petition in the Allahabad High Court for not receiving any retirement benefits and pension.The petitioner had retired from the post of Principal, R.R. Inter College, Hardoi on 31.03.2017.He is facing this grievance since a period of nearly one and a half year but no retiral benefits have been...
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Allahabad HC Issues Notice to NTA Over NEET Results

Nov 21, 2020 Richa Shah 2
On Tuesday (17th November 2020), a notice was issued by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court. The Bench issued a notice to National Testing Agency over the declaration of the NEET result.This result was declared without deciding on objections to a couple of questions in the examination. The results of NEET which is...
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Bombay High Court Refuses Bail to Accused Caught with 203 Kgs Marijuana

Nov 19, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Bombay High Court denied bail to the accused who was apprehended by the police with 9 others with 203 kg of marijuana in his car, which they were smuggling from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra. The police received some secret information from an agent that some persons were bringing Contraband (ganja) from Andhra Pradesh to Maharashtra in a...
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A Child Cannot be Deprived of Mother’s Milk and Protection as it is his/her Birthright: Gujarat HC

Nov 09, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
The Gujarat high court said that being accepted in the warmth and security of motherhood is the birthright of a child because the mother's milk is the base of its health and nutrition. With this observation, the Gujarat high court directed a man to hand over custody to the mother of his seven-month-old son, who knocked at the doors of the HC...
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Delhi HC Seeks Reply from Centre and Delhi Government on PIL filed by Law Students Against Physical Exams By GGSIPU

Nov 04, 2020 M V Manasa 2
On Monday (02 November 2020), Delhi High Court sought the response of the Centre and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by several law students of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) for postponement and cancellation of the regular physical exams which are to be held from 02 November in the...
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Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Moved by Hanuman Seva Samiti Seeking Stay on Demolition of Hanuman Temple at Chandni Chowk

Nov 24, 2020 Richa Shah 2
On Friday (20th November 2020), the Division Bench which consisted of two judges Justice Hima Kohli and Subramonium Prasad dismissed an application filed by Shri. Hanuman Seva Samiti. This application was filed for seeking intervention and stay on the demolition of the Hanuman Temple at Chandni Chowk.An urgency was expressed by Advocate...
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"You Have Our Sympathy, But We Can't Take it on Ourselves to Collect and Distribute Money": SC on Victims of Ponzi Scheme

Nov 20, 2020 Richa Shah 2
On Tuesday (17th November 2020), the Supreme Court asked for suggestions as to the relief which it may grant to the victims in the 2018 Ponzi scheme run by Future Maker Life Care Pvt Ltd, involving a fraud of thousands of crores of rupees.A writ petition was filed by the aggrieved parties of the Ponzi scheme. This was heard by a bench of two...
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Plea in SC Seeks Way for EC to Stop Using EVMs and Conduct In Polls Using Ballot Paper

Nov 27, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
On Wednesday (November 25, 2020), a petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking guidance from the Election Commission to stop using the electronic voting machine (EVM) and to use ballot paper in the country's forthcoming elections. The plea alleges that EVMs are vulnerable to error and that many other countries have banned their use...
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Writ Petition Filed in SC for Replacing EVM With Name, Age, Educational Qualification, and Photograph of Candidates Instead of Symbols of Political Parties

Nov 05, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
In the Supreme Court of India, a writ petition has been filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India for using the name, age, educational qualification, and a photograph of candidates on ballot and EVM instead of the symbol of political parties.This will secure an equal opportunity to all contesting candidates in spirit of the Articles 14,...
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Freedom of Speech & Expression Includes Freedom of Being Critical of Public Administration or Authority: Tripura High Court

Nov 04, 2020 Richa Shah 2
It was recently observed by The Tripura High Court that the right to freedom and expression would include the freedom of being critical of the public administration or authority.The bench consisted of Chief Justice AkilKureshi who further said in this matter that “any inroad into such freedom howsoever stealthily made, constitutional court will...
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Issue Directions for Banning Use of Disinfectants and Ultra Violet Rays on Humans for COVID-19 Management: SC to Centre

Nov 07, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
On Thursday (November 5, 2020), the Supreme Court asked the Centre to issue directions for banning use of disinfectants and ultra violet rays on humans for COVID-19 management.The court was hearing a PIL filed by Gursimran Singh Narula who sought a ban on spraying or fumigation of organic disinfectants and exposing humans to ultraviolet rays for...
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Bail Applicant cannot be made to incarcerate in jail for infinity merely because other persons part of the riotous mob have to be identified: Delhi Court [READ ORDER]

Dec 02, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
The Karkardooma Court of Delhi on Wednesday (25th November 2020) granted bail to a man named Salim Malik a.k.a Munna, who was arrested in a case, for allegedly damaging, vandalizing and thereafter setting on fire a car showroom on 25.02.2020.A bail application was filed on the ground of Parity as earlier the four co-accused persons namely Imran,...
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Kerala High Court Grants Pre-Arrest Bail to 3 Women Accused of Assaulting YouTuber Over Objectionable Video

Nov 11, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
The High Court of Kerala on Tuesday (10th Oct 2020) granted anticipatory bail to famous dubbing artist Bhagyalaxmi and feminist Divya Sama and Sreelakshmi Arackal who are accused of assaulting and abusing a Youtuber over a derogatory video. The Counsel from the accused side submitted that the accused women went to the lodge room of Youtuber...
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Will Charge of Bank on a Leasehold Plot Mortgaged as Loan Security Have Priority Over Third Party Charges? Madhya Pradesh High Court Answers the Question [READ ORDER]

Nov 06, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
The Madhya Pradesh High Court in the case of Bank of Baroda v. State of Madhya Pradesh has held that a charge of Bank on the leasehold plot mortgaged as security towards the loan will have priority over other charges of the third party, including the State. This observation was made by the court in reference to the SARFAESI Act 2002 and...
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Madras HC Grants Bail to Man Who Impregnated a Minor Girl

Nov 06, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
Madras High Court granted bail to a man in a case where he impregnated a minor girl on condition that he should marry the girl after she becomes a major.The court was hearing the bail petition lodged by Arunkumar, who was arrested on September 2 by the All Women Police. Under the parts of the POCSO Act, 2012, he was recorded.The prosecution's...
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Magistrate not Required to Request Permission from Company Court While Handing Over Possession u/s 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002: SC

Nov 09, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
The Supreme Court held that a magistrate exercising jurisdiction under Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, 2002 is not necessary to obtain permission from the Judge of the Company Court before ordering the transfer of possession of the properties.The bench consisting of Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta, and Ajay Rastogi stated that under the...
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Press Has Right to Publish News Item with its Necessary Comments and Views: Kerala High Court Quashes Defamation Case Against Manorama Editors

Nov 17, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
The Kerala High Court has emphasized the right of the press to publish all news items along with its commentary unless done with malafide intention while quashing defamation proceedings against leading news daily Malayala Manorama.“It is the duty of the fourth estate to publish all news materials, especially having public importance and it is...
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Period leave: Decide in time-bound manner, Delhi HC tells authorities

Nov 24, 2020 Richa Shah 2
On Monday (23rd November 2030), the Delhi High Court heard a  Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to the Centre and the Delhi government for granting paid leaves to women employees during the menstruation time as a representation.The petition was filed by Delhi Labour Union and they were represented through advocate Rajiv Agarwal....
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Plea in Supreme Court Challenges Gadgil, Kasturirangan Committee Reports, MoEF Draft Notification on Western Ghats

Nov 10, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the 2018 draft notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change demarcating an area of 56,825 square kilometer spread across six states as the Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA).The plea is filed by an NGO Karshaka Shabdam through advocate Suvidutt M S...
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Supreme Court Upholds the Validity of The Tribunal Rules 2020

Nov 27, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 2
The Madras Bar Association by way of writ petition in the Supreme Court has challenged the rules formulated in February 2020 known as the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020 (The Tribunal Rules 2020).The petition stated that the Tribunal Rules...
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“If State Was Not in a Rush to Make Out a False Case, Preliminary Inquiry Would Have Been Conducted Before FIR”: Sushant’s Sisters Tell Bombay High Court

Nov 06, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput's sisters, Priyanka, and Meetu Singh have approached the Bombay High Court to quash an FIR registered against them by the Mumbai Police for allegedly preparing a “fake” prescription of medicines for anxiety for Sushant Singh Rajput.FIR had been against them and Dr. Tarun Kumar - an associate professor of cardiology...
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Telangana HC Directs State Not to Insist on Aadhaar Credentials for Uploading Property Details in Dharani Portal [READ ORDER]

Nov 05, 2020 M V Manasa 2
The State has been directed by the Telangana High Court to not insist on uploading of Aadhaar details in regard to the agricultural land details being placed by the people on Dharani Portal. Interim order was passed by the bench comprising Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy in petitions challenging the collection...
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Temple Lands Shall Not Be Alienated or Used Against Interests of Temple: Madras High Court

Nov 06, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
A Bench of Justice R. Mahadevan has directed that the lands belonging to the subject temples shall not be alienated or leased or encumbered illegally and against the interests of such temples and shall only be used for temple related purposes. A batch of writ petitions was filed challenging the transfer of land belonging to various temples to...
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CONSTITUTION DAY OF INDIA: 26TH NOVEMBER 2020

Nov 27, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 2
“Constitution isn’t a symbol that requires empty celebrations. It requires adherence to Constitutionalism.”On November 26th every year the citizen of India celebrates the Constitution Day (or Samvidhan Diwas). It is a matter of national pride for all Indians. Formerly known as Law Day, it has now come to be recognized as Constitution day of...
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Allahabad High Court Issues Criminal Contempt Notice to Lawyer Who Misbehaved with a Civil Judge [READ ORDER]

Nov 20, 2020 M V Manasa 2
On Wednesday (11 November 2020), Allahabad High Court issued a Criminal Contempt notice to a lawyer against whom, complaint dated 6.11.2020 was made by Varnika Shukla, Civil Judge (Junior Division), Sadar, Pratapgarh. A bench of Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Saroj Yadav observed that “Prima facie, the conduct of Vijay Kumar Pandey,...
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Attorney General allows Contempt proceedings against Comic artist for her distasteful Tweets on the Judiciary

21 hours ago Samit Siddhanta 2
After a request made by a law student, Aditya Kashyap, the Attorney General of India granted consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Stand-up comedian/comic illustrator Rachita Taneja for her tweets on the bail granted to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami.Out of the two tweets for which contempt proceedings were demanded,...
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Court Deputy Registrar Held by the Anti Corruption Bureau for Bribery

Nov 10, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
On November 6, 2020 A deputy registrar of a court in Palghar was arrested for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe from a builder.The accused demanded Rs 30,000 from a builder for a sale deed registration of two properties.The accused was arrested by the Anti Corruption Bureau.The deputy registrar was held in a trap laid by the Anti...
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“Judging is My Life, It is the Best Way to Spend My Birthday” : Justice DY Chnadrachud While Hearing Arnab Goswami's Plea for Release

Nov 13, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
The vacation bench of Justice Chandrachud & Justice Indira Banerjee assembled today (12th October, 2020) in Supreme Court to hear the matter on Arnab Goswami’s plea for release. During the hearing, some riveting exchanges were made in the full day session. It also happened to be Justice DY Chandrachud’s birthday today. (12th October,...
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Advocate Gaurav Bhatia Requests Supreme Court to take Suo Motu Cognizance of 'Blatant Human Right Violation' in Arnab Goswami’s case

Nov 11, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Senior Advocate Gaurav Bhatia has written a letter to the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde asking him to take Suo Motu Cognizance of the gross human rights violation in the Arnab Goswami case. He also asked the Chief Justice of India to put a stop to "travesty of justice being inflicted by the Maharashtra Government and the Mumbai police on...
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Lawyers of Surajpur District Court go on Protest Against Police “Misconduct”

Nov 24, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
On Thursday, (19th November, 2020), lawyers of the Surajpur District Court went on strike to protest against the alleged misconduct of police personnel with advocates. In the morning at the Court premises, lawyers gathered and locked the gates, keeping police personnel from entering the grounds. This comes a day after some police personnel...
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‘There is no Longer Any Distinction Between Physical and Virtual Courts; Get Used to It': Justice AM Khanwilkar

Nov 05, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
"There is no longer any distinction between physical and virtual hearings; get used to this," Justice AM Khanwilkar said while adjourning the appeal against the order of the Bombay High Court upholding the conviction of gangster Arun Gawli in the murder of Shiv Sena corporator Kamlakar Jamsednakar and the life sentence granted to him by the...
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'Expressed regret for error', A.G declines consent for initiating contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan

Dec 02, 2020 Samit Siddhanta 2
Attorney General K K Venugopal declined consent to initiate contempt proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan over his tweets which were critical of Chief Justice of India S A Bobde’s visit to Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh.Venugopal said that Bhushan has subsequently “expressed regret for the error made”.Venugopal wrote a letter...
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Registry Official of Supreme Court succumbs to COVID-19 as pandemic rages on

Nov 24, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 2
With the latest wave of Covid-19 infections doing the rounds in Delhi, Mr. Rajendra Rawat (aged 50 years), an officer of the Administration (General Branch) of the Supreme Court of India succumbed to the virus on November 21, 2020. This confirms the first COVID-19 death among the Country's Apex Court staffers. Though the Apex court...
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Democrats & Republicans

Nov 09, 2020 Bhavuk Narula 2
Introduction:Here, in the United States, the word democratic and republican are broadly applied to mean the two important American Political Parties: The Democratic Party and The Republican Party. We usually hear these words to define things the parties do, or the person related to them. For example, former Vice- President Joe Biden is the...
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Guidelines Issued By Supreme Court On Payment Of Maintenance In Matrimonial Disputes

Nov 06, 2020 Bhavuk Narula 2
 Introduction:On November 4, 2020, The Apex Court of India laid down guidelines for payment of maintenance in matrimonial dispute. The Apex Court pronounced these guidelines in a notable judgment in a matrimonial case  from Maharashtra in which the question of maintenance of a wife and son under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal...
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Amrapali Homebuyers Deposit over Rs. 266 Crores in Supreme Court

Nov 19, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Senior Advocate R Venkataramani, who was appointed a receiver to manage the affairs of the group, appearing before a bench of Justice U U Lalit and Justice Ashok Bhushan, told that homebuyers have deposited over Rs 260 Crores in the last ten months as part of their dues. He said that this amount was paid by homebuyers themselves and an...
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India Has Time Till end of December 2020 to Appeal Against Vodafone Arbitration Award

Nov 07, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A dispute relating to tax started when Vodafone acquired Indian mobile assets from Hutchison Whampoa in 2007 and involved Rs 12000 crore in interest and Rs 7900 crore in penalties. The government of India demanded that on this acquisition Vodafone has to pay a tax of Rs 11000 crore but the company refused to do so. In 2012, the Supreme Court...
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Burger King to Raise Rs 364.5 Crores from Anchor Investors Ahead of IPO

21 hours ago Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Tuesday (December 1, 2020), the US-based fast service restaurant (QSR) chain Burger King's Indian arm raised Rs 364.5 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial share sale, which opened on Wednesday (December 2, 2020) for public subscription.According to a BSE circular, "The IPO committee of the board of directors of the company vide...
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CCI orders Investigation Against Google for ‘Unfair Means’ to Promote GPay

Nov 11, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered Google to be investigated for allegedly using its dominant position to promote its application for payments, Google Pay, to the detriment of other competing applications.The order of the anti-trust body said that the informant provided a detailed background of the Android ecosystem with regard...
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Delhi HC Seeks Amazon's Response on Future Retail’s Plea to Prevent it From Intervening with the Reliance Contract

Nov 17, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Delhi High Court has demanded Amazon's reaction to a plea by Kishore Biyani led by Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) alleging that on the basis of an interim order by a Singapore arbitrator, the e-commerce giant interfered with its contract with Reliance Retail. Summons were given by Justice Mukta Gupta to Amazon, Future Coupons Pvt. In the FRL...
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Delhi HC Seeks Amazon's Response on Future Retail’s Plea to Prevent it From Intervening with the Reliance Contract

Nov 17, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Delhi High Court has demanded Amazon's reaction to a plea by Kishore Biyani led by Future Retail Ltd. (FRL) alleging that on the basis of an interim order by a Singapore arbitrator, the e-commerce giant interfered with its contract with Reliance Retail. Summons were given by Justice Mukta Gupta to Amazon, Future Coupons Pvt. In the FRL...
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Delhi HC Reserves Order on Future Retail's Plea to Injunct Amazon from Interfering in Reliance Deal

Nov 23, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Friday (20th November, 2020), the Delhi High Court reserved order on an application by Kishore Biyani led Future Retail Ltd (FRL). The order was given to stop Amazon from interfering in the Rs 24,713 crore Reliance-Future deal on the basis of an interim order passed by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).This was heard by...
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Delhi High Court Restrains a Bakery from Using the Mark “FACEBAKE” in a Trademark Suit Filed by Facebook

Nov 19, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Delhi High Court has restrained a bakery from using the mark “FACEBAKE” in a trademark infringement suit filed by Facebook. The order has come in a civil suit filed by Facebook against a bakery called Facebake, which is involved in selling cakes, and articles like watches with the mark “FACEBAKE”. It was also informed to the court...
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DLF Shares Jump 5% After Company Sells Nearly 90 Independent Floors Worth Over Rs. 300 Crores

Dec 02, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Tuesday (December 1, 2020), DLF's share price rose over 5 percent after the real estate firm reported that it had sold nearly 90 independent floors worth over Rs 300 crore in Gurugram. The company added that it expects to launch more such projects in the last few months, as demand for luxury residential properties has revived. The stock...
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Google Signs Copyright Agreement with Six French Newspapers

Nov 23, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Google has signed copyright agreements with six French newspapers and magazines, including the national newspaper Le Monde and Le Figaro US Tech Company said in a blog post on Thursday (19th November, 2020). The world’s largest search engines initially opposed the idea of paying publishers for content, paying their websites benefitted from...
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Lakshmi Vilas Bank Placed Under Moratorium, Centre Announces Draft Amalgamation Scheme with DBS Bank India Ltd.

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
Private sector lender Lakshmi Vilas Bank on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, was brought under moratorium with immediate effect till December 16, 2020, thereby, staying all actions and proceedings against that banking company during this period.During the month-long moratorium, the cash withdrawal limit has reportedly been capped for customers at Rs...
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Pradeep Bhandari Writes to Chief Justice of India S A Bodbe Seeking Probe into Arnab Goswami's Transfer to Taloja Jail; Says it is an "Attempts to Silence the Top Journalist"

Nov 10, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
Republic TV Anchor Pradeep Bhandari has written to the Chief Justice of India's essay board seeking enquiry by the National Human Rights Commission on the shifting of Arnab Goswami to Taloja jail. According to the NDTV report, Arnab Goswami was moved to Taloja jail after being found using a mobile phone in judicial custody at a school which is...
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NDTV Promoters Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy Guilty of Insider Trading by SEBI; Asked to Pay Rs. 16.97 Crore plus Interest in 45 days [Read Order]

Nov 30, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 1
On November 27, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) restrained Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy from accessing the securities market for two years for making a wrongful gain of ₹16.97 crores by trading in the shares of NDTV based on insider information.The two were asked to jointly or severally, disgorge the amount of wrongful...
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Punjab & Sind Bank to Raise up to Rs. 5,500 Crores via Preferential Issue

Nov 24, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
State owned Punjab & Sind Bank on Saturday (21th November, 2020) said that its board has approved a proposal to raise up to Rs 5,500 crores by issuing shares on a preferential basis. The approval from government is in line to infuse an amount of Rs 5,500 crores in the bank towards contribution of the Centre in the preferential allotment...
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Rolls-Royce joins hand with Infosys for sourcing Aerospace engineering and R&D Services in India

21 hours ago Dev Kumar Patel 1
Indian tech consulting and digital services firm Infosys and aerospace and defense technology major Rolls-Royce jointly announced the signing of a strategic partnership deal for sourcing engineering and R&D Services in India.With a vision to continue high capability engineering work in India, in partnership with Infosys as Infosys, has been a...
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Sahara’s Subrata Roy Must Pay Rs. 62,600 Crores or Spend His Time in Jail: SEBI to Supreme Court

Nov 21, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Friday (November 20, 2020), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) sought the Supreme Court's instructions to revoke the parole and take custody of Sahara Chief Subrata Roy for his alleged failure to return money to his investors. The SEBI demanded Rs. 62,602 crores from Sahara, which it had received previously.Meanwhile, the Sahara...
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Serum Institute of India files Rs. 100 crore Defamation Case After Volunteer Claims of Falling Sick Due to Vaccine Trial

Nov 30, 2020 DEV KUMAR PATEL 1
The Serum Institute of India on Sunday (November 20, 2020) filed a Rs. 100 crore defamation suit against a Chennai-based volunteer who took part in their COVID-19 vaccine trial and alleged that it triggered an adverse reaction and suffer a neurological breakdown after taking a dose.Serum Institute has partnered with drug manufacturer Astra Zeneca...
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Share Prices of Airlines Rise as Government Raises Domestic Flight Capacity to 70%

Nov 19, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
On November 12, 2020, the Ministry of Civil Aviation allowed domestic flights to operate with up to 70% capacity on the back of increasing demand during the festival season which helps in gaining airline stocks. The share price of InterGlobe Aviation hit a 52-week high rising up to 1.5% to Rs 1,644.90 per share on the National Stock Exchange...
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Relief to SpiceJet as SC Stays Order demanding Deposition of Rs. 243 Crores

Nov 09, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
In a share transfer dispute, the High Court has asked SpiceJet and its promoter, Ajay Singh, to deposit around Rs 243 crores as interest payable on Rs 579 crores. Aggrieved with this order of the High Court, SpiceJet appealed to the apex court for setting aside such order of payment.The Supreme Court comprising of Justices A S Bopanna and V...
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Zee Media v. Mahua Moitra: Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Defamation Proceedings before the Trial Court

Nov 06, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The defamation proceedings of Rouse Avenue Court (pertaining to the criminal defamation case filed by Zee Media’s editor Sudhir Chaudhary against Member of Parliament Mahua Moitra) which was pending before the Delhi High Court was refused a stay.A plea was filed seeking the quashing of a summoning order passed by the trial court in a defamation...
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Ensure No Defamatory Content is Displayed or Uploaded on Social Media: Delhi High Court to News Channels in Bollywood Suit

Nov 09, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
After the Sushant Singh Rajput case, many news channels including Republic TV and Times Now made allegations on various Bollywood personalities about drug trafficking. They showed various defamatory content against them and posted them on social media. As a result of this, 38 Bollywood production houses filed a suit against these news...
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Ensure No Defamatory Content is Displayed or Uploaded on Social Media: Delhi High Court to News Channels in Bollywood Suit

Nov 09, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
After the Sushant Singh Rajput case, many news channels including Republic TV and Times Now made allegations on various Bollywood personalities about drug trafficking. They showed various defamatory content against them and posted them on social media. As a result of this, 38 Bollywood production houses filed a suit against these news...
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Bharti Singh and Her Husband Sent to Judicial Custody until December 4 in NCB's Drug Probe

Nov 23, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Sunday ( 22nd November 2020), Bharti Singh and husband Haarsh Limbachiya were remanded by a Mumbai court and were arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) following the seizure of drugs from their house.They have been sent to judicial custody till 4 December and their bail pleas will be heard by the court on Monday...
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Win for Actor Kangana Ranaut in BMC's Demolition Case

Nov 30, 2020 DEV KUMAR PATEL 1
In BMC's demolition of Kangana Ranaut's Office, the Bombay High Court bench comprising of Justices SJ Kathawalla and RI Chagla noted that the BMC proceeded with the demolition of the property on "wrongful grounds, against rights of the citizens, calling it "nothing but malice in law".The HC in its verdict said, "The court does not approve of...
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Madras High Court Orders to Remove Teaser of Tamil Movie 'Irandam Kuthu' From Social Media

Nov 20, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
On November 11, 2020, the Madras High Court directed the producers of the adult horror- comedy films " Iruttu Arayil Murattu  Kathu - Irandam Kuthu" to remove the teaser of the movie from social media. The two-judge bench of Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice B. Pugalendhi issued the above said direction while hearing two...
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MP Government Orders Probe in Temple Kissing Scenes filmed for the Netflix Series- A Suitable Boy

Nov 24, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottan Mishra on Sunday (22nd November, 2020) said that the state police have been asked to examine the series “A Suitable Boy” being streamed on Netflix to check if kissing scenes in it were filmed in a temple and if it hurt religious sentiments. An office-bearer of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the...
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Sandalwood Drug Case: Karnataka High Court Denies Bail to Sanjjana Galrani, Ragini Dwivedi

Nov 04, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Bail applications were filed by Kannada actors Ragini Dwivedi, Sanjjana Galrani, and others in the Karnataka High Court after being arrested for consuming and supplying drugs in the events organized by them. They were charged under Section 120b of the Indian Penal Code for criminal conspiracy, Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...
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“No Violation of Right to Privacy When Matter Already in Public Domain”, Telangana High Court Allows Release of RGV Movie “Murder”

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
Ram Gopal Varma's next offering, a movie based on the Miryalaguda honor killing case of Pranay Kumar by his father-in-law Maruthi Rao, titled Murder was stayed after Pranay Kumar's father had filed a petition in the Nalgonda court. Police had earlier mentioned that Pranay’s father Balaswamy has filed a petition in Nalgonda Court stating...
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Allegations of Merciless Beating of Lawyers by Police: Allahabad High Court Calls for Proper Inquiry by a Fresh Commission

Nov 23, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The State Government was asked by the Allahbad High Court to form a fresh commission to enquire into the allegations of merciless beating of the Lawyers by the police in a peaceful agitation.The Standing Counsel submitted this before the Bench of two judges: Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice Kumar Srivastava that earlier a Commission of...
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Arnab Goswami Files Anticipatory Bail Application Before Sessions Court in Mumbai in the Case against him and his Family for Obstructing Police During his Arrest

Nov 13, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
Republic TV Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami after getting relief from the Supreme Court has now filed an anticipatory bail application before the Sessions Court in Mumbai apprehending arrest in the case registered against him at NM Joshi Marg Police Station for allegedly obstructing the police officer during his arrest on November 4 2020. The...
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Arnab Goswami Files Anticipatory Bail Application Before Sessions Court in Mumbai in the Case against him and his Family for Obstructing Police During his Arrest

Nov 13, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
Republic TV Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami after getting relief from the Supreme Court has now filed an anticipatory bail application before the Sessions Court in Mumbai apprehending arrest in the case registered against him at NM Joshi Marg Police Station for allegedly obstructing the police officer during his arrest on November 4 2020. The...
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Mumbai Police Arrests Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami in Abetment to Suicide Case

Nov 04, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
On Wednesday (November 4, 2020) the Mumbai Police arrested Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in connection with the death of interior designer Anvay Naik and his mother Kumud Naik in Alibaug in 2018.Anvay Naik was a 53-year-old interior designer and his mother Kumud Naik had died by suicide in May 2018. A suicide note purportedly...
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Asif Iqbal Tanha Files Petition Asserting That Police Officials Leaked His Purported Disclosure Statement In The Case Diary To The Media Before The Filing Of Charge Sheet.

Dec 01, 2020 Gautami Chakravarti 1
The counsel appearing for the 24-year-old student of Jamia Millia Islamia, Asif Iqbal Tanha stated before the Delhi High Court that Zee News & OpIndia violated Programme Code by making public the alleged confessional statement of Tanha. The Bench of Justice Vibhu Bakhru was hearing the plea of the petitioner who is aggrieved by the various...
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Bombay High Court Rejects Arnab Goswami’s Interim Bail Application in 2018 Abetment to Suicide Case

Nov 09, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Bombay High Court on November 9, 2020 refused to grant interim bail to Republic TV anchor Arnab Goswami who was arrested and remanded to 14 days of judicial custody on November 4, 2020, and two other co-accused 2018 abetment to suicide case. The Court said that there was no case made out for the exercise of extraordinary jurisdiction of...
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CBI Registers Three Separate Cases in ₹ 25,000 Crore Roshini Land Scam

Nov 19, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Monday (16 November 2020), three separate cases in pursuance of the orders of Jammu and Kashmir High Court on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) related to the alleged ₹ 25,000 crores Roshini Land Scam were registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Earlier this case was registered by Vigilance Organization, Jammu but a division...
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Court Cites Independence, Dismisses Petition to Revoke Bail Granted to Accused for Assaulting a Traffic Cop

Nov 18, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
A sessions court held in a thorough order rejecting the police appeal to cancel the bail granted to a woman and her friend accused last month of assaulting a traffic cop, that the rights of a citizen must not be dealt with lightly. "The denial of bail or cancellation of the accused's bail will lead to a pretrial conviction," Judge B V Wagh...
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Court orders registration of FIR against District Collector for Murder of personal assistant

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
On Sunday (November 15, 2020), Malkangiri police registered a murder case against Manish Agarwal and three others of the district collector's office, following a directive issued by Malkangiri Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate (SDJM) court in connection with the death of his personal assistant Deb Narayan Panda last December.District Collector...
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Delhi Riots: Police File Charge Sheet Before the Court Against Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in UAPA Case

Nov 24, 2020 ATHARWA GAURAHA 1
In a case relevant to the "conspiracy" behind the February group violence in the northeast part of the city, the Delhi police filed a charge sheet before a court against former JNU student leader Umar Khalid and student Sharjeel Imam on Sunday ( October 22, 2020).Under the appropriate sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act,...
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Drug Case: ED Raids Bineesh Kodiyeri’s House in Thiruvananthapuram

Nov 05, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Wednesday (4th September, 2020) an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team from Karnataka raided the home of Binesh Kodiyeri. Binesh Kodiyeri is the son of the State secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Kodiyeri Balakrishnan.Bineesh was arrested on August 29 on drug trafficking-related money laundering charges in Bengalauru...
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Fake Job Portals Cheat 27,000 Jobseekers, Collect Rs 1.09 Crores in One Month

Nov 09, 2020 Richa Shah 1
A job racket operating in the name of the Union Health Ministry cheated at least 27,000 applicants. In a period of a month, they collected a registration fee totaling about Rs 1.09 crores, the Delhi Police’s cyber cell said after nabbing five suspects on Thursday (5th November 2020).Purely in terms of the number of identified victims, the police...
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Gold Smuggling Case: Special Court Extends Sivasankar’s Custody by Six Days

Nov 07, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Special Court on Thursday (5th October, 2020) extended the custody of the Enforcement Directorate’s M Sivasankar by six weeks in relation to his arrest last week in connection with the alleged money laundering and Kerala gold smuggling case. The ED moved the application in the special MLA Court for seeking seven more days of custody of...
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GST Fake Invoice Fraud: 25 Arrested within Four Days in Nationwide Drive

Nov 19, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
In a nationwide campaign against fake invoices, non-existent or fly-by-night companies, and circular trading, 25 people were arrested in just four days, said the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) sources. The 25 arrested included the son of the sugar baron MLA and two chartered accountants. Approximately 350 cases were booked for...
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Farmers continue to protest against the New Farm Law, Obstruct Noida-Delhi Border

21 hours ago Gautami Chakravarty 1
Farmers protesting against the new farm laws continued their sit-in at the Noida-Delhi border for the second day on Wednesday (December 2, 2020, leading to the closure of a key route that connects Uttar Pradesh with the national capital. The Noida Traffic Police has advised commuters traveling to Delhi to avoid using the Chilla route and instead...
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'Don't Intend to Retract My Tweets or Apologize', Kunal Kamra Responds to AG's Consent for Initiating Contempt Proceedings Against Him

Nov 17, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Kunal Kamra, a stand-up comedian twitted on social media about the Supreme Court, its judges, and the attorney general. He addressed Supreme Court as “The Supreme joke of the country” because of its granting interim bail to Arnab Goswami. He also posted a picture wherein it was shown that the Supreme Court is dressed in saffron colour with a...
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Two Law Students Move Karnataka High Court; Challenge KSLU Circular for Conducting Exams

Nov 18, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
Two Law Students approached the High Court of Karnataka questioning the circular issued by the Karnataka State Law University in so far as it imposes an examination on KSLU intermediate semester law students for the semester from which they have already been promoted.The petition is lodged by RithvikBalanagraj B. (3rd-year law student at St....
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Lawyer Arrested for Cheating People and Promising them Government Jobs

Nov 24, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
A Lawyer on Friday (20th November, 2020) was arrested in Assam’s Dhubri for allegedly cheating people by promising them Govt Jobs in exchange for money. Police said, “Monirul Islam, a resident of Geramari village in Gauripur police station area of the district, took money, from a youth Safiqul Houque, by promising him a Govt....
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NIA Wrongly Names Businessman in its List of Most Wanted

Nov 18, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A managing director of Adhunik Power & Natural Resources Limited (APNRL), Mahesh Agarwal who runs a coal-based transmission power unit in Jharkhand was put on the list of “most wanted” by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). It was alleged that he was funding the Maoist-backed organization Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC). A charge...
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Raigad Police challenges the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Order Refusing Police Custody of Arnab Goswami to Sessions Court

Nov 07, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Alibaug police in Raigad district on November 5, 2020 has filed a revision application before the Sessions Court which challenged the order passed by the lower court remanding Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and two others to judicial custody in an abetment of suicide case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunaina, Pingle on November...
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Shaheen Bagh Activists File Review Petition Against Supreme Court’s Verdict on Protests

Nov 19, 2020 M V Manasa 1
A review petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the verdict which said that the protests can only be held at designated spots, saying that the order could be misused by the executive to crackdown on protests. This review petition was filed by the protesters who participated in the Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Shaheen Bagh,...
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Sudarshan TV’s UPSC Jihad Show Not in “Good in Taste”, Likely to Promote Communal Attitudes: MIB Cautions Channel

Nov 20, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court against Sudarshan TV stating that the TV UPSC Jihad program is “not in good taste” and was likely to “promote communal attitudes”. MIB in this context has also cautioned Suresh Chavhanke led channel to be “careful in future”. The Ministry,...
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15th Finance Commission Submits Report to Prime Minister on the Tax Rate to be Divided Between the Center and States over the Next Five Years

Nov 19, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Monday, the 15th Finance Commission presented its report to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the tax rate to be divided between the Center and the States over the next five years. The report entitled 'Finance Commission in the COVID Times' was sent to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (November 17, 2020).An official statement...
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Haryana government Considers Law Against “Love Jihad”

Nov 04, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said that he will bring a strict law to curb incidents of love jihad, one day after UP CM Yogi announced the same. On Sunday (November 1, 2020) , Anil Vij tweeted in Hindi, “A law against love jihad is being considered in Haryana”. Addressing election rallies in Jaunpur&Deoria, Adityanath on Saturday...
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Haryana Passes Bill to Reserve 75% of Private Sector Jobs for Locals

Nov 09, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday (November 5, 2020),the Haryana Assembly passed a bill to give 75% reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state, amid strong objections by Congress and Jannayak Janata Party MLAs. Deputy chief minister and JJP leader Dushyant Chautala with the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 aimed to...
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Jharkhand Govt. Withdraws ‘General Consent’ Granted to CBI to Investigate Cases in the State [READ ORDER]

Nov 07, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Jharkhand government, headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has withdrawn the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for conducting probes in the state.Under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI requires the permission of the state government if it wants to investigate...
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Jharkhand Govt. Withdraws ‘General Consent’ Granted to CBI to Investigate Cases in the State [READ ORDER]

Nov 07, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Jharkhand government, headed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren, has withdrawn the general consent given to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for conducting probes in the state.Under Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, the CBI requires the permission of the state government if it wants to investigate...
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Maharashtra’s Governor Expresses Concern over the Security and Health of Arnab Goswami

Nov 10, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Maharashtra Governor  has intervened and dialed the State government to convey his concern after the arrest of Arnab Goswami and the alleged news of him being assaulted in jail and not being allowed to meet his family. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari spoke to Maharahtra’s Home Minister Anil Deshmukh this morning and expressed concern...
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Mobile Internet to Remain at 2G Speed in Jammu and Kashmir Till Nov 26, 2020, Except in Two Districts

Nov 17, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Home Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday (12th November, 2020) passed another order, extending the restrictions on internet speed in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till November 26, 2020. As per the order issued, the ban is necessary to prevent terrorist and separatist elements from disrupting the...
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Odisha Government Adopts New State Model Jail Manual, 2020

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
On Friday (November 13, 2020), the Odisha Government has approved a revised jail manual, under which one guarding staff would be deployed for every six prisoners. After 78 years, the State has formulated a new manual, the last one being in 1942.The jail manual of 1942 had some extra chapters and 16 of them have been retained in the new manual...
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RBI Imposes ₹1 Crore Penalty on Punjab National Bank

Nov 17, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Punjab National Bank, which is a State-run bank, works under the authorization of the Reserve Bank of India. But recently, it observed that it was operating a bilateral ATM sharing arrangement with its international subsidiary that is Druk Punjab National Bank Ltd, Bhutan since 2010 without taking any approval from the Reserve Bank.The bank was...
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Punjab Govt. Withdraws 'General Consent' Granted to CBI to Investigate Cases in the State

Nov 11, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The CBI (Delhi Special Police Establishment) was conferred powers by several states to investigate cases without the permission of the respective State Government and with general consent. Recently, a number of states withdrew this general consent given to CBI. The government of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal withdrew 'general consent' in 2018.The...
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RBI Becomes First Central Bank in the World to Have One Million Twitter Followers

Nov 24, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has become the first central bank in the world to have more than one million or 10 lakh Twitter followers. Bank colleagues were congratulated by the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das.Das said in a Twitter post, “RBI Twitter account reaches one million followers today. A new milestone. Congratulations to all my...
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Man Arrested for Refusing to Wear Mask on Flight in the US

Dec 02, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
After refusing to wear a face mask on a Delta Airlines flight heading from Salt Lake City to San Francisco in the US, a 44-year-old man was arrested, a media report said. The man identified as Joshua Colby Council was rushing to embark on his fight at Salt Lake City International Airport when a gate agent stopped and asked him to put on a face...
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Huawei Appeals Against 5G Network Ban in Sweden

Nov 10, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Last month (October 2020), the Telecom Authority of Sweden gave a decision that the operators participating in the Sweden's 5G spectrum auction shall exclude the Chinese telecom equipment from operations.It was argued that such ban was imposed on security grounds as it was assessed that Huawei equipment were used for spying. But Huawei claimed...
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New York Judge Reduces Johnson & Johnson damages Award in Baby Powder Case to $120 Million

Nov 23, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
A New York state judge has reduced an award to $120 million from $325 million in a verdict against Johnson & Johnson, pronounced in a case filed by a woman who blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using the company’s baby powder. As per courts records, Justice Gerald Lebovtis of the State Supreme Court in Manhattan approved the...
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U.K. approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use

21 hours ago Gautami Chakravarty 1
Britain on Wednesday (December 2, 2020) became the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use and said that will be rolled out from next week. The move makes Britain one of the first countries to begin vaccinating its population as it tries to curb Europe's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak. ‘We are focusing on moving...
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Sikhs Lose Court Dispute to Get Recorded as Ethnic Group in the next UK Census

Nov 09, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Sikh Community has lost its long drawn out battle in the London High Court to challenge the ethnicity responses incurring £150,000(Rs 145 Lakh) in legal fees. Now Sikhs will not be recorded as an ethnic group in the 2021 United Kingdom Census. On November 6, 2020, Justice Choudhury rejected the third Judicial review claim which was...
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4 Killed in Vienna “Terror Attack “at 6 Locations; 1 Gunman Shot Dead

Nov 04, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A gunshot attack was carried out in Vienna, Austria just a few hours before when the lockdown was about to be imposed due to the coronavirus and the people were enjoying their last night out. On Monday, November 2, 2020, at around 8 pm people heard some noise and thought it to be firecrackers. After a while, they realized that it was not...
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‘Why Shouldn't Advocate Stickers Be Banned if Being Misused?’ Madras High Court [READ ORDER]

Dec 01, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Madras High Court sought a response as to whether Advocate stickers should be banned if they are misused to evade the law.While dealing with a PIL moved by one, Ramesh, the Madurai Bench of Justices N Kirubakaran and B Pugalendhi were told that law students were misusing Advocate stickers on their vehicles to evade the police.The Court further...
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Airtel, Vodafone to Disclose Details About 'Segmented Offers' to TRAI: SC

Nov 09, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will shortly ask Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) to comply with a Supreme Court order requiring the two incumbent telcos to share details of all their segmented offers with the sector regulator.Last Friday (November 6, 2020), Supreme Court upheld TRAI’s appeal against an almost-two-year-old...
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All Insults Not Offence Under SC/ST Act, 1989: Supreme Court

Nov 06, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday (5th November 2020), the Supreme Court said in a judgment that all insults or intimidations to persons belonging to Dalit or tribal communities will not be an offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989The court said that an offence is made out under the statute only if the insults or...
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Filing of Writ Petition Only for Directions to Create Awareness Regarding Certain Laws is Not Proper: Allahabad HC

Nov 17, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Allahabad High Court on 5th November, 2020, observed that the filing of Writ Petition, praying for directions to create awareness regarding certain laws is not proper and that “it appears that such petitions are filed only for the sake of popularity”. Writ Petition was filed by one Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed, seeking direction upon the...
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Apex Court Grants Uttarakhand Govt. An Extension of Time to remove 4 Illegal religious Structures in Haridwar

Nov 23, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Thursday (November 19, 2020), the Apex Court granted the Uttarakhand Govt an extension of time until 31 May 2021 to remove four illegal religious structures in the areas of Haridwar that occupy public property. The petition by the Govt of Uttarakhand seeking an extension of time until May 31, 2021 was allowed by a bench headed by Justice...
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Apex Court Refuses to Pass an Order on Army Couple's Plea Seeking Joint Posting

Nov 18, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A plea was filed by a senior lawyer and ex-solicitor general, Ranjeet Kumar on behalf of an army couple pleading to post them in the same place. He added that they face problems because of their posting in different places as they have kids and also their parents are confined to bed (bedridden).  On November 16, 2020, the Supreme Court...
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Arnab Goswami’s Custodial Interrogation Not Necessary: Alibaug Court

Nov 06, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Wednesday (November 4, 2020), the Magistrate Court in Alibaug, Maharashtra, recorded grounds for rejecting Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami's request for police custody. For 14 days, the court remanded him in judicial custody.Mr. Goswami was arrested from his residence in Mumbai for allegedly encouraging the suicide of interior designer Anvay...
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Bail Application of Man Accused of Murdering Auto Driver During Delhi Riots Has Been Rejected by Delhi Court [READ ORDER]

Nov 17, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
A court in Delhi has rejected the bail application of a 28-year-old man accused of murdering a young auto driver during the Delhi riots at the starting of 2020. The accused argued that his fellow co-accused has been already released on bail, charge sheet was filed, the investigation was completed, and he wasn't required anymore in this matter...
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Balwant Singh Multani Murder Case: Supreme Court Reserves Orderon Former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini’s Anticipatory Bail Plea

Nov 19, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (17th November 2020) reserved orders in the plea by former Director General of Police (DGP) of Punjab, Sumedh Singh Saini seeking anticipatory bail in relation to the 1991 Balwant Singh Multani Murder case. Mukul Rohatgi, Senior Advocate appearing for Saini told the court that the case was registered against Saini...
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Prisoners too Have Human Rights: Allahabad High Court Directs UP Govt. to Improve Condition of Basti District Jail [Read Order]

Nov 17, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
On November 11, 2020, the Allahabad High Court ordered the State Government to take appropriate and remedial action to improve the condition of the Basti District Jail while hearing the case of Basti v. State of Uttar Pradesh.The Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Shashi Kant Gupta said that, “In view of...
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Bombay HC Directs Toll Operators to Deposit Rs.10 Lakhs as Cost to Tata Memorial Hospital [READ JUDGMENT]

Nov 13, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
On Friday (November 13, 2020), the Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed by toll operator infrastructure companies seeking directions to provide for a dispute resolution mechanism through Arbitration regarding contracts they entered into with Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Limited (MSRDC).Writ petitions were filed by...
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HC Asks State Tribunal to Start Online Filing and Hearing of Cases

Nov 04, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The High Court of Bombay has directed the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) to commence online filing & virtual hearing of cases & provide a report on measures to ameliorate grievances of applicants due to the ongoing pandemic. This online filing and hearing of cases should be commenced by Tuesday i.e.3rd November 2020.An advocate...
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HC Asks State Tribunal to Start Online Filing and Hearing of Cases

Nov 04, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The High Court of Bombay has directed the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) to commence online filing & virtual hearing of cases & provide a report on measures to ameliorate grievances of applicants due to the ongoing pandemic. This online filing and hearing of cases should be commenced by Tuesday i.e.3rd November 2020.An advocate...
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Bombay HC Directs Immediate Virtual Examination of Jailed Poet Varavara Rao

Nov 17, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday (12th November 2020), The Bombay High Court ordered a medical examination of poet Dr. Varavara Rao through video by the doctors of Nanavati hospital to gauge his present medical health.According to his wife, the poet’s condition has been deteriorating. If doctors are of the opinion that a physical examination will be required, the...
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Both Parties in Maintenance Cases Shall File Affidavit of Disclosure of Assets and Liabilities: Supreme Court

Nov 05, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Wednesday (4th November, 2020), the Supreme Court laid down guidelines for interim compensation and quantum of maintenance in matrimonial cases to ensure uniformity and consistency in practice adopted by different courts. This decision was delivered by a bench of two judges: Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice R Subhash Reddy. They said that...
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'Construction of Building is an Executive Function; Court Should Not Become Authority of Approval': Solicitor General in SC

Nov 06, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Supreme Court on Friday (November 6, 2020) refused to stay any groundwork pertaining to the Central Vista project. Petitioner Rajeev Suri had moved the top court challenging the project on the ground that there is an illegal change in land use and sought directions from the court to stay the project.The petitioner's attorney argued that some...
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Calcutta High Court Bans Sale, Bursting of Firecrackers on Diwali, Kali Puja, and Chhath Puja

Nov 07, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Thursday (November 6, 2020), the Calcutta High Court prohibited the use and sale of Firecrackers on Kali Puja, Chhath and Kartik Puja to curb pollution in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Division Bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee stated at the hearing of two PILs that during Kali Puja the rules that were in place...
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Calcutta High Court Sets Broad Guidelines for Chhat Puja, Asks State to Strictly Enforce Ban on Crackers [READ ORDER]

Nov 13, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Amidst the corona virus pandemic and the approaching festival season, some decisions were taken by the Calcutta High Court. Specially keeping in mind the State of West Bengal, the following guidelines were given by the Calcutta High court comprising the bench of Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Arijit Banerjee on November 10,2020 for the...
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Insisting on changing Student's Name in CBSE records ‘Impossible’: Delhi High Court to DU

Nov 10, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
On Friday (November 6, 2020), the High Court of Delhi ordered Delhi University to modify the name of one of its students in the university records without insisting upon altering the same in his CBSE records, saying that such an obligation amounted to “asking for the impossible”.Justice Jayant Nath said the apprentice passed out from...
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Insisting on changing Student's Name in CBSE records ‘Impossible’: Delhi High Court to DU

Nov 10, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
On Friday (November 6, 2020), the High Court of Delhi ordered Delhi University to modify the name of one of its students in the university records without insisting upon altering the same in his CBSE records, saying that such an obligation amounted to “asking for the impossible”.Justice Jayant Nath said the apprentice passed out from...
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Chhath Puja 2020: Calcutta High Court Refuses to Entertain Bengal Government’s Review Petition, No Festivities at Subhas Sarovar

Nov 21, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday (19th November 2020), the Calcutta High Court refused to entertain a review petition filed by the West Bengal government seeking permission to conduct Chhath Puja at Subhas Sarovar.This leads to a conclsion that two prominent places in Kolkata---Rabindra Sarovar and Subhas Sarovar would not be conducting Chatt Puja this year.An...
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CIC Enables Wife to Obtain Details on the Income Tax Returns of Husband Under the RTI Act, 2005

Nov 23, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
In considering an appeal from a woman, the central information commission (CIC) held that the wife may request information related to the income of the husband under the Right to Information Act, 2005.In the present case, the central public information officer (CPIO) denied the initial plea and the first appeal was also dismissed, leading to the...
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Anti - Defection Law: Kerala High Court Directs Election Commission to Get Declaration from Candidates About Support from Coalition

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Kerala High Court has directed the Election Commission to insist that a candidate contesting an election as part of a coalition submit a declaration from an authorized representative of the grouping along with the nomination papers. Justice A Muhamed Mustaque issued the order on Tuesday(November 17, 2020) while allowing a petition filed...
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‘Non-Application of Mind by Police Which Goes to the Extent of Vindictiveness’: Delhi Court Grants Bail to Activist Khalid Saifi in Delhi Riots Case [READ ORDER]

Nov 05, 2020 MV Manasa 1
On Wednesday (04 December, 2020), Delhi Court granted bail to Khalid Saifi who is an activist in ‘United Against Hate’, in a case related to the Northeast Delhi riots in February this year.Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav of Karkardooma Court observed that, “ In my humble opinion, chargesheeting the applicant in this case on the basis...
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Delhi HC Vacates Stay Order on Reservation of 80% ICU Beds for COVID-19 Patients

Nov 17, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The Delhi High Court has vacated the stay imposed by a single judge on the reservation of 80% Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in 33 private hospitals in the national capital.The court said, “In view of the present situation and the spiraling situation that has radically changed in the last three months, the order of September 22, 2020 passed by...
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Delhi HC Criticizes Delhi Government on COVID-19 Management, States that Delhi Would Soon Become the "Corona Capital of the Country"

Nov 09, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
On November 5, 2020, Delhi High Court criticized the Delhi Government by saying that it has gone completely haywire with the handling of the coronavirus outbreak and Delhi is on the way to become the "corona capital of the country", as the third wave of infection in the city continues to create an alarming situation. As new infections in...
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Delhi HC Refuses to Grant Permission for Chhath Puja Celebrations at Public Places Due to COVID-19

Nov 20, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Wednesday (18th November 2020), the Delhi High Court rejected a plea which challenged the AAP government’s decision to ban Chhath Puja celebrations at public places like ponds and riverbanks in the Capital owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Bench consisted of two judges: Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad. They remarked that...
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in a Plea Seeking Marriage Equality for Same-Sex Couples Under Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

Nov 20, 2020 M V Manasa 1
A notice in a plea has been issued by the Delhi High Court seeking registration of same-sex marriages under the Hindu Marriage Act. The notice has been issued to the Union of India which was also directed to file a counter-affidavit in four weeks by the division bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw and Justice Asha Menon. This order has come in a...
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Delhi High Court Directs Sameet Thakkar to Take Down Tweets Against TV Today Network, its Management and Employees

Nov 21, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Wednesday (18th November), the Delhi High Court directed Sameet Thakkar to take down the Tweets allegedly posted against TV Today Network, its management and employees from his twitter account within 48 hours.This was heard by a Single judge bench consisting of Justice Mukta Gupta. The plaintiff had given 29 sets of URLs, which were not removed...
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Digital Era in Judiciary; Email IDs of Digital Courts in Delhi Notified

Nov 24, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
In India, courts are experimenting with videoconferencing to take up emergency matters amid the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. While steps to preserve the status quo have been taken, such as the limitation period and the extension of the temporary order, the moratorium on debt payments, a range of legal issues remain in need of...
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No Bar of Limitation in a Suit for Divorced Wife to Claim Property Entrusted with Husband: Kerala High Court

Nov 30, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 1
An appeal was recently filed in the High Court of Kerala, against the Order of Family Court, Thrissur involving the question that whether trust created by a wife entrusting her property to her husband gets extinguished after the dissolution of marriage and whether she can initiate proceedings invoking section 10 of the Limitation Act, 1963,...
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EWS Quota: Kerala High Court Issues Notice on PIL Challenging Govt. Order to Implement Economic Reservation

Nov 06, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
An order was issued by the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government on October 12, 2020, which provided for 10% reservation of seats in educational institutions and government jobs for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the general category.This order of the government was challenged by one Nujaim PK, a social worker, and an active politician in a...
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Right to Choose a Partner of Choice is a Fundamental Right: Allahabad HC

Nov 25, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Allahabad High Court held that the right to live with a person of his/her choice, regardless of the religion professed by them is intrinsic to the right to life and personal liberty, in an important ruling in the midst of the attempt of states to introduce laws for "love-jihad”. A bench of Justices Pankaj Naqvi and Vivek Agarwal...
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Gujarat High Court Quashes Sedition Case Against Journalist Who Reported on a Possible Change in State Leadership

Nov 10, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (6th November) quashed a sedition case registered against a journalist Dhaval Rajnikant Patel for allegedly publishing a report on a possible change in state leadership due to criticism over the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the State. The background of the case is that Dhaval published an article in the...
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Hathras Case: Allahabad HC Calls for CBI Status Report, Asks State About the Possibility of DM Being Transferred Elsewhere

Nov 07, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Allahabad High Court asked the government of Uttar Pradesh whether it was "fair and reasonable" to allow the Hathras District Magistrate (DM) to continue in his position during the pending investigation in the case of the Hathras rape and illegal cremation in which he was in "the thick of things."A Lucknow Bench of Justices Rajan Roy and...
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High Court Not Required to Frame Substantial Question of Law While Dismissing Second Appeal: Supreme Court

Nov 18, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Supreme Court has observed that a High Court is not required to frame a substantial question of law while dismissing a second appeal. The bench comprising Justices L. Nageshwara Rao, Hemant Gupta, and Ajay Rastogi observed, “The formulation of a substantial question of law or reformulation of the same arises only if there are some...
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Himachal Pradesh High Court Grant Bail to a Man Accused of Committing Unnatural Acts with Cow, Said that there is no Criminal History Depicting Pervert Mind [READ ORDER]

Nov 06, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
Himachal Pradesh High Court on November 3, 2020 has granted bail to an accused person who has been booked for allegedly committed an unnatural act with his own cow in a cowshed. Justice Anup Chitrakara has observed that the accused is a married man and he is residing with her wife and there are no criminal charges against him including sexual...
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Himachal Pradesh HC Grants Interim Bail to 58-Year-Old COVID Survivor, says 'He & His Family Members Are Under Stress & Anxiety'

Nov 11, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A 58-year-old man (the petitioner) was placed in custody on December 11, 2020, under Section 20 of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 for keeping 1.267 kilograms of charas/marijuana. Amidst his custody, he tested positive for covid-19 and very soon recovered. But after that, he was under extreme anxiety. Not only he but...
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Allegations Of Selling Fake Degrees: Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University

Nov 21, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Wednesday (18th November 2020), the Himachal Pradesh High Court granted bail to the Ex-Chancellor of Manav Bharti University, Ram Kumar Rana. He has been booked under Section 420l, 467, 468, and 120-B of Indian Penal Code, 1860 on the accusation of selling fake degrees.The Bench of Justice Anoop Chitkara while granting them bail, observed,...
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Karnataka High Court Asks State to Decide on Prosecuting MP Tejasvi Surya for Not Wearing Masks

Nov 17, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
Karnataka High Court has called on the state government for not penalizing BJP Lok Sabha member Tejasvi Surya and others for not wearing masks and flouting norms by attending political events.The original petition had drawn attention to safety guideline violations at social gatherings, religious places, and shopping malls.The petition was filed...
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Karnataka High Court: Mere Registration of Multiple Cases Not a Ground to Cancel Bail [READ ORDER]

Nov 18, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a rape survivor seeking to cancel the bail granted to the accused on the ground that he is a habitual offender and has similar cases registered against him. Justice HP Sandesh said that "In the absence of any cogent material on record, the liberty of any person as envisaged under...
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Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea for Allowing Relatives to Wash Dead Bodies of COVID-19 Victims as per Muslim Rituals for Cremation

Nov 23, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday (19th November 2020), the Kerala High Court refused to issue any direction to the State Government or the Union Government to overlook its Guidelines (Covid Protocols) and to follow the guidelines of the World Health Organization.The bench consisted of two judges: Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly.The members of...
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Kerala High Court Dismisses PC George MLA’s Plea Seeking Postponement of Local Body Elections due to Covid-19

Nov 07, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
MLA PC George had approached the High Court challenging the decision of Election Commission contending that the conduct of local body elections in the State of Kerala by seeing the present heath scenario is violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India. George has sought a direction from the court to defer elections to the local bodies, in...
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Kerala MBBS Fee Case: Supreme Court Restrains Implementation of Fresh Report of Regulatory Commission [READ ORDER]

Nov 04, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Monday (02 November 2020), Supreme Court issued a notice on a special leave petition filed by Karuna Medical College challenging that the Kerala High Court judgment which set aside the fee that has been fixed by the fee regulatory commission for the MBBS courses in self-financing colleges in Kerala. The bench headed by the Chief Justice of...
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Life Convict in Jail for 21 Years Without Remission: Supreme Court Asks Him to Approach High Court for Bail

Nov 20, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
On November 18, 2020, the Supreme Court disposed of a writ petition filed by a life convict (whose appeal against the order of conviction is pending before the Allahabad High Court for more than 16 years), with directions to the High Court to consider his application for bail forthwith. After being informed by the petitioners that he spent...
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“Lower Courts May Proceed Virtual Hearings on Listing Date in Absence of Parties/ Lawyers”: Delhi High Court

Nov 19, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Delhi High Court on 17th November 2020, in an order, by modifying its earlier order dated 15.08.2020 and directed that all subordinate courts may now proceed with adequate procedures in the absence of a party or advocate depending on the matter’s urgency and other attending circumstances, if the party or advocate despite due intimation from...
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HC to Hear the Petition of MP Manoj Tiwari to Quash Defamation Summons on Sisodia's Complaint Next Week

Nov 30, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
In a criminal defamation case filed against him by Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari has moved the Delhi High Court to challenge the summons order issued against him by the MP/MLA Court. The case will be referred to the Single Bench of Justice Anu Malhotra for a hearing on 1 December, 2020. The...
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"No Material to Link Him to Al-Qaeda": Jharkhand High Court Grants Bail to Maulana, Who Was In Prison For More Than One Year Under UAPA Charges

Nov 18, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Tuesday (03 November) the Jharkhand High Court granted bail to a Maulana KalimuddinMuzahiri, who had been registered under the strict anti-terror UAP Act, for his alleged involvement in Al-Qaeda activities. In its order, the Bench of Justice Kailash Prasad Deo observed, "No material has been collected with regard to the involvement of the...
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Mere Perception Does Not Prove Intention to Spread Hatred: Allahabad High Court

Dec 02, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 1
While quashing an FIR under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 & Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Allahabad High Court stated that this provision is not meant to be invoked on the basis of sentiments of a weak/sensitive person.The Division Bench of Justice Pankaj Naqvi and Justice Vivek Agarwal was hearing a...
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MP High Court Orders Immediate Release of Computer Baba in 'Illegal' Ashram Case

Nov 23, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh ordered the immediate release of religious leader Computer Baba who was arrested earlier this month after the demolition of his 'illegal' ashram in the district of Indore. He was eventually released in the evening of November 19, 2020 from jail.A division bench of Justices S C Sharma and Shailendra Shukla directed...
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Necessity of Unambiguous and Particular Show Cause Notice in Case Where Consequence of Such Notice Might be as Severe as Blacklisting: Supreme Court [READ JUDGMENT]

Nov 19, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Supreme Court of India has overturned the decision of Madhya Pradesh High Court remarking that "This Court has consistently prescribed strict adherence to the principle of natural justice whenever an entity is thought to be blacklisted." The Supreme Court also observed that there is a necessity of unambiguous and particular show...
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Interim Orders in Writ Petition Challenging SARFAESI Proceedings Should Generally Not be Passed Without Hearing the Secured Creditors: Supreme Court [READ JUDGMENT]

Nov 07, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The Supreme Court in many cases had held that the High court should not grant stay or interim Orders in the cases relating to the recovery of the dues of banks and secured Creditors. Such orders of the High court prove to be harmful to the economy of the country because of the adverse impact caused to these financial bodies. It has held that...
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"Pained to See the Cases on Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly’s Disqualification becoming infructuous": Kapil Sibal to Supreme Court

Nov 06, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
On November 4, 2020, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court that he was pained to see the cases on Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assembly’s disqualification becoming infructuous on the account of delay caused by the adjournments. The writ petition was filed in March 2020 before the Court seeking the...
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Provide More Ventilators, Beds in COVID Centers: Himachal Pradesh HC

Nov 18, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The HP High Court directed the state government to increase the number of ventilators and beds in COVID hospitals and COVID health centers, as well as to increase the distribution of oxymeters among patients needing coronavirus.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice L. Narayana Swamy and Justice Anoop Chitkara passed the orders on a petition...
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Bias on part of Police Officer Cannot Be Presumed Merely Because He is a Facebook Friend of the Complainant: Punjab & Haryana HC [READ ORDER]

Nov 30, 2020 Dev Kumar Patel 1
While dismissing a writ petition for transfer of investigation in a case registered at Police Station in Chandigarh, Justice Sant Parkash observed that if a person appears in the friend list of a Facebook page of any public servant, it cannot be assumed that an official shall favor such a person in an illegal manner and maneuver investigation...
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Rajasthan High Court Issues Notice on Plea for Mandatory Use of A4 Size Paper with Double-Sided Printing In All Courts [READ ORDER]

Nov 20, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Wednesday (18 November 2020), a notice has been issued by the Rajasthan High Court on a petition seeking to implement the use of A4 size sheets with double-sided printing, instead of legal-size printing with one-sided printing for the filings in all the Courts across the Rajasthan State. The notice has been issued to the Registrar General,...
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Republic TV Editor-In-Chief Arnab Goswami Granted Interim Bail by Supreme Court

Nov 11, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Supreme Court has ordered for the release of Republic TV's editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami on interim bail. The bench of Justices Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee while hearing the plea challenging the Bombay High Court order passed the above judgment. The apex court contended that High Courts were not doing enough in matters where personal...
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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Income Tax Department in 2018 Tax Evasion Case Against Karti Chidambaram and Wife [READ ORDER]

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Supreme Court on Monday (November 16, 2020) sought a reply from the IT Department to the pleas of Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and his wife challenging the transfer of a tax evasion case brought against them to the Special Court for MPs and MLAs before a lower court.A notice to the I-T department was issued by the bench of Justices Ashok...
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SC Reserves Order in Plea Against Narendra Modi’s Election from Varanasi

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 18, 2020) refused to adjourn the appeal of dismissed BSF JAWAN TEJ Bahadur Yadav challenging Narendra Modi’s election from Varanasi in 2019.“No, we can’t adjourn the matter. You are abusing the process of law…you go ahead with the matter. We have already adjourned the matter many times. This is an...
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Supreme Court Stays International Award Asking ISRO Arm Antrix to Pay Compensation to Devas [READ ORDER]

Nov 07, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 5,2020) stayed execution of the international arbitration award that asked Antrix Corporation, the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organization, to pay compensation of $1.2 billion to Bengaluru-based startup Devas Multimedia for cancelling a satellite deal in 2005.A bench headed by Chief Justice S A...
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Supreme Court Upholds the Validity of The Tribunal Rules 2020

Nov 27, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
The Madras Bar Association by way of writ petition in the Supreme Court has challenged the rules formulated in February 2020 known as the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications, Experience and other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020 (The Tribunal Rules 2020).The petition stated that the Tribunal Rules...
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Minor’s Consent for Sexual Intercourse Relevant for Deciding Bail Application of ‘Rape’ Accused: Himachal Pradesh HC [READ ORDER]

Nov 17, 2020 M V Manasa 1
Bail was recently granted to a man accused of raping a minor girl by the Himachal Pradesh High Court on the ground that the girl gave consent to the sexual intercourse.Justice Anoop Chitkara observed that, “Although, she could not have consented for sexual intercourse as well as leaving custody of a custodian but for deciding the bail, her...
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Show Cause Notice Must Clearly Mention Intention to Blacklist the Notice: Supreme Court

Nov 18, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Food Corporation of India had issued an order to blacklist UMC Technologies Pvt. Ltd.  from participating in any future tenders of the Corporation for a period of 5 years. The Apex Court was approached against the order of the High Court which dismissed the challenge against this blacklisting order. The contention raised was that the action...
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Supreme Court to Hear PIL Against Posters Outside Homes of COVID-19 Patients

Nov 04, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea against the decision of state governments and the Union Territories to affix posters of patients who are expected to live in home isolation outside their residences.The complaint lodged by Kush Kalra, a resident of Delhi, through lawyer Chinmoy Pradip Sharma, alleged that the decision and action to affix...
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Supreme Court Directs Madras High Court to Decide on the Validity of Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act, 1961

Nov 27, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Wednesday (November 25, 2020),  the Supreme Court ordered the Madras High Court to rule on the constitutional validity of Section 40(a)(iib) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which forbids the deduction of royalties, licence fees, etc. in the case of State government undertakings headed by profits and business gains.The judgement was issued in...
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Supreme Court Summons Maharashtra Assembly Assistant Secretary for Contempt and for “Intimidating” Arnab Goswami

Nov 07, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Supreme Court on Friday ( November 6,2020) issued a contempt notice to the Maharashtra assembly secretary for allegedly intimidating Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami.Chief justice SA Bobde directed the secretary to personally explain why action shouldn’t be initiated against him for sending a letter to Goswami allegedly berating...
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Supreme Court Rejects Plea of Government Services Candidates Against Invalidation of Result for Whitener Use Despite Evaluation by Computers

Nov 18, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
On November 16, 2020, Justice Ravindra Bhat remarked that "In this country, people who comply with rules are punished. And people who don't comply will always have arguments". The petitioner before the bench of Justice U U Lalit, Justice Vineet Saran, and Justice Ravindra Bhat were candidates in the Bihar Elementary Teachers Eligibility Test...
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“We are Trying to Discourage Article 32 Petitions”: Supreme Court Issues Notice to UP Govt. On Plea for Release of Journalist Siddique Kappan

Nov 17, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Chief Justice of India SA Bobde while adjourning the Habeas Corpus plea filed on Friday (20th November 2020) by Sidhique Kappan, who was arrested by the UP Police while he was proceeding to cover the Hathras case of alleged rape & murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman said, “We are trying to discourage Article 32 petitions”. At the...
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‘Clarify Your Stand on Terminating Kashmir, a Disputed Territory’: Srinagar District Administration to J&K HC Bar Association

Nov 11, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
On Monday (November 9 2020), the J&K administration demanded clarification from the Kashmir High Court Bar Association (KHCBA) on "whether it considers J&K to be an integral part of Indian territory or a disputed territory", as it was preparing to hold the previously deferred bar elections on 10 November.“We have received a...
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Trial Will Not Become 'In Camera' Unless Witnesses are Provided with a Comfortable Atmosphere to Depose Freely: Kerala HC

Nov 24, 2020 Richa Shah 1
For a trial to become an ‘in camera trial’, the witnesses have to be provided with a comfortable atmosphere to depose freely and is not merely an ‘in camera trial’ because it is held inside a closed court hall, the Kerela High Court observed in an order dismissing the applications filed by the prosecution and the victim seeking to change...
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Apex Court Declines to Grant Interim Relief to Vedanta for Reopening its Sterlite Copper Smelting Plant at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu

21 hours ago Dev Kumar Patel 1
The Apex Court refused the interim plea filed by Vedanta seeking relief to reopen its Sterlite Copper smelting plant at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu till the final disposal of the case.Earlier justices T.S. Sivgnanam and V. Bhavani Subbaroyan of Madras high court passed a lengthy Judgment of 815-page judgment wherein the bench observed that...
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Objectionable Post Against CM Yogi Adityanath: Allahabad High Court Grants Bail on the Condition that Accused Won't Use Social Media for 2 Years

Nov 06, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Monday (2nd November 2020), The Allahabad High Court bail was granted to a person who was accused of making objectionable remarks against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other public representatives. However, the bail was given on the condition that he will not use social media for a period of 2 years or till the conclusion of trial before...
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Attorney General Grants Consent to Initiate Criminal Contempt Against Comedian Kunal Kamra, says ‘It is Time People Understand That Attacking Supreme Court Unjustifiably Will Attract Punishment

Nov 17, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
Attorney General KK Venugopal granted consent for initiation of contempt proceedings against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his tweets criticizing the Supreme Court. KK Venugopal in his letter to one of the applicants who had sought the consent of the top law officer for initiation of contempt proceedings against Kunal Kamra said, "I am in...
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Attorney General Declines Consent For Criminal Contempt Against Andhra CM For Allegations Against Justice Ramana [READ LETTER]

Nov 04, 2020 M V Manasa 1
KK Venugopal, the Attorney General of India, declined the consent to initiate criminal contempt against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, and his advisor Ajeya Kellam IAS for making public allegations against the Supreme Court Judge, Justice N V Ramana. As per the Attorney General, the conduct of the Andhra Pradesh...
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Bar Association Issues Notice to 5 Advocates for Working at 'Boycotted' Courts

Nov 09, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
On November 5, 2020, the Mathura Bar Association boycotted the Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate of the first court for harassing the members of the bar and for the unnecessary delay in the delivery of justice by these courts. After the boycott, an office-bearer of the bar found 5 lawyers including the former...
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Chief Justice and Judge of Kerala High Court Donate Rs. 25,000 Each for Treatment of Children with Rare Disease [READ ORDER]

Nov 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Kerala High Court was considering a petition filed by the Lysosomal Storage Disorders Society which supports the cause of children afflicted with a rare genetic disorder.The disorder affects multiple organs and also causes progressive physical or mental deterioration over time.This is a rare disease that affects 1 in 5000 births as a group....
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‘Covid-19 Pandemic Was Something as if the Heavens Fell’, Says CJI Bobde at Inauguration ceremony of India’s first-ever e-resource center- Nyay Kausha

Nov 04, 2020 Richa Shah 1
India’s first-ever e-resource center Nyay Kaushal was inaugurated in the city of Nagpur by the Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind Bobde. The inauguration ceremony took place on Saturday i.e. 31st October 2020. Chief Justice of India Bobde said how the Covid-19 pandemic had created a huge challenge for physical hearings and subsequent virtual...
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Delhi High Court Cites Princess Diana’s Case while deciding on a Lawsuit against Republic TV and Times Now

Nov 11, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Bollywood filmmakers filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court suit was filed against Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami and Pradeep Bhandari and Times Now’s Rahul Shivshankar and Navika Kumar.The suit was filed against irresponsible reporting by media houses.After one month of filing the suit the court ordered the two channels - Republic TV and...
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Delhi High Court announces decision to Extend Existing Arrangement for the Hearing of Matters until 16 Jan 2021

Nov 24, 2020 Richa Shah 1
In the wake of the rising Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Delhi High Court has resolved by circulation to extend the arrangement of hearing of matters till 16th January, 2021.The Full Court took this decision by circulation and it was to consider the further extension of the arrangement of hearing of matters by the...
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Delhi High Court Revises Schedule of Cases Listed Before it until November 30, 2020; Restrictive Functioning to Continue [READ ORDER]

Nov 13, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Due to the grave situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Delhi High Court on November 10,2020 issued an office order stating that the restrictive functions of hearing cases both virtually and physically shall continue till November 30,2020. Earlier it was decided that the physical hearing of cases will start but on rotational basis, which...
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Delhi High Court Issues Order Regarding Posting/ Transfer of Members of Delhi Judicial Service

Nov 21, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Delhi High Court on 18th November, 2020, issued an order to make postings/ transfers of 215 Judicial Officers in the Delhi Judicial Services. As per the order, the postings/ transfers will come into immediate effect. The judicial officers that are mentioned in the list will be under the control of the District & Sessions Judge of...
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“Judging is My Life, It is the Best Way to Spend My Birthday” : Justice DY Chnadrachud While Hearing Arnab Goswami's Plea for Release

Nov 13, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The vacation bench of Justice Chandrachud & Justice Indira Banerjee assembled today (12th October, 2020) in Supreme Court to hear the matter on Arnab Goswami’s plea for release. During the hearing, some riveting exchanges were made in the full day session. It also happened to be Justice DY Chandrachud’s birthday today. (12th October,...
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Judge Hears Blind Man on Steps of the Court Corridor

Nov 09, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The principal civil judge at Mulbagal in Kolar district on Thursday ((5th November 2020) stepped out of the court docket corridor to listen to a visually impaired man.The incident occurred when Devarajachari, from Mulbagal, got to the court docket to get his grievance redressed from free authorized help from the Taluk Legal Services...
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Justice NV Ramana Congratulates Legal Aid Authorities on 25th National Legal Services Day

Nov 11, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Justice N.V. Ramana, Judge of Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman, while congratulating the legal aid functionaries for their sincere dedication for the last 25 years said, “Today is a historic day in the legal aid movement of India. This year marks the completion of 25 years since the establishment of the National Legal Services...
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Justice NV Ramana Congratulates Legal Aid Authorities on 25th National Legal Services Day

Nov 11, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Justice N.V. Ramana, Judge of Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman, while congratulating the legal aid functionaries for their sincere dedication for the last 25 years said, “Today is a historic day in the legal aid movement of India. This year marks the completion of 25 years since the establishment of the National Legal Services...
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Justice UU Lalit excuses himself from Hearing Plea Against Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy Over Press Conference Against Justice Ramana

Nov 18, 2020 M V Manasa 1
UU Lalit, Supreme Court Judge Justice, excused himself from hearing petitions against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and his government over the press conference and the letter accusing Justice Ramana and Andhra High Court Judges. When the matter came up on the agenda, Justice Lalit said the following,“I have...
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Lawyer Urges AG to Reconsider Decision Declining Consent to Initiate Contempt Against Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

Nov 09, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday (5th November 2020), BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Upadhyay urged Attorney General K K Venugopal to reconsider his decision declining consent to initiate contempt proceedings against the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and his principal advisor for making allegations against judges. Taking the consent of the law officer is a condition...
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Letter Petition in Bombay High Court Seeks Security for Lawyers in the Wake of Abduction and Subsequent Killing of a Pune Lawyer [READ PETITION]

Nov 05, 2020 M V Manasa 1
Pruthviraj Pradeep Phalke, a Pune-based lawyer has sent a letter petition to the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, seeking security and protection for lawyers in the wake of abduction and subsequent murder of a lawyer, allegedly in relation to a land dispute. He stated in the letter that the profession of advocacy often leads to...
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NCLT Delhi Closed For 2 Days After Staff Member Tests COVID Positive

Nov 18, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The National Company Law Tribunal, New Delhi bench on 16th November 2020announced that it will remain shut for 2 days until 18.11.2020 as one of its staff members had tested positive for Covid-19. The notice was issued by the Registrar of the NCLT bench Shiv Ram Bairwa said that with the due approval of the Acting President of the NCLT...
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Priya Ramani has concocted a Fictional Story Against MJ Akbar and Published it on Twitter Without any Due Care and Caution :Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra

Nov 13, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
Senior Advocate Geeta Luthra commenced her rejoinder argument before the court of Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja on November, 10, 2020 on behalf of MJ Akbar in his criminal defamation case against journalist Priya Ramani. Mrs. Geeta Luthra submitted that Priya Ramani concocted a fictional story against MJ Akbar and then...
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SC Chamber Committee Approves Construction of New Chamber Block to Provide 300-400 Chambers to SCBA Members

Nov 04, 2020 Richa Shah 1
A circular was released by the Supreme Court Bar stating that Members of the SCBA were likely to get approximately 475-500 chambers as against the currently allocated 243 constructed chambers.In view of the Chamber Committee meeting presided over by Justices RF Nariman, UU Lalit, and LN Rao, the circular states that the judges have agreed that in...
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Supreme Court Judge Shocked to See Advocate Shirtless During VC Hearing

Nov 04, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
Recently,a Supreme Court judge was utterly shocked when an advocate appeared shirtless for a video conference hearing of the case.The Supreme Court hearings are being conducted online due to the pandemic.Justice DY Chandrachud who presided over the bench during the hearing Sudarshan TV case was startled at the image of the lawyer being...
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Supreme Court Judge Shocked to See Advocate Shirtless During VC Hearing

Nov 04, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
Recently,a Supreme Court judge was utterly shocked when an advocate appeared shirtless for a video conference hearing of the case.The Supreme Court hearings are being conducted online due to the pandemic.Justice DY Chandrachud who presided over the bench during the hearing Sudarshan TV case was startled at the image of the lawyer being...
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SCAORA Writes to Supreme Court Registrar Urging Withdrawal of Circular Against Sharing of Video Conferencing Links with Other Advocates [READ LETTER]

Nov 17, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
On November 6, 2020 a circular was issued by the Supreme Court stating that the Advocates-on-Records were violating the standard operating procedure by providing the link of video conferencing which were given to them to appear before the court during the course of proceedings with more than two advocates. It said that this group sharing caused...
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Unfair to Target a Lawyer for Appearing for a Particular Client: Justice Lokur

Nov 23, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Justice (Retd.) Madan B. Lokur on Friday (20th November, 2020) interacted with Advocates Warisha Farsat, Tara NArula, Shalini Gera and Sowjhanya Shankaran in a webinar on the topic “Defending Liberties”, hosted by Delhi High Court Women Lawyers Forum and Women in Criminal Law Association. During the webinar, former Judge of Supreme Court...
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Supreme Court Did Not Close Even for a Day During Lockdown: CJI Bobde

Dec 01, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
During the lockdown, the Supreme Court did not shut down even for a single day, underscoring the resilience shown by the judiciary in maintaining the vibrancy of the Constitution through the pandemic, said Chief Justice of India SA Bobde.Speaking on the occasion of 71st Constitution day, CJI Bobde noted, “During the lockdown, the Supreme Court...
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A Woman CJI Has Never Been There; Greater Presence of Women in the Judiciary Would Help Balance the Approach in Cases of Sexual Violence: AG KK Venugopal

20 hours ago Atharwa Gauraha 1
Attorney General K.K. Venugopal told the Supreme Court that having more female judges at all levels of the judiciary might be more empathetic in sexual violence situations. While arguing its case, the AG referred to the fact that India's Chief Justice has never been a woman, and that the Supreme Court currently has only two female judges.Venugopal...

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