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Criminal Appeal Cases to be Heard Physically from 1st October: Bombay HC [READ NOTICE]

Oct 02, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 23
As per a notice dated 29th September 2020 physical hearing of Criminal Appeal cases will be commenced on 1st October 2020by the Bombay High Court in all the benches including the High court at Goa. The cases will be heard only during the given time frame i.e., 11 am to 2 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm. The appeals will be heard by the following judges...
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Hathras Gang Rape: Activist Moves Allahabad High Court, Demands Narco Analysis Test on Victim’s Family

Oct 05, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 14
The brutal gang-rape incident that shook the nation has now become the cause of violence and protests among different cities in India. The incident took place on Monday (September 14, 2020) when a 19-year-old Dalit woman went to work in the fields, close to her home, in the Hathras district of western Uttar Pradesh. She was allegedly raped by four...
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The DHCBA Approaches Delhi HC Against Classification of Law Offices as Commercial Activity for Tax Purposes [READ PETITION]

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 9
In furtherance of the suit, DHCBA vs SDMC &Ors, the Delhi High Court Bar association approached the Delhi High Court. The petition filed by the Bar Association through Advocate Nikhil Mehta was against the classification of law offices as "commercial activity" for the purposes of calculation of property tax under the Delhi Municipal Act.The...
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Couple Signs Contract for Sharing Custody oftheir Dogs as Part of Divorce Deal

Oct 15, 2020 Parul Singhal 8
A Mumbai-based couple had a deal over the custody of their dogs as the 2 parted ways. The duo had filed for the divorce in Feb 2019 but as clarity as to how to share the custody of their 2 dogs. According to the divorce deal, the man has won the primary custody of the dogs, while the woman can take custody for a continuous period of 1 month thrice...
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Delhi High Court Approves Insurance Policy To Implement “CM Advocates Welfare Scheme”; 29077 Advocates Identified As Beneficiaries

Oct 09, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 7
Delhi High Court has finally approved the insurance policy as decided by the Delhi Government along with the assistance of the Bar Council of Delhi, to implement the “Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme”. The Single Bench of Judge Prathiba M Singh heard the matter and gave her approval for the policy which was providing medical...
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Rajasthan High Court Dismisses PIL Filed Against 'Dream 11' Alleging its Involvement in Offences of Betting and Gambling

Oct 22, 2020 Richa Shah 7
On Friday (16th October 2020), the Rajasthan High Court dismissed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the involvement of Dream 11 Fantasy Private Limited in offenses of betting and gambling. The petition was filed by Ravindra Singh Chaudhary and he filed the PIL stating that Dream 11 Fantasy Private Limited provides a platform to its...
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Meet Acharya Shyam Upadhyay, the Lawyer Who Only Practices in Sanskrit

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 7
Varanasi based advocate Shyam Upadhyay Acharya is one of the most special lawyers in the country. Throughout the Indian courts, lawyers work in Hindi or English. In the 21st century, owing to the Western Impact, most lawyers opt for English. However, one lawyer in Varanasi chooses neither. With an experience of over 38 years, Acharya Upadhyay has...
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Bombay High Court Refuses To Allow Municipal Corporation To Remove Encroachments, Says Cannot Allow Anyone To Go Homeless During Pandemic [READ ORDER]

Oct 02, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 6
The Bombay High Court on 30th September 2020, Wednesday for the first time conducted a physical hearing in 6 months, and the advocates who were unable to attend did it virtually. While observing it the Court stated that it cannot permit anyone to go homeless in this Covid-19 situation. The Bench was led by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta,...
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Hindu Dharma Parishad Moves Supreme Court Seeking Enforcement Of Farmers’ Acts And A Ban On Agitations Against Them

Oct 08, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 6
A plea was forwarded to the Supreme Court seeking the issuance of directions to the Centre and States so as to enforce the Farmers Act and to initiate rules and guidelines against the ongoing agitation and processions by the political parties and organizations. The plea was filed by the Hindu Dharma Parishad who basically demanded a ban...
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NDTV Spreading Fake News After Tanishq Withdraws Ad on Interfaith Marriage

Oct 15, 2020 Neha Bharti 5
There is a lot of controversy over a Tanishq ad on interfaith marriage. A jewelry store of the brand was reportedly attacked in Gujarat on October 12, 2020, in this regard. However, the news was denied by the BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya. According to the NDTV report, the store in Gujarat's Gandhidham was attacked on the night of October 12,...
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Complainant in Sexual Abuse Case Against Former Union Minister Chinmayanand Turns Hostile, Says She Never Accused Him

Oct 14, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 5
Thehigh-profile case filed against Former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand accusing him of sexual abuse by a Shahjahapur Law student saw a turnabout in Court on Tuesday (October 13, 2020) where the complainant turned hostile and denied of making any such allegations against him.On October 13, 2020, in the MP-MLA Court in Lucknow, the LLM student...
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Nagpur Central Jail Authorities accept Prof. GN Saibaba’s Demands after Family Indicates he may go on Hunger Strike Due to Denial of Books, Medicines, etc.

Oct 24, 2020 M V Manasa 5
The wheelchair-bound disabled former Professor GN Saibaba declared that he will go on a hunger strike due to the denial of medicines sent by his family members along with books, clothes, and letters. Professor Saibaba is serving life imprisonment in the And a cell at the Nagpur Central Jail. But later, the Nagpur Central Jail Authority so accepted...
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Denial of Access to Road to Residents of Hilly Areas Would Tantamount to Denial of Constitutionally Guaranteed Right to Life: HP HC [READ VERDICT]

Oct 10, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 5
On Wednesday (October 7, 2020), the Himachal Pradesh HC observed that access to roads, with regard to the residents of hilly areas, is an integral component of the constitutionally guaranteed right to life, and any denial thereof, to the residents of hilly areas, would equal to the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right to life, hence,...
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Kerala HC Dismisses Quo Warranto Plea Challenging Appointment of its Former Judge as Chairman of Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes

Oct 10, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 5
In the presence of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P.Chaly, a writ petition filed seeking to issue the writ of quo warranto declaring retired Judge G. Sasidharan as disqualified to hold the post of Chairman of the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes has been dismissedThe petition was filed by S. Subramaniam, an activist and...
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Plea in SC seeks Directions to the Judiciary to “Use Simple English Language” in communications

Oct 12, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 5
Nowadays English is an important language that is a need in every field. Our legal system also mostly uses the English language for writing as well as speaking which is sometimes very difficult for a common man to understand. Taking this into a account, a writ petition is filed by a lawyer named Dr. Subhash Vijayran under Article 32 r/w Articles...
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BCI Extends Deadline to Furnish Details of Advocated Registered with District Bar Associations Till November 15,2020 [Read Order]

Oct 01, 2020 Parul Singhal 5
Bar Council of India has further extended the deadline for submission of details of advocates enrolled with all State Bar Councils in India across the country till November 15, 2020.Earlier, the period was extended till November, 30, but after the general meeting held on 28.09.2020, through video conferencing, the council has considered the...
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Couple Signs Contract for Sharing Custody oftheir Dogs as Part of Divorce Deal

Oct 15, 2020 Parul Singhal 5
A Mumbai-based couple had a deal over the custody of their dogs as the 2 parted ways. The duo had filed for the divorce in Feb 2019 but as clarity as to how to share the custody of their 2 dogs. According to the divorce deal, the man has won the primary custody of the dogs, while the woman can take custody for a continuous period of 1 month thrice...
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Indiabulls Housing Finance raises Rs 630 Crores by Selling a Portion of its Stake in Oak North Holding

Oct 01, 2020 Neha Bharti 4
Indiabulls Housing Finance has raised about Rs 630 Crores by selling a part of its stake in OakNorth Holding, the wholly owned parent company of OakNorth Bank.In a recent stake sale, the company has raised a total of rupees 1, 832 crore as fresh equity in September 2020 adding to the regulatory equity capital of the company. The company raises Rs...
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Allegations of Malice False, Kangana Ranaut Made Substantial Alterations and Additions Contrary to Approved Plan: MCGM Tells Bombay HC

Sep 29, 2020 ROCKY DAS 4
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai has submitted its response to the Bombay High Court stating that the act of demolishing actress Kangana Ranaut’s bungalow turned office was clinically justified according to the Section 354A under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act. The Corporation also submitted a report which clearly said the...
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Mumbai Police to transfer Salary Accounts of 50,000 Cops from Axis Bank to HDFC Bank

Oct 26, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 4
Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi and former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta took swipes at each other on Twitter over Mumbai Police’s decision to transfer salary accounts of its staff to HDFC Bank from Axis Bank.The war of words began after Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi had posted on Twitter that the change...
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Delhi Government to Soon Approve Tree Transplantation Policy

Oct 07, 2020 Neha Bharti 4
On October 5, 2020, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his government will soon bring a new policy, under which agencies will have to transplant 80% of trees affected by their projects to a new location. Arvind Kejriwal said during a press conference that till now according to the government policy agencies will have to plant 10...
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Delhi HC Lays Down Significant Factors That Should Be Considered While Hearing an Application or Bail in POCSO Cases [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 05, 2020 Meghna Mishra 4
The Delhi High Court laid down a landmark judgment on September 22, 2020, regarding the legislative intent and applicability of “reverse burden.” This was discussed with respect to Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 reads, “where a...
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UP Family Court Directs Woman to Pay Rs. 1000 as Monthly Maintenance to Husband

Oct 24, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 4
Recently the family court in UP has passed a landmark judgment, clearly setting an example in society.Kishori Lal the petitioner Husband is a resident of Khatauli village in UP Muzaffarnagar district had been married to Munni Devi.Munni Devi worked as a fourth-class employee with the central government.After spending 20 years together owing to...
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Delhi HC Restrains Anurag Srivastava From Publishing Defamatory Content Against “India Today”, Rajdeep Sardesai, and Others

Oct 21, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 4
On September 19, 2020, the Delhi High Court restrained Anurag Srivastava from publishing derogatory or defamatory content against the TV Today Network Limited of the India Today Group or its top management or anchors or office-bearers.The TV Today Network Limited of the India Today Group had lodged a formal complaint against Anurag Srivastava for...
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Bombay High Court Passes Interim Order Against Future Group to Restrain it from Infringing Parle’s Trademark in the Packaging of its products [READ ORDER]

Oct 14, 2020 Neha Bharti 4
On October 13, 2020, Justice K R Shriram off Bombay High Court past and interim order of injunction restraining Future Consumer Ltd. from infringing Parle's intellectual property right in the packaging of its products. Parle came before this Court for claiming the infringement of copyright by Future Consumer Ltd. in respect of its product...
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Bombay HC Surprised that Maharashtra Government Needs More Time to Make System Operational for Virtual Proceedings Under RTI Act, 2005

Oct 01, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 4
A petition was filed on 15th September by an RTI Activist, former Central Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi, and others to sought directions to the Maharashtra State Information Commission, the respondents to issue guidelines to all the public authorities in the State of Maharashtra to adopt an appropriate online video conferencing platform...
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Supreme Court Dodges RTI Query on Live Streaming Implementation; Says 'Matter Under Registry's Consideration'

Oct 27, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 4
Under the Right to Information Act, the Supreme Court has dodged detailed queries raised seeking reasons for the non-implementation of live streaming of court proceedings by giving an evasive reply that the "matter is under the consideration of the Registry"In the verdict pronounced on September 26, 2018, in Swapnil Tripathi v Supreme Court of...
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BCI Extends Deadline to Furnish Details of Advocated Registered with District Bar Associations Till November 15,2020 [Read Order]

Oct 01, 2020 Parul Singhal 4
Bar Council of India has further extended the deadline for submission of details of advocates enrolled with all State Bar Councils in India across the country till November 15, 2020.Earlier, the period was extended till November, 30, but after the general meeting held on 28.09.2020, through video conferencing, the council has considered the...
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Income Tax Dept Raids 38 Premises of a Leading Commercial Arbitration Lawyer; Seizes Rs. 5.5 Crore Cash [READ PRESS RELEASE]

Oct 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 4
The Income Tax department on October 14, 2020, raided 38 locations in Delhi and Haryana in connection with charges of alleged tax evasion involving advocate Manoj Kumar Singh, who specializes in commercial arbitration and alternate dispute resolution.Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) that frames policy for the tax department in a statement said...
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'Let Us Show Confidence in The Process': Says Justice Chandrachud in Sudarshan TV case

Oct 07, 2020 Richa Shah 3
 On Monday (5th October 2020), the Supreme Court adjourned the hearing which was related to the matter of Sudarshan TV to October 26. Due to the outset, SG Tushar Mehta sought a deferment of this hearing. He said that on the 23rd of September, a show-cause notice was issued to Sudarshan TV and a reply was given by the TV channel on 28th...
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NBSA Directs AajTak, Zee News, News 24 and India TV to Comply with its order to Air Apologizes for Insensitive Reporting on Sushant Singh Rajput's Death [READ ORDER]

Oct 26, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
In a pursuit to get higher viewership from Sushant Singh Rajput's case, many news channels have come under the radar of the NSBA (News Broadcasting Standard Authority).Complaints were made against few media channels to the NSBA (News Broadcasting Standard Authority) for running news without cross-examining and highlighting photoshopped tweets.The...
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Amazon Gets Interim Relief as Singapore Arbitration Court Pauses Future-RIL Deal

Oct 26, 2020 Richa Shah 3
On Sunday (25th October 2020), Amazon secured interim relief in a Singapore arbitration court, stalling partner Future Group’s plan to sell its retail and wholesale assets to a unit of rival Reliance Industries Ltd for Rs.24,713 crore.The USA based e-commerce giant Amazon claimed that Future Group had violated an investment contract it...
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Wipro To Acquire Eximius Design for USD 80 Million

Oct 15, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
Wipro Limited, the leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company on October 13, 2020, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Eximius Design, a leading engineering services company with strong expertise in semiconductor, software, and systems design for USD 80 million (about Rs...
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#Arrest Rhea, is that news? : HC Poses Questions to Republic TV onits Hashtag Campaign in SSR Case, Says You Are No Judge or Prosecutor

Oct 23, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
On October 21, 2020, the Bombay High Court questioned Republic TV and said that does investigative journalism includes asking viewers of who should be arrested and infringement upon a person’s rights.A large number of Public Interest Litigation had been filed before the court of law for an order seeking a restriction on media reporting actor...
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Bollywood Actress Katrina Kaif Invests Undisclosed Amount in Nykaa

Oct 23, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
Actress Katrina Kaif has signed an agreement to invest an undisclosed amount in Nykaa through a secondary transaction.About the above investment actress Katrina Kaif said “I’ve always been an admirer of Falguni Nayar’s vision and having worked with Nykaa team, have seen firsthand their dedication towards offering customers the very best...
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Pronouncement Of Verdict Of Bail Application Filed By Rhea Chakraborty & Four Others Tomorrow By Bombay HC

Oct 06, 2020 Meghna Mishra 3
The Bombay High Court has announced that the verdict in the bail applications that were filed by Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, Chakraborty, Dipesh Sawant, Samuel Miranda, and Abdel Pariha will be pronounced tomorrow, i.e. October 7th, 2020.The case that was filed against the aforementioned accused was filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau...
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Plea in Supreme Court seeking Action Against Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for falsely accusing Justice NV Ramana

Oct 15, 2020 Neha Bharti 3
Two practicing Advocates have filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking action against Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Reddy, as he falsely accused the second most senior Judge of the court Justice NV Ramana, of interfering with the administration of Justice. The petitioner Advocates GS Mani and Pradeep Kumar Yadav demanded that...
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Hathras Gangrape Case: PIL in SC Seeks CBI/SIT Probe, Transfer of Trial from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi

Oct 01, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 3
A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for an investigation into the brutal Hathras rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who died in Delhi on Tuesday (September 29, 2020) two weeks after she was gang-raped and tortured, there was blood flowing out of her mouth when the mother of the rape victim found her naked body in the...
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MJ Akbar's Defamation Case Against Priya Ramani Transferred to Another District and Session Judge

Oct 14, 2020 Neha Bharti 3
On October 14, 2020, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja refused to hear the arguments in MJ Akbar's defamation case against Priya Ramani by citing the Supreme Court’s directions on MP/MLA courts. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja transferred the case for an appropriate order to another District &...
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Farmers Get Freedom to Sell Agriculture Produce Anywhere but it Would Lead to Corporatization of Agriculture: MP Farmers Leader to SC on New Farmers’ Legislations [READ PETITION]

Oct 06, 2020 Neha Bharti 3
 A Public Interest Litigation has been filled in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Fascination) Act, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020. MP Congress leader D.P. Dhakad, in his plea, said...
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Compound Interest during Moratorium Can Be Waived for MSME & Personal Loans Up to Rs. 2 Crore: Centre Tells SC

Oct 05, 2020 Richa Shah 3
On Friday (2nd October 2020), The Central Government informed the Supreme Court about its decision to waive the compound interest which was levied during the six-month moratorium period for MSME loans and personal loans up to Rs.2 Crore.The government's decision is beneficial for all those who clear their dues on a variety of loans between March...
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Devyani Khobragade Appointed India's Next Ambassador to Cambodia

Oct 05, 2020 -Arundhuti Deshmukh 3
New Delhi, (PTI) Indian Foreign Service officer Devyani Uttam Khobragade has been appointed as India's next ambassador to Cambodia, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday (October 1, 2020).Khobragade, a 1999-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, is currently serving as a joint secretary in the ministry at its headquarters in Delhi."She...
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US Judge Blocks Trump’s H-1B Visa Ban

Oct 05, 2020 Parul Singhal 3
A federal judge has blocked the enforcement of the H-1B visa ban issued by President Donald Trump this year, saying the president exceeded his constitutional authority. The order was issued on Thursday (1st Oct 2020) by District Judge Jeffrey White of the Northern District of California. The lawsuit against the Department of Commerce and...
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Accused can be convicted on the basis of Sole Testimony Of Victim if it is Reliable and Trustworthy: SC [Read Judgment]

Oct 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
The bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan, M R Shah, and R Subhash in Supreme Court On October 14, 2020, held that the accused can be convicted based on the sole testimony of the victim if it is reliable and trustworthy.In the case of Ganesan v. State Represented by its Inspector of Police (Criminal Appeal No. 680 2020), the Supreme Court...
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Allow VRS Application of the Doctor and Let Him Contest Election; If he Loses, VRS Will Stand Cancelled: Rajasthan HC to State [READ ORDER]

Oct 20, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 3
 A petition was filed by a doctor (petitioner) before the High Court submitting that the State of Rajasthan refused to accept his application for voluntary retirement. He wanted to participate in the election and represent the public, but just because of the scarcity of Gastroenterology in the Hospital, the state rejected his...
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Bombay High Court Refuses To Allow Municipal Corporation To Remove Encroachments, Says Cannot Allow Anyone To Go Homeless During Pandemic [READ ORDER]

Oct 02, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 3
The Bombay High Court on 30th September 2020, Wednesday for the first time conducted a physical hearing in 6 months, and the advocates who were unable to attend did it virtually. While observing it the Court stated that it cannot permit anyone to go homeless in this Covid-19 situation. The Bench was led by Chief Justice Dipankar Datta,...
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Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence is a Factor in Favor of the Accused: SC

Oct 13, 2020 Parul Singhal 3
Supreme Court reinstated in Anwar Ali case, that if the motive of the accused is not established in a case that is to be assessed on the parameter of circumstantial evidence, then the same is taken in the favor of the accused. In the present case, the accusers were accused of murder. The charges against the accused were confirmed by...
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Delhi HC Refuses to Quash Registrar General's Order Mandating Submission of Court Fee and Affidavit While Filing Petitions

Oct 22, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 3
Registrar General of the court passed an order on 28/08/20 but Delhi High Court refused to set aside the order, whereby submission of court fee and a duly attested affidavit has been made mandatory while filing petitions.The Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad noted that the said order does not warrant any...
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"It Was A Case of Fence Eating into the Crop"; Bombay HC Upholds Conviction & Life Sentence of Father who Raped Minor Daughter Repeatedly [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 10, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 3
A case came before the Bombay High court of a minor girl who was sexually exploited by her father. The victim was a 15-year old girl who lived with her father (the accused) at Anandnagar slum, Vasai. Her mother left her by marrying another man. The girl was exploited by her father since 2014. He tortured her in various ways and threatened her by...
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Plea Filed in Apex Court Seeking Direction for Formulation of Model Builder-Buyer & Agent-Buyer Agreement

Oct 20, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 3
In order to infuse transparency, reduce fraud, fair play, and to protect the consumers a plea has been filed on behalf of Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in the apex court which seeks direction to the Center for the formulation of a model Builder-Buyer and an Agent-Buyer Agreement. The plea states that the model agreement mentioned above will...
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Arms Licenses Cannot be Granted to be Used as a Status Symbol: Himachal Pradesh HC

Oct 08, 2020 Richa Shah 3
The Himachal Pradesh High Court said that arms licenses cannot be granted to be used as a status symbol. This statement came while directing the authorities to review all the Arms Licenses granted by them.This was heard by a bench of two judges: Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua. They dismissed the petition which was filed...
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Husband's Appeal Against the Order of Patna High Court to Pay Rs. 20,000 Monthly to His Wife Rejected by the Supreme Court as a Condition for Granting Anticipatory Bail

Oct 20, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 3
In a Domestic Violence Lawsuit lodged by wife, a husband had approached the High Court seeking anticipatory bail apprehensive detention. The court noted that a divorce case between the parties is pending when disposing of his pre-arrest bail appeal. The High Court, therefore, allowed the plea, but by placing a condition that Rs. 20,000 should be...
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Union of India and State Government to Treat Public Interest Litigation Filed Against Online Gambling as a Representation: Delhi High Court [READ ORDER]

Oct 19, 2020 Neha Bharti 3
The Delhi High Court on October 8, 2020 directed the Union of India and Delhi government to treat the petition filed against online gambling as a representation and also directed to decide the grievances rose in the petition. The two-judge bench of Chief Justice D N Patil and Justice Prateek Jalan directed the respondents i.e. Union of India...
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Karnataka HC grants Bail to Sitting MLA’S Nephew for posting an allegedly Derogatory Facebook Post on Prophet Mohammed [READ ORDER]

Oct 23, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
Naveen P, the nephew of the sitting MLA of Pulikeshnagar constituency was recently granted bail by Karnataka High Court.He was accused of posting a derogatory post on Prophet Mohammed on Facebook.Naveen P was charged with the offences under section 153A and 295A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and also under Section 67 of the Information Technology...
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Parle’s Product Packaging Copied by Future Group, Bombay HC Passes Injunction Against Violation [READ ORDER]

Oct 14, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 3
The Bombay High Court observed that the Future Consumer Limited has blatantly copied the packaging of the plaintiff Parle Products and thus passed an ad- interim Injunction order against them for infringement of trademarks and seizure of the existing packaged products.The above observation was made by the court by referring to this comparative...
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Proposer Duty Bound to Report Pre-existing Ailments to the Insurance Provider: SC [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 23, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 3
In a recent case, the form of the insurance proposal included questions relating to the health and medical history of the proposer and required detailed disclosure as to whether the proposer had experienced any disease, hospitalization, or treatment, as well as a declaration of good health. The proposer replied to the questions in the negative,...
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Renewal of Passport Cannot be Refused Because Of Criminal Case Pending Against Applicant: Karnataka HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 14, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 3
The Karnataka High Court recently held that while passport authorities can refuse issuance of a fresh passport to a person against whom a criminal case is pending in India, the same rule would not apply for renewal of passport.While interpreting Section 6(2)(f) of the Passport Act, the Bench of Justice Hemant Chandangoudar held,"A reading of...
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Meet Acharya Shyam Upadhyay, the Lawyer Who Only Practices in Sanskrit

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 3
Varanasi based advocate Shyam Upadhyay Acharya is one of the most special lawyers in the country. Throughout the Indian courts, lawyers work in Hindi or English. In the 21st century, owing to the Western Impact, most lawyers opt for English. However, one lawyer in Varanasi chooses neither. With an experience of over 38 years, Acharya Upadhyay has...
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Delhi Advocate Arrested for Abusive Tweets against Maharashtra CM

Oct 22, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 3
Complainant Dharmendra Mishra had written a complaint to the Mumbai police’s cyber unit alleging that Vibhor Anand, a Delhi-based advocate had posted various posts on social media abusing the Chief Minister and the Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra. Not only this, in order to create public unrest and disturbance of law, he even posted a self-made...
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Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 Explained by Adv. Ravi Drall, Delhi High Court

Sep 29, 2020 Adv. Ravi Drall 3
 INTRODUCTIONThe Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 was a law enacted by the state of Maharashtra in India to combat organized crime and terrorism. The Act provides the State Government with special powers to tackle these issues, including powers of surveillance, relaxed evidentiary standards, and procedural...
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Allahabad High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Filed Against Skoda Auto Volkswagen [READ ORDER]

Oct 08, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 2
A Bench comprising of Justice B. Amit Sthlekar and Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav of the Allahabad High Court refused to quash FIR filed against Skoda Auto Volkswagen alleging that that the automobile giant has installed cheat devices in the vehicles to show lower emission. The HC said that it is a matter of investigation that whether or not there...
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'Arnab Goswami Not A Special Person': Sibal Opposes Interim Protection to Republic TV Chief in TRP Scam Case

Oct 21, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Bombay High Court on Monday (October 19,2020) directed the Mumbai police to issue a summons to Arnab Goswami, the Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, in the first instance if he is proposed to be added as an accused in the FIR alleging manipulation of Televisions Rating Points (TRP).A bench comprising Justices SS Shinde and M S Karnik also...
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Burger King India Files Draft Papers with SEBI for IPO to Raise Rs. 542 Crores

Oct 24, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Burger King is one of the fastest-growing quick-service restaurant chains in India.It entered India in 2014 and filed for an IPO in November 2019.Burger King has 202 restaurants including seven sub-franchised Burger King Restaurants across 16 states and union territories and 47 cities across India as of 2019.In January 2020, the fast-food chain...
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General Atlantic to Invest ₹ 3,675 Crore in Reliance Retail Ventures

Oct 01, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
Mumbai, Reliance Industries Limited (“Reliance Industries”) and Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (“RRVL”) announced today that General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, will invest ₹ 3,675 crores into RRVL, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. This investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of ₹ 4.285...
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Google Faces New Antitrust Case in India Over Abuse in Smart TVs Market

Oct 10, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 2
Two Indian antitrust lawyers, Kshitiz Arya and Purushottam Anand filed a case against Google for engaging in anti-competitive practices. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) too agreed to this part that it created barriers for firms who are wishing to use developed versions of Android.Research shows that more than 8 million Tv sets are sold...
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International Arbitration Case Worth Rs. 20,000 Crore Won by Vodafone

Sep 29, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 2
Vodafone wins Rs.20,000 Crore retrospective tax case against the Indian Government in the Permanent Court of Arbitration at Hague, Netherland. The Court ruled that the Government’s demand is a breach of the investment treaty agreement signed between India and the Netherland. The Income Tax Department of India was demanding a sum of Rs. 12,000...
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Kalrock Capital of London Announces victory in its Bid for Jet Airways

Oct 08, 2020 Meghna Mishra 2
A London Based asset management company, Kalrock Capital recently announced that the company alongside a UAE investor, Murari Lal Jalan have been accorded the position of new owners of Jet Airways after the airline giant recently went bankrupt. Managing partner at Kalrock, Igor Starha said, “Our consortium was chosen by the committee of...
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Payal Ghosh Ready to Apologize and Withdraw Comments Against Richa Chadha: Lawyer Tells Bombay HC

Oct 09, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (October 7, 2020) directed an actor and Richa Chadha to explore a settlement in the defamation suit filed by Chadha seeking compensation from the actor for making defamatory remarks against her while alleging sexual assault against film director Anurag Kashyap. The directions were issued after the actor informed...
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Advocate Files Criminal Complaint Against Kangana Ranaut for Mocking the Judiciary and Causing Disharmony Between Religious Groups [Read Complaint]

Oct 24, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Advocate Ali Kaashif Deshmukh has filedan FIR against KanganaRanaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for charges of sedition before Andheri magistrate court last week. Advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh is a Mumbai based advocate who has accused KanganaRanaut of attacking not just the Maharashtra Police and government in connection with...
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FIR Filed Against Kangana’s Tweet on Farmers Opposing the new Farmer’s Bill

Oct 10, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 2
Kangana Ranaut sees another trouble coming towards her after a lawyer namely Ramesh Naik from Karnataka filed a FIR against her under section 156(3) of C.r.P.C on her tweet on farmers opposing the farm bill. Kangana posted a tweet on 21st September which read "People who spread misinformation and rumors about CAA that caused riots are the...
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All you need to know about the bail granted to Rhea Chakraborty in the NDPS case related to SSR’s demise [Read Order]

Oct 08, 2020 Meghna Mishra 2
A single-judge bench of Hon’ble Justice SV Kotwal of the Bombay High Court has granted bail to Rhea Chakraborty, Dipesh Sawant, and Samuel Miranda in the case that was registered under various sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act,1985 by the NCB. This case by the NCB was in relation to the demise of late actor...
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'Agencies pressured in Sushant Case before Bihar poll': Rhea Chakraborty’s Lawyer

Sep 29, 2020 ROCKY DAS 2
A battle of words is going on and off between Actor Rhea Charkraborty’s advocate Satish Maneshinde and Sushant Singh Rajput’s family counsel and senior advocate Vikas Singh over the investigation procedure of the Late actor Sushant Singh’s death mystery. Advocate Singh has questioned regarding the facts about why CBI is delaying the case to...
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to UAPA Accused in Delhi Riots Case

Oct 26, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
The Delhi High Court on Friday (October 23, 2020) granted bail to Faizal Khan, accused facing charges under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the Delhi riots case. The status report of Delhi Police does not disclose the commission of the offences under the UAPA except the bald statements of witnesses, the...
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Delhi Riots 2020: Court Says Police Officials Can Be Reliable Witnesses

Oct 27, 2020 Richa Shah 2
A Delhi court, while hearing a bail application of a riot accused, had dismissed the argument that police officials are “interested witnesses” and they cannot be relied upon.Since 6th April, Shadab Ahmad has been in jail. He was an accused in the murder case of head constable Ratan Lal. Ahmad recently filed an application for bail....
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Main Accused in Hathras Case Claims in his Letter to UP Police that Victim's Brother and Mother Killed Her

Oct 09, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
As the brutal Hathras rape case is further investigated, it is found that the four accused in Hathras' alleged gang-rape and murder case have written a letter to the Superintendent of Police claiming that they are innocent and are being framed in a false case. The accused identified as Sandeep, Ramu, Lavkush, and Ravi sent the letter, which bears...
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Odisha Minor Girl Mercilessly Thrashed Over Love Affair; 3 Arrested

Oct 09, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
Days after a minor girl from a remote village in Nabarangpur district was brutally thrashed, police on Wednesday (7 October 2020) arrested three persons in this connection.The arrests were made after a video of the incident went viral on social media. In the viral video, some youths were seen mercilessly beating and kicking the minor girl as while...
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Plea claims UP Govt's Affidavit is an Eyewash to Divert Attention of Court in Hathras case, Suggests Names of Judges for constituting one more SIT in the matter

Oct 14, 2020 Richa Shah 2
Activist Satyama Dubey has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court in response to UP Government’s affidavit seeking a court-monitored probe into the Hathras Case. He said that the UP State’s affidavit is just “eyewash” and it was filed before even issuing the notices in order to divert the attention of the court. This was done in a bid to show...
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TRP Scam: Mumbai Police Suspects Scam Involving Manipulation Of TRP’s, Arrests 4 Accused In The Matter

Oct 12, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 2
The Mumbai Police Commissioner, Param Bir Singh has mentioned that the police are predicting a scam that involves the manipulation of TRPs in three television channels. The Commissioner informed the reporters that a national TV news channel, was facing a lot of criticism for attacking over Mumbai police and Maharashtra government for the...
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UP Revenue Official Who Was Accused Under Yamuna Expressway Land Scam Released on Bail by Allahabad HC after he filed a Second Bail Application

Oct 23, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 2
The Yamuna Expressway Land Scam case was claimed to be initiated by the former CEO of the authority along with 20 other persons. It was said that the senior officials of YEIDA (Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority) along with the other officials of different government and private departmentswere involved in the purchase of land for...
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[LSJ Fact Check]: Wrong Girl Goes Viral On Social Media As Hathras Victim

Oct 02, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
On Tuesday (September 29) , a 19-year-old girl from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh died in Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital, two weeks after being allegedly gangraped and tortured. The brutal assault was reportedly carried out by four men on September 14 when the girl went to collect animal fodder from the fields.As social media is outraged, and netizens are...
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High-Intensity Explosion Leaves Trail of Destruction in Bhubaneswar

Oct 09, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The explosion at a petrol pump near Raj Bhavan square in the capital city of Odisha on Wednesday (7 October 2020) afternoon not only injured many but also left a trail of destruction in the vicinity as far as a few hundreds of feet away.As per official sources, as many as 9 persons suffered injuries at the explosion site. All of them were rushed...
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Centre Notifies Three Labour Codes

Oct 01, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 2
Three Labour Codes were passed by the Lok Sabha recently. These codes merge 44 central labor Acts to simplify the labor laws of India and provide social security to all workers by improving the ease of doing business. The said labor codes are:Industrial Relations Code Bill 2020- Under this code, the definition of employers, workers, and strike...
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Attorney General of India Declined to Give Assent to Initiate Criminal Contempt Proceedings Against Congress Leader Digvijaya Singh for His Tweets [READ LETTER]

Oct 06, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Attorney General of India KK Venugopal on September 30, 2020 has declined to give consent to initiate the contempt proceedings against the senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for his last two tweets. Attorney General has rejected the request which is made by Advocate Sumanth Sudan about his consent for initiation of action of criminal contempt...
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Government to Soon Take a Decision on Minimum Age of Marriage for Girls: PM Modi

Oct 20, 2020 M.V. Manasa 2
On Friday (16 October 2020), Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi announced that the government will soon take a decision on revising the minimum age of marriage for girls after it receives a report from the committee set up. As per Modi, he mentioned that the girls' gross enrolment ratio in education has turned way higher than the boys for the first...
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Increasing of Threshold Requirement Under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020 defended by Centre

Oct 14, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 2
A bunch of petitions were filed challenging the constitutional validity of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act 2020. One of those petitions was filed by the Association of Karvy Investors challenging Section 3 of the Act for being retrospective in nature and affecting the pending applications.It was said in the petition that the...
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Human Rights Cannot Be An Reason To Defy The Law Of The Land - MHA In Its Response To Amnesty International [READ RESPONSE]

Oct 01, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 2
The Ministry of Home Affairs responded to the Amnesty International in its statement and mentioned that Human rights can be used as an excuse for defying the law of the land. The government further elaborated that the stated NGO has adopted doubtful and uncertain ways to secure its funds for the operations. Amnesty International had to halt...
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Reserve Bank of India revises Monetary Policy Committee, Repo Rate remains Unchanged

Oct 12, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
The Reserve Bank of India revised the Monetary Policy Committee. The repo rate for the month of October remains unchanged. There is no change in time as well; the current repo rate is 4 %. The reverse repo rate has been maintained at 3.35 %. Repo rate is the rate at which the central bank of the country (Reserve Bank of India) lends money to...
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Primary Issues About The National Medical Commission Act, 2019

Sep 30, 2020 Rhea Banerjee 2
The National Medical Commission Act, 2019 is a significant reform brought in the field of medical education, and the Act received its assent from the President on 8th August 2019 and it came into force on 25th September 2020. The main purpose of the Act was to bring in positive changes in the field of medical sciences as well as in the medical...
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PCO Moves SC Seeking Appointment of Full-Term Chairperson and VC of the National Commission for SC/STs, points out UP Commission has been without a Chairperson for over 10 months

Oct 12, 2020 Parul Singhal 2
The People’s Charioteer Organization has moved to the Supreme Court seeking appointment of full-term Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under Article 338 of the Constitution. Article 338 and 338A of the Constitution of India guarantees provisions to protect and...
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Directions for Name and Shame Action Issued by Uttar Pradesh CM

Sep 29, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 2
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to put up a poster of those accused of sexual harassment and other crimes related to women on roads with their names so that people can know these persons. An official spokesperson on Thursday (September 24, 2020) said that UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, issued directions to instill confidence...
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Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

Oct 07, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
US President Donald Trump faced a backlash on Tuesday (October 6, 2020) for removing his mask when he returned to the White House while urging Americans not to fear the Covid-19 disease that has killed more than 209,000 people in the country and put him in the hospital.Trump arrived at the White House on Monday (October 5, 2020) in a...
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Ad-Interim Order Passed by Delhi High Court to Restrain the Sale and Marketing of alcohol under the mark of “Vintage Moments” [READ ORDER]

Oct 22, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 2
An Ad-Interim order has been passed by the Delhi High Court’s Single Judge Bench consisting of Justice Mukta Gupta restraining manufacturing, marketing, sale, etc. of alcohol under the mark of “Vintage Moments”. The court said that the plaintiff has without a doubt made out a prima facie case on the basis of the documents filed and the sales...
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Allahabad High Court orders disposal of Tablighi Jamaat cases in eight weeks [READ ORDER]

Oct 13, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Allahabad High Court (HC) has directed that all matters related to the members of Tablighi Jamaat in Uttar Pradesh (UP) be heard by three chief judicial magistrates (CJMs) of Lucknow, Meerut, and Bareilly. The court also said the CJMs would decide these matters within a stipulated timeframe of eight weeks.The court directed that the cases...
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Very Strange that Instead of Procuring Presence of Accused, Magistrate Dismissed the Complaint: Allahabad HC

Sep 30, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 2
A complaint was filed by a practicing advocate in 2012 before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Moradabad against a sub-inspector, Jaibhagwan Singh. He was charged under Section 379 for theft, Section 504 for intentionally insulting a person and proving him and knowing that such provocation will break the public peace, Section 505 for making...
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Applications instituted u/s 151 of CPC in order to seek court’s legal opinion are misconstrued: Delhi HC

Oct 13, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Delhi High Court recently made an explicit clarification that applications instituted under Section 151 of the CPC (Civil Procedure Code),1908 for the want of legal interpretation of the Court are misinterpreted. The Court held the same in the light of the sale deed, the copy of which was to be filed before the Court. The Division Bench...
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Plea in SC to Ensure Ban on Stubble Burning; Provision for Reimbursement of Money Spent by Farmers on Stubble Removing Machines

Sep 30, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
A third-year law student, Aman Banka, and a class 12th student, Aditya Dubey, have filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a direction upon the state governments of Punjab and Haryana to ensure a complete ban on stubble burning in their respective states.The petition sought a direction to the states to fix a ceiling on the rental of stubble...
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‘Extremely Sorry State’: Bombay High Court states on finding that Goa has no Lab to Test Seized Narcotics

Oct 26, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Nigerian national Michael Okafor has approached the Bombay High Court’s Goa bench, seeking to direct the state to operationalize the state’s forensic laboratory which was to set up back in 2013.Michael Okafor was arrested on October 19, 2019, with substances suspected to be LSD of a quantity little less than one gram.Advocate K Poulekar was...
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Bombay High Court Imposes Fine of Rs. 1 Lakh on a Social Worker Accused of Assaulting Doctor Over COVID Death [READ ORDER]

1 day ago Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
Recently, a hefty fine of Rs.1 lakh on a social worker who was accused of assaulting a doctor over COVID death was imposed by the Bombay High court.Justice Bharti Dangre directed the accused/applicant to deposit the amount of Rs.1 lakh in the C.M. Relief Fund. On the failure of such a deposit, the accused would be deprived of protection from his...
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Cases Generating Much Heat in Public Domain Can't Influence Court's Decision: Madhya Pradesh High Court [READ ORDER]

Oct 27, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Bench of Justice Atul Shreedharan made the afore-mentioned remark while hearing the Bail applications of two real brothers, who are alleged conspirators or accessories before the fact of a crime, wherein an under trial, Iqlakh Qureshi, was murdered in the premises of the District Court, Chhindwara, by three assailants when he was produced...
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Delhi HC imposes costs on Petitioner seeking Rs 70,000 crore for implementation of his project on clean environment [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 01, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 2
The Delhi High Court has imposed costs of Rs. 50,000 on a Petitioner seeking financial assistance of Rs. 70,000 crore and human resources from the government authorities for the implementation of his project on maintaining a clean and healthy environment. (Trilok Goyal vs UOI). The order was passed by a Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and...
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Application Seeking Modification in Order Directing Extension of Interim Bail Granted to Prisoners on the Ground of COVID19

Sep 30, 2020 Rocky Das 2
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (September 29, 2020) held by a Special Bench of Chief Justice D N Patel, Sidharth Mridul, and Talwant Singh has issued a notice in an application seeking notification in a court order on extending the interim bail granted to certain prisoners in the light of COVID19 Pandemic. The court also directed the Delhi...
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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Application Seeking Modification in Order Directing Extension of Interim Bail Granted to Prisoners on the Ground of COVID19

Sep 30, 2020 Rocky Das 2
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday (September 29, 2020) held by a Special Bench of Chief Justice D N Patel, Sidharth Mridul, and Talwant Singh has issued a notice in an application seeking notification in a court order on extending the interim bail granted to certain prisoners in the light of COVID19 Pandemic. The court also directed the Delhi...
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In Cases Dependent Upon Circumstantial Evidence, the Absence of Motive is a Factor that Goes in favor of Accused: SC

Sep 29, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
The Supreme Court in Anwar Ali and Another v. State of Himachal Pradesh (Cr Appeal no. 1121 of 2016) reiterated that in a case that depends upon circumstantial evidence, the absence of motive is a factor which weighs in the favor of the accused. The three-judge bench comprising of Justice Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy, and M R Shah restored...
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Durga Puja Pandals in State to be No-Entry Zones for Visitors: Calcutta High Court Directs State to Make People Aware of exercising Self-Restraint [READ ORDER]

Oct 21, 2020 M.V. Manasa 2
The High Court of Calcutta on Monday (19 October 2020) declared in a significant order that all the pandals where Durga Puja is being celebrated this year, shall be made no-entry zones for members of the public. A bench of Justices Arijit Banerjee and Sanjib Banerjee heard the matter wherein the main concern of the petitioner was that the social...
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Full Bench Order on Extension of Parole in Light of COVID19 Applies to Both Parole Granted by Jail and by the Court: Delhi HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 19, 2020 Rocky Das 2
A plea has been made by a prisoner for seeking an extension on his ongoing parole which was granted by the jail authorities and not by the court. The petitioner focused light on orders by the full bench which states all the parole, interim bail, and furlough granted shall be extended with keeping in view of the current pandemic situation.Mr....
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Investor Consent Needed for Winding up Debt Schemes: Karnataka HC to Franklin Templeton India

Oct 26, 2020 : Richa Shah 2
Today i.e. 24th October 2020, the High Court of Karnataka restrained Franklin Templeton (FT) India's decision from winding up its six debt schemes without obtaining the consent of unitholders. This is said to be a major victory for all the investors.The order from the court was in replyto the petitions which challenged the winding-up of six debt...
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Karnataka HC Advises Judges Trying Heinous Offences to Administer Caution

Oct 21, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Two Judge Bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav and Justice P Krishna Bhat while deciding an appeal filed by two brothers challenging their conviction for murder, said "It is difficult to remain uninfluenced by impressions, passions, inclination, predilection, tides, current, events and even what is commonly regarded as 'personal baggage' to which...
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Indian Judicial System Would be in Jeopardy if Each and Every Devotee Is Allowed to Institute Cases Claiming Krishna Janmbhoomi: Mathura Civil Court

Oct 06, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 2
In Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, the Civil Court refused to admit a case that demands to remove the Idgah Mosque on the allegation that the mosque is built upon Krishna Janmbhoomi (birthplace of Lord Krishna). Hearing the plaintiff’s question of maintainability of the petition the counsel for the petitioner submitted for the first plaintiff being...
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Civil Suit Filed in Mathura Court for Removal of Masjid Idgah from 'Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi'

Sep 29, 2020 ROCKY DAS 2
A Civil suit was filed before the court of civil judge, Mathura division on behalf of child deity Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virjman, seeking removal of the Masjid Idgah, allegedly built adjacent to the land of Shrikrishna Janam Bhoomi.Ranjana Agnihotri has filed a plea in the name of ‘Bhagwan Shri Krishna Virjman’. The list of petitioners also...
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Fair and Frank Reporting of Events by Media Cannot be Curbed Merely Because It May Have an Adverse Impact on the Business of Some Classes of Persons: J&K HC

Oct 10, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
The Bench of Justice Sanjay Dhar on October 8, 2020, exercising inherent powers of the court under Section 561 A of the Jammu and Kashmir (Code of Criminal Procedure) which is at par with Section 482 of Central (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) passed the judgment in favor of petitioner Mohammad Salim Pandith a senior journalist In Times of India...
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Sec 153A Cannot be Attracted by Merely Inciting Feelings of One Community Without Reference to Other Community: Karnataka HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 12, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 2
An FIR was lodged under section 341 ( Punishment for wrongful restraint), 504 ( Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (Punishment for Criminal Intimidation),153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of...
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"6 Vacancies And 36,600 Cases": Petitioner Moves SC Seeking Urgent Hearing of Plea for Timely and Transparent Appointments in CIC

Oct 21, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
With six out of eleven posts in the Central Information Commission including that of the chief, remaining vacant, transparency activists have approached the Supreme Court seeking an urgent hearing alleging that the Central government has defied the apex court's directions on appointments in the body.Seeking urgent hearing in the ongoing case on...
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Orissa HC Refuses to Entertain Petition U/S 11(6) Of A&C Act 1966, Says It Does Not Have Territorial Jurisdiction

Oct 14, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 2
An application was filed in Orissa High Court, under section 11(6) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1966 by M/s. SJ Biz Solutions Pvt. Ltd (Petitioner) seeking appointment of an independent arbitrator to arbitrate the disputes between the petitioner and the M/s. Sany Heavy Industry India Pvt. Ltd. (Opposite party). On 1st October,...
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Normal Functioning of the High Court to Remain Suspended till November 20, 2020: Orissa HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 05, 2020 Rocky Das 2
Normal Functioning of the Orissa High Court will remain suspended till 20.11.2020 in view of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Orissa High Court said on Friday.The functioning of the High Court will have to be complied with; the Friday’s resolution/order stated on 21.08.2020.The Subordinate Courts and tribunals will also function with...
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Orissa High Court Asks State to Open Temples in Graded Manner

Oct 09, 2020 Richa Shah 2
On Wednesday (7th October 2020), The Orissa high court asked the state government to open the temples in a graded manner which will be according to modalities as per their assessment from place to place and from time to time. However, this shall be in accordance with the modalities after assessing the Covid-19 situation.This was heard by a bench...
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No bar on step-parent to become a child's adoptive parent: Karnataka HC

Oct 15, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 2
The Karnataka High Court recently declared a stepmother as the legally adoptive mother of the minor child and the couple as parents of a minor child for all legal purposes, noting that "through the adoption process, the child is transplanted into the family of its natural father and step-mother thereby establishing a permanent parent-child...
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Plea in SC Demands Uniform Age of Marriage & Transfer of Similar Pleas from High Courts

Oct 24, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
A transfer petition filed in the Supreme Court demanding uniform marriageable age of 21 years for men and women claims that the disparity in age of marriage has resulted in aggravating the gender inequality that exists within a marital relationship.Filed on behalf of Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay, the plea states that it has been filed in order to avoid...
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Political Parties Can Put Up Hoardings at Private Properties with Owner’s Consent: Patna High Court [Read Order]

Oct 24, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
The Patna High Court consisting of a single bench of Justice Ashutosh Kumar held that only individual candidates can raise their hoardings after obtaining the written consent of the owner or occupier of the property.It further said that this will benefit the intention of the legislature in enacting the Defacement of Property Act, 1987. The...
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Proceed as Per 'Lalita Kumari' Judgment and Register FIR Against Defaulting Persons: MP HC to State Authorities [READ ORDER]

Oct 16, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Gwalior bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court on Tuesday (October 13, 2020) directed District Magistrates of Gwalior and Datia to register FIR against Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, MPPCC chief Kamal Nath, minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar, BJP candidate Munnalal Goel, and others for violating Covid safety norms. The court stated that leaders...
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Public Interest Litigation in Karnataka High Court for Use of A4 Size Paper with Double Printing at Karnataka High Court and Subordinate Court [READ PETITION]

Oct 08, 2020 Neha Bharti 2
Public interest litigation has been filed by three law students Akiriti Agarwal, Bhavana M, and Lakshya Purohit urging the use of A4 size paper and double printing of the paper for all purposes in the Karnataka High Court and district courts in the Karnataka. Two Judge Bench comprising of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi...
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Punjab & Haryana HC Restrains Schools from Levying Transport Charges During Online Classes; Building Maintenance Fee Capped To 50%

Oct 05, 2020 Rohit Raj 2
Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (29th September 2020) were seen to be restraining the schools from collecting the transport fees from students. The situation has taken place during the Covid-19 pandemic and has taken a toll on a high stance. Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Karanjit Singh had ordered that, if children are not going to...
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SC allows Aircel Plea seeking Directions to NCLT to Consider the Questions Framed [READ ORDER]

Oct 06, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 2
Aircel’s plea is been allowed by the Supreme Court to direct the NCLT (National Company Appellate Tribunal) to consider the questions framed by the court in the judgment of AGR case, dated September 1st, 2020. The Supreme Court directed the NCLT to consider questions like, whether TSPs can be said to be the owner based on the right to use them,...
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SC Allows COVID-19 Infected CLAT Aspirant to Take Exam at an Isolation Centre

Sep 30, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
Hours before the scheduled start of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT)-2020 the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a COVID-19 positive aspirant to take the entrance test in a separate isolation room. The plea was filed by a COVID positive CLAT Aspirant, Mr. Deepansh Tripathi. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan said, “In the facts of the...
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Supreme Court Allows High Courts to Frame Own Rules for Virtual Hearings

Oct 27, 2020 Richa Shah 2
The Supreme Court modified a part of the guidelines issued on virtual hearings during COVID-19 and informed that High Courts may follow their own rules on video conferencing.The bench consisted of 3 judges: Chief Justice of India S.A. Bobde, Justice DY Chandrachud, and Justice L Nageswara Rao. They stated that the...
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Supreme Court of India Cannot be a Place for the Governments to Walk in When they Choose to Ignore the Period of Limitation: SC [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 20, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Supreme Court has deprecated the “inordinate delays” by government authorities in filing appeals before it and said they “must pay for wastage of judicial time” and such costs can be recovered from officers responsible.A bench headed by Justice S K Kaul said the apex court cannot be a place for the governments to walk in when they...
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SC Grants Interim Relief Against Displacement of Govt. Teacher in Scheduled Districts in Jharkhand [READ ORDER]

Oct 19, 2020 Jishu 2
New Delhi, Oct 14, The Supreme Court Wednesday granted interim relief to over 3,600 teachers in Jharkhand by allowing them to continue in service as it sought response from the state government on pleas challenging the high court decision which had quashed its 'employment policy-2016'.The Jharkhand High Court on September 21 quashed the policy...
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Court Hearing First Appeal in Criminal Matter Required to Form its Own Opinion, Reiterates SC [Read Order]

Oct 28, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
The Supreme Court on October 16, 2020, in the case of Chandrabhan Singh v. The State of Rajasthan has held that the Court hearing first appeal in criminal matters is required to form its opinion on the basis of the evidence on record and the opinion of the Trial Court.The Supreme Court made this statement in Special Leave Petition filed against...
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SC: Public Places Can’t be Occupied for Protests

Oct 08, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
The indefinite occupation by demonstrators of public places or highways, which can cause people inconvenience and violate their rights, is not appropriate, the Supreme Court has said.The court recognized that peaceful protests were indeed a constitutional right, but said the right was not absolute. An indeterminable number of people cannot block...
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SC Rejects Writ Petition by IRS Officer Against Mandatory Retirement

Oct 07, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 2
The Supreme Court declined to accept the petition of an official from the Indian Revenue Service, questioning the decision of the government on compulsory retirement. The court ordered the petitioner to go to seek relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).A bench of Justices Dhananjay Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, and Indira...
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Mumbai Magistrate Court Acquits 20 Foreign Attendees of Tablighi Event

Oct 21, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 2
A magistrate court in Andheri acquitted 20 foreign participants in a Tablighi Jamaat case in Delhi who were booked by the Mumbai Police for alleged breach of the rules of lockdown, ruling that there is no iota of evidence.Metropolitan magistrate R.R. Khan said, “The witnesses were not found in a position to tell where and how the accused were...
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Chief Justice Gita Mittal of J&K HC Constitutes Arbitration Committee for Court Annexed International Arbitration Centre

Oct 06, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Gita Mittal, constituted the Arbitration Committee for the Court annexed Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre (IAC).The committee has been constituted by the Chief Justice in the exercise of powers under Rule 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir International Arbitration Centre...
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Bar Council of India Postpones AIBE-XV, Now To Be Conducted On Jan 24, 2021; Online Registration Extended Till 3rd Dec 2020 [READ SCHEDULE]

Oct 22, 2020 M V Manasa 2
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bar Council of India has decided to postpone the All India Bar Examination (AIBE). As per the notice, the exam to be conducted on January 24, 2021. The date for submitting the application has also been extended till December 03, 2020.Previously AIBE was supposed to be held on August 16, 2020. But seeing...
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Lawyer Who ardently voiced issues that Arose Due to COVID-19, Succumbs to Death due to the virus

Sep 30, 2020 M V Manasa 2
On Thursday (September 24, 2020) senior Corporate Lawyer P. Nagesh dies of COVID-19 in Hyderabad. He was a renowned Corporate Lawyer with over 26 years of experience in corporate laws, advisory, and litigation.During the COVID-19 pandemic, he brought relief to lakhs of SSC aspirants and he was the first lawyer that drove everyone towards oxygen...
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Fresh Panel Lawyers Representing State Should Be Trained: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Oct 24, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 2
Fresh panel lawyers who are representing the state should be trained as they are unable to assist the court in a proper manner, said the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday, October 16th, 2020. The HC stressed and said that they should be trained well before they are allowed to represent the state in HC. While observing a case where the arrest was...
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Integration Of 'Google Meet' With Gmail Abuse of Dominant Position: Law Student's Plea Before CCI [READ PETITION]

Oct 20, 2020 ROCKY DAS 2
Baglekar Akash Kumar, a 5th-year law student of Osmania University, Hyderabad has filed a plea against Google LLC and Google India Private Limited before the Competition Commission of India stating that Google has displaying wrongful dominance in the Indian market by the integration of its ‘Google Meet’ app with google mail. The petitioner...
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Former Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, AS Dave passes away

Oct 07, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
Justice Anantkumar Surendraray Dave, a former Judge and Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court passed away after prolonged illness at the age of 62.Prior to his retirement, Justice Anant Dave had served as an Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court before the current Chief Justice Vikram Nath took over.Born in December 1957, he...
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Law Students Move Delhi High Court Seeking Transparency in NLU- D’s Moot Court Competition; Seek Disclosure of Competition Records and Marks Secured [READ PETITION]

Oct 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
A petition has been filed before the bench of Justice Jayant Nath in Delhi High Court for issuing a direction upon the Moot Court Organizing Committee of National Law University, Delhi (NLU) to release the marks obtained by the Petitioners in the moot court competition.The Petitioners are students of University Law College (ULC) Utkal University,...
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Maharashtra Govt. Allows All Advocates Registered with Bar Council of Maharashtra & Goa to Travel in Locals During Non-Peak Hours on an Experimental Basis [READ ORDER]

Oct 24, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 2
The Maharashtra government has allowed lawyers registered with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa and registered court clerks to travel by local trains on an experimental basis for a month, till November 23. But railway authorities need to give approval and issue a formal order before lawyers can start traveling by locals.The government order...
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[SSR Case]: Mumbai Police Arrest Advocate Vibhor Anand for Spreading Fake Theories

Oct 19, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 2
Mumbai's cybercrime division has arrested advocate Vibhor Anand for allegedly spreading misinformation and false claims around the deaths of actor Sushant Singh Rajput and his former manager Disha Salian.Advocate Vibhor Anand who was arrested from Delhi on October 15, 2020, has been accused of spreading misinformation, maligning the image of a...
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Prior Judgments By Media In Criminal Cases Goes Against The Principles Of Fair Trial: Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy In SSR Media Trial Matter

Oct 10, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 2
Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy who appeared on behalf of ex-IPS officers objecting to the reporting in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, stated before the Bombay High Court on 8th October 2020, Thursday that making prior judgments regarding a criminal case and holding someone guilty before the final verdict is given by the Court is a complete...
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"CLAT 2020 is Erroneous, Faulty, Defective and Discriminatory": Plea in SC Seeks CLAT Retest [READ PETITION]

Oct 06, 2020 Rocky Das 2
A petition was filed in the supreme court to declare the common law admission test (CLAT) conducted by the consortium of National Law Universities as erroneous, faulty, defective, discriminatory and violative of Fundamental Rights of Education. And also seeking to re-conduct the test.The petition was filed by Five CLAT aspirants urged the Apex...
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Alibaba to Buy Controlling Stake in Hypermarket Chain Sun Art in $3.6 Billion Deal

Oct 20, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Alibaba Group Holdings said on Monday (19th October 19, 2020) that it will invest $3.6 billion to boost its stake in hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group Ltd to gain further ground in China’s booming retail market. Alibaba, which already owned 21% of Sun Art through a unit, will raise its stake to around 72% through the acquisition of...
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Amazon Extends Work from Home Option till June, 2021

Oct 23, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Tuesday (21st October 2020), Amazon, the American multinational technology company informed its employees that those employees whose work can be done from their homes can do so until June 2021 and extended the timeline on return to the office due to the still spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, the employees were allowed to work from home...
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Amnesty International says work in India halted after Government freezes Bank Accounts

Sep 30, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
Human rights organization Amnesty International India on Tuesday announced that it has been “compelled to let go of staff in India” and stop all its work as its bank accounts have been frozen. In a statement, the organization called the government’s move to freeze its bank accounts a witch-hunt “over unfounded and motivated...
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Amnesty International says work in India halted after Government freezes Bank Accounts

Sep 30, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
Human rights organization Amnesty International India on Tuesday announced that it has been “compelled to let go of staff in India” and stop all its work as its bank accounts have been frozen. In a statement, the organization called the government’s move to freeze its bank accounts a witch-hunt “over unfounded and motivated...
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Solar power equipment manufacturer Array raises $1 billion in IPO

Oct 16, 2020 Rocky Das 1
U.S. solar power equipment company Array Technologies offered shares in its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday (October 14, 2020) at $22 per unit, above its target range, to raise $1.05 billion.The IPO values Array, which is backed by U.S. private equity firm Oaktree Capital, at $2.8 billion. The company also had $749.2 million in debt as...
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BMW Group India to increase prices of BMW and MINI cars by up to 3% from November 1, 2020

Oct 06, 2020 Rohit Raj 1
The BMW India Group will be heavily increasing the prices of the BMW and the MINI product ranges from 1st November 2020. Mr. Vikram Pawah, who is the current President of BMW Group India said that BMW group India is constantly engaging and offering valuable and aspirational products and the highest and top-notch quality of customer service and...
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Disney Gets 37 Rogue Websites Pulled Down

Oct 24, 2020 Richa Shah 1
Last April 2020, the American multinational mass media and entertainment company Disney ordered the removal of a series of URLs and mirror websites and again, the Delhi High Court ordered the pullingdown ofsuch websites dealing in digital piracy.In the month of September, 118 rogue websites were blocked by Disney. These websites were the ones that...
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ED to File Status Report on 14th October 2020 in ICICI Bank Videocon Money Laundering Case

Oct 10, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
On September 7th 2020, Mr. Deepak Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank chairperson Chanda Kochhar, was arrested for being in connection to the ICICI Bank- Videocon money laundering case under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) by the Enforcement Director for the purpose of questioning. The money laundering case...
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“Facebook Chief Cannot Claim Right to Silence": Delhi Legislative Assembly Tells SC in Facebook-India VP's Plea Against Summons

Oct 08, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The Facebook chief of India, Ajit Mohan was called as a witness by the Delhi government's Peace & Harmony Committee to discover concerns relating to the use of the Facebook platform for spreading hateful content during the Delhi riots which occurred this year in February 2020. He was issued summons, but he preferred to remain silent. A...
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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs to testify before US Senate committee

Oct 06, 2020 Jishu 1
The next big tech hearing will take place on October 28, 2020 as the Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of Facebook, Twitter, and Google have agreed to voluntarily testify before a United States (US) Senate Committee.The US Senate Commerce Committee at a hearing on Thursday (October 1, 2020) unanimously approved authorizations through voice votes to...
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Flipkart to Buy an 8 Percent Stake for Rs. 1500 Crores in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail

Oct 24, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
Walmart Inc'sFlipkart will buy a 7.8 percent stake in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd for ₹ 1,500 crores ($204 million), the fashion retail company said, on Friday (October 23, 2020).The investment comes at a time when Amazon.com Inc, Reliance Industries-led billionaire Mukesh Ambani, and Flipkart are in a race to capture market share in...
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Show Cause Notices Issued For Closure To Flipkart, Patanjali For Flouting Plastic Waste Management Rules: CPCB Tells NGT [READ REPORT]

Oct 15, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) submitted a report before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that manufacturers and e-commerce websites like Flipkart and Patanjali are not complying with the provisions of the Public Waste Management Rules, 2016 and are excessively using plastic packaging material. They are also not registered with the...
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Franklin Templeton Files Additional Affidavits After Karnataka HC Reserves Judgment

Oct 07, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
In April 2020, Franklin Templeton Asset Management India Private Limited and Franklin Templeton Trustees Private Limited had announced to wind up six mutual funds on the basis of low liquidity. This showcased a mere about three lakh investors to be affected by such a decision.Gujrat High court had put a stay on Franklin Templeton’s mutual fund...
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The Future Group Asked to Put a Hold on Deals Made with Reliance till the Dispute Between Amazon and the Former is resolved

Oct 27, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
The arbitration proceedings between Amazon and Kishore Biyani-headed FutureGroup took place last week in Singapore at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. The matter was heard by former Singapore Attorney-General V K Rajah as an emergency arbitrator on October 16. The case started when Amazon sent a legal notice to Future, alleging...
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Pixel v/s Blue Pixel: Opposition Filed by Google Against GM Photo for Trademark Infringement

Oct 26, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Trademark infringement that is a violation of the rights attached to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner is a common phenomenon nowadays, were with the expansion of businesses, similar names have covered the market. Recently, in this case, Google came to spotlight raising conflict against GM Photo’s “Blue Pixel”...
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Google Faces New Antitrust Case in India Over Abuse in Smart TVs Market

Oct 10, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Two Indian antitrust lawyers, Kshitiz Arya and Purushottam Anand filed a case against Google for engaging in anti-competitive practices. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) too agreed to this part that it created barriers for firms who are wishing to use developed versions of Android.Research shows that more than 8 million Tv sets are sold...
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Google Says it will Pay Publishers $1 Billion For News in the Next Three Years

Oct 06, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday (1st October 2020), Google CEO Sundar Pichai said that Google has planned to pay $1 billion to publishers globally for their news over the next three years. This step could help the giant company win over a powerful group amid heightened regulatory scrutiny worldwide.Many news publishers around the globe have constantly fought the...
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Honest Restaurant Sues Jelly Manufacturer for Trading Under the Same Name as the Food and Snacks Giant

Sep 30, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The Indian acclaimed chain of restaurants, Honest Restaurant has recently sued a jelly product maker due to trademark infringement. The Jelly company was continuing business and selling its products under the brand name of “Honest Jellies”The Food Giant, Honest Restaurants have filed a suit in the City Sessions Court claiming that the company...
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NBA Disapproves Type of Journalism Practiced by Republic TV; Asks Govt to Withdraw CBI Probe in TRP Scam

Oct 26, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) on October 24, 2020, asked the central government to withdraw the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged television rating points (TRP) scam, saying it may lead to a witch-hunt against the media.The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) said in a statement the case being transferred to...
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NBSA Directs 'Times Now' to Air Public Apology for Remarks Against Activist Sanjukta Basu

Oct 27, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
Times Now TV has been ordered by the News Broadcasting Standards Authority, NBSA, to air an apology to activist Sanjukta Basu for making offensive remarks about her during a 2018 debate. In its order, on October 27 at 9 pm, the NBSA asked the channel to air the apology.The broadcasting authority said that on April 6, 2018, Times Now ran a...
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OnePlus to invest Rs 100 crores to expand retail presence in India

Oct 16, 2020 Rocky Das 1
OnePlus is making an investment of Rs 100 crore to expand its offline retail presence in India. It will open 3,000 new stores in even tier 3 and tier 4 cities in line with its strategy to expand to a much wider user base with its smartphones, smart TV and connected devices.The Chinese Smartphone maker company, which unveiled its latest OnePlus 8T...
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Religare Finvest Case: HC seeks police reply on ex-Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Singh’s bail plea

Oct 06, 2020 Rohit Raj 1
The High Court on October 3rd, 2020 (Saturday) was seeking a reply on Shivinder Singh’s bail plea. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait had issued a notice for Shivinder’s plea and had sought out a response from the Delhi Police Department and also the RFL. The case dealt with the misappropriation of funds of Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL). Singh had...
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TATA Motors Ties Up with HDFC Bank for Financing of Passenger Vehicles

Oct 20, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
TATA Motors on Saturday (17th October 2020) said it has collaborated with HDFC Bank for the financing of its passenger vehicles. The Company, through its partnership, has introduced two new schemes, “Gradual Step Up Scheme and TML Flexi drive Scheme” with an eye on making its products more accessible and driving up sales in the festive...
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TCS Board to consider share buyback on Oct 7,2020

Oct 06, 2020 Jishu 1
The board of India's largest IT services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) board will meet on October 7 to consider a share buyback proposal. "the Board of Directors will consider a proposal for buyback of equity shares of the Company, at its meeting to be held on October 7, 2020," Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said in a regulatory filing. No...
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Twitter Tells Telangana HC that it is not Amenable to Writ Jurisdiction in India, Seeks Safe Harbor Protection Under IT Act, 2020

Oct 02, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
The Social media platform Twitter.inc has appealed against a PIL made by Advocate Khaja Aijazuddin stating that the company is being responsible for trending ‘Communal Hashtags’ in India. The company responded to the PIL by saying that it is not a ‘State’ within article 12 of the Indian Constitution as it is incorporated under the laws of...
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80% of Wipro employees eligible for promotion, increments at pre-COVID levels

Oct 23, 2020 Rocky Das 1
Wipro’s Chief human resource officer Mr. Sourav Gill told CNBC TV-18 that the company is still in the process of robust the hiring procedures despite the COVID-19 situation. The company had already hired 20,000 employees in the last two quarters - 7000 in the 1st and 13000 in the 2nd quarter respectively. The company has a focus to strengthen...
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Yash Birla and 3 Other Barred by SEBI in relation to manipulation in the issuance of global depository receipts (GDR) by Birla Costyn (India)

Oct 05, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred four individuals, including Yashovardhan Birla, the Chairman of Yash Birla, from the markets in relation to manipulation in the issuance of global depository receipts (GDR) by Birla Costyn (India) way back in 2010. Birla Cotsyn (India) Ltd (BCIL) is currently undergoing liquidation...
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Allahabad High Court Grants Protection from Arrest to Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui & 4 Family Members in Molestation Case [Read Order]

Oct 27, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
On Thursday (October 22, 2020), the Allahabad High Court issued a stay against the arrest of actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in a molestation case filed by his estranged wife against him and his two brothers Fayazuddin and Ayazuddin and his mother Mehrunissa.Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s counsel Nadeem Zafar Zaidi said that the Allahabad high court has...
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Allahabad High Court rejects PIL seeking a ban on broadcast of Amazon Prime web series ‘Paatal Lok’

Oct 01, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
In a big relief for makers of the ‘Pataal Lok’ web series, the Allahabad High Court has rejected a fresh PIL seeking the court’s direction to stop the broadcast of the Amazon Prime web series. While refusing to accept the petition and intervene in the matter, the Allahabad High Court said that the petitioner should make a complaint before a...
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Gag Order Against Publication of Any News About Arbaaz Khan in Nexus with Sushant Singh Rajput Case [READ ORDER]

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
A John-Doe order has been passed by the Bombay City Civil Court with respect to restraining defamatory allegations from known and unknown persons. This restriction covered posts and online videos as well. Recently, various news and social media posts have alleged that he was involved in the ongoing cases of the demise of Disha Salian and Sushant...
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PIL filed in Delhi HC Seeks directions to the Centre to frame rules governing broadcasting of news related to criminal investigations, calls Arnab Goswami’s Reporting in SSR Case ‘Distorted’ and ‘Misleading’

Oct 12, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Friday (9th October 2020), a PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court alleging that journalist Arnab Goswami and his channel, Republic TV were reporting “distorted and misleading facts” on the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput which also resulted in the infringement of the right to a fair trial of actor Rhea Chakraborty, who is accused...
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PIL filed in Delhi HC Seeks directions to the Centre to frame rules governing broadcasting of news related to criminal investigations, calls Arnab Goswami’s Reporting in SSR Case ‘Distorted’ and ‘Misleading’

Oct 12, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Friday (9th October 2020), a PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court alleging that journalist Arnab Goswami and his channel, Republic TV were reporting “distorted and misleading facts” on the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput which also resulted in the infringement of the right to a fair trial of actor Rhea Chakraborty, who is accused...
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Top Bollywood producers move Delhi High Court against Republic TV and Times Now for irresponsible reporting

Oct 14, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
Ever since Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case and the Bollywood drug has come into the light, several media houses have been keeping a close check on the matter. However, there have been certain media houses that were also seen conducting media trials in the case as Bollywood has become a constant target on these news channels with derogatory...
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ED finds no Proof Against Rhea Chakraborty in Money Laundering Case related to SSR’s death

Oct 12, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The family of Sushant Singh Rajput doesn’t have a single idea of his finances and there is no proof against Rhea Chakraborty in the money laundering case as per the ED. The AIIMS report has also ruled out the murder theory in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. As reported recently, the Enforcement Directorate has found no concrete...
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How can drug supply to Rajput be proven if he is no more: Lawyer tells Bombay HC in bail plea hearing

Oct 01, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (September 29, 2020), heard the bail applications submitted by actor Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik and others arrested in a drug case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. During the hearing, the lawyer for alleged drug peddler Abdel Basit Parihar, who was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau...
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“Journalists Were Responsible Back then and Neutral, Now Media is Highly Polarized”: Bombay HC on PIL’s seeking regulations on media trail in SSR case

Oct 24, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
On Wednesday 23rd October 2020, Bombay High Court was hearing submission on PIL’s seeking regulations on "media trail" while reporting the investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput case through a lawyer of Zee News. The court remarked that "Journalists were responsible back then & neutral, now media is highly polarised.”The bench...
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Kangana Posts Video on CM Uddhav's Comments, Asks 'You Compared India To Pak, No Outrage?'

Oct 27, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
Actress KanganaRanaut has lashed out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray through a video posted on her social media platform.Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray spoke at the annual Dussehra rally of the party on Sunday and referred to the actress’s infamous "PoK" tweet without taking her name.He said that “Mumbai is PoK,...
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Kangana Ranaut’s Allegations of Malice False, Substantial Alterations and Additions Made in Contrary to Approved Plan: MCGM To Bombay High Court

Sep 29, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Friday (September 25, 2020), a sub-rejoinder was submitted by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai before the Bombay High Court. It stated that the act of demolition of Kangana Ranaut’s bungalow which was turned into an office by the actress taken under Section 354A of the Municipal Corporation Act was justified in law and the...
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FIR ordered to be filed by Bombay Court against Kangana Ranaut and Her Sister for Spreading Communal Violence

Oct 19, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A Metropolitan Magistrate Jaydeo Khule of Bandra Metropolitan Court ordered an FIR to be filed against Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for spreading communal violence based upon a private complaint filed before the court. The judge said that “on prima facie perusal of complaint and submissions, I found the cognizable offence has...
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Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy Made his Submissions in the Demolition Case of Kangana’s Mumbai Office

Sep 30, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
Sr Adv Aspi Chinoy, representing the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) put-forth his submissions in the demolition case of Kangana’s Mumbai office. While hearing the petition filed by Kangana, the BMC firstly told the Bombay High Court that Kangana never came out clear on the issue of illegal construction at her bungalow.Chinoy said...
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Lawyer Writes to Advocate General of Maharashtra Seeking Consent to Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Kangana Ranaut

23 hours ago Parul Singhal 1
A Mumbai-based lawyer Advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh has written a letter to the Advocate General of Maharashtra AA Kumbhkoni seeking his consent to initiate contempt proceedings against actor Kangana Ranaut in Bombay High Court for her tweet allegedly undermining the judiciary. According to the Adv. Ali, the tweet made by the actor...
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NBSA Imposes Fine Of One Lakh Rupees On Aajtak, Asks Zee News, India TV, And News 24 To Apologise For Insensitive Reporting On Sushant Singh Rajput Case [READ ORDER]

Oct 10, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed the electronic news channels, Aaj Tak, Zee News, News 24, and India TV to air an apology for their insensitive reporting and sensationalizing the death of the late actor Sushant Singh Rajput. NBSA is a self-governing authority and has criticized the said news channels for running...
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NCB Books Rhea Chakraborty Under Section 27A for Non-disclosure of Sushant’s Drug Use

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The Narcotics Control Bureau submitted their arguments against actor Rhea Chakraborty and four others on Tuesday, i.e. September 29th, 2020. The arguments were made before the Bombay High Court in the Sushant Singh Rajput case relating to alleged drug procurement. Hon’ble Justice SV Kotwal heard the matter.Additional Solicitor General, Anil...
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Payal Ghosh's Lawyer Complains to Bombay HC for Already Claiming Media Victory in Dispute by Richa Chadda

Oct 13, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
Actor Payal Ghosh, who is facing a defamation lawsuit filed by actor Richa Chadda claiming Rs 1.1 crore damages, on Monday (October 12,2020) complained to the Bombay High Court through her lawyer that the plaintiff Chadda had already claimed in the media that she had won the case.Ghosh's counsel, Advocate Nitin Satpute, told a bench of Justice A K...
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Payal Ghosh Tenders Unconditional Apology to Richa Chadha for Defamatory Remarks

Oct 15, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (14th October 2020) accepted the undertaking submitted by actor Payal Ghosh tendering an unconditional apology to actor Richa Chadha in the defamation suit against Ghosh, Kamal R Khaan, and news channel ABN Telugu and for dragging Richa Chadha's name into the allegations against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. The...
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Plea Against Media Trial in SSR’s Suicide Case states that Centre Cannot Say Private Self-Appointed News Bodies Will Look into Complaints

Oct 13, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
As the time is passing the Sushant Singh’s suicide case is getting more and more complicated. Media has played a very important role and that role is now being challenged in Bombay High Court by a bunch of petitions alleging the media trial in the SSR’s suicide case. The pleas were filed by Nilesh Navlakha (filmmaker/producer) Mahibub D....
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[Breaking] Rhea Chakraborty Granted Bail by Bombay HC in NDPS Case [Read Judgment]

Oct 07, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was in the Byculla Jail of Mumbai since September 9th, 2020 after being arrested in the drugs case relating to the demise of alleged boyfriend Sushant Singh Rajput. The Actress was granted bail by the Bombay High Court today, i.e. October 7th, 2020. She was arrested and kept in jail by the Narcotics Control...
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Verdict Reserved by Bombay HC In Bail Applications by Rhea Chakraborty

Oct 01, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
After the bail application filed by Rhea Chakraborty, Showik Chakraborty, Abdel Basit Paihar, Samuel Miranda, and Dipesh Sawant was rejected by the Special NDPS Court, Mumbai, the Bombay High Court reserved its judgment in the matter related to their alleged involvement in cases registered under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)...
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Judicial Custody of Rhea Chakraborty and Brother Showik Until Oct 2020

Oct 07, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The judicial custody of the Chakraborty’s i.e. Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik has been extended till October 2020. The decision was taken by the Special NDPS Court. The judicial custody was being extended every fortnight. The custody was supposed to end today. However, another extension was stipulated by the NDPS...
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Rhea Writes to CBI Take Action Against Neighbor Dimple Thawani for making false statements [Read Letter]

Oct 13, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
Rhea Chakraborty after getting bail writes a letter to CBI urging to take action against Dimple Thawanim, her neighbor for making false and misleading allegations against her. Dimple Thawani had claimed before that the late actor dropped Rhea home on June 13th, 2020, the day before the actor was found dead. Rhea wrote the letter addressing Nupur...
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Actor Richa Chadha Files Defamation Suit in Bombay HC against Payal Ghosh, Seeks ₹1.1 Crore in Damages

Oct 07, 2020 Rocky Das 1
A single Bench judge of Justice A.K Menon was hearing the suit filed by Actor Richa Chadha through advocate Saveena Bedi Sachar for a defamation suit against Payal Ghosh.The matter came up through video conferencing on Monday (October 5, 2020) and Senior Advocate Dr. Virendra Tulzpurkar appeared on behalf of the plaintiff along with Advocates...
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Sandalwood Drug Case: Actress Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani Denied Bail by Special Court

Sep 30, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The bail application filed by Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani and co-accused Rahul Thonse was denied by a special Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) court. Their bail application was in respect to a case related to the alleged drug abuse in the Kannada film industry.The actors along with others were charged...
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Sanjay Raut to Record Statement Stating that he Did Not Call Kangana Ranaut “Haramkhor” and file it in the Court: Bombay HC

Oct 02, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In the case of demolition of Kangana’s office, ShivSena leader Sanjay Raut in an interview was heard saying "Lagta hai uske baap ko yaha lana padega...., Wo HARAMKHOR ladki ki wakalat kyu kar rahe hai aap.”Advocate for Kangana played an audio of the interview during the previous hearing and said that Sanjay Raut had called the actress...
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“It’s Suicide and Not Murder,” Says the Panel of AIIMS Doctors Set-Up by CBI in SSR’s Death Case

Oct 05, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
The controversial death case of Sushant Singh Rajput has now taken a back turn and landed from where it all started. As we all know CBI was assigned the authority to investigate the whole case in August, therefore CBI set up a panel of Doctors from AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) to re-evaluate the post-mortem report of late actor...
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Police Harassment of Anti-CAA Protester: NHRC Takes Serious Note of Telangana DGP's Non-Responsive Attitude; Issues Conditional Summons [READ SUMMONS]

Oct 05, 2020 Rocky Das 1
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had taken cognizance of a complaint by Amnesty Member named Mohammad Abdul Mujeeb, alleging by senior police officials against a person who was protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) in the State of Telangana, in January this year. Mujeeb claimed and told the NHRC that he was...
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Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat Files Anticipatory Bail Plea in Jammu Court Over FIR on Navratri Tweet [Read Application]

Oct 28, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
An FIR was filed against Advocate Deepika Singh Rajawat, who represented the Kathua gangrape victim in 2018 by Jammu and Kashmir Police for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a community in one of her tweets. The FIR was registered by the police after receiving many complaints regarding her recent tweet on woman safety.Deepika...
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Allahabad HC Denies Bail to School Van Driver Who Showed Porn Videos to Children Aged 5-6 Years [READ ORDER]

Sep 30, 2020 Jishu 1
The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (22nd September) has denied bail to a school van driver who has been accused of showing pornographic videos to children aged about 5-6 years. Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh of the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court said:"Considering the heinousness of the offence, tender age of the victims and relationship...
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CBI Files Charge Sheet Against Nine Police Officials in Thoothukudi Custodial Death Case

Sep 29, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
On June 19, 2020, a father-son duo was arrested. They were taken to the Sathankulam Police Station where they were brutely tortured. They received several injuries under the custody and finally died on June 22 and 23. The case was taken over by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Nine of their team members were tested positive but...
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Mother-Daughter Duo Detained by Police Without Making Any Entry In Official Records: P&H HC Awards Compensation of Rs. 1 Lakh Each

Oct 09, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Tuesday (6th Octoberm2020), the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs. 1 Lakh each to the mother and the daughter for illegal detention.The case was heard by a bench of two judges- Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu. The judge had the opinion that it is illegal to keep the...
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Consumer Forum Charges a Company with Fine for supplying Faulty Water Purifier at Army Unit

Oct 15, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
A Consumer Forum recently ordered Mint Technology Pvt. Ltd. that supplied water purifiers to replace its RO plant, which stopped working within 7 months of installation, at the Central Ordinance Depot in Mumbai or provide a refund. The Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in suburban Bandra also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the company, &...
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Cremation of The Hathras Gang Rape Victim By Cops, Family Kept Out

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
A 20-year-old Dalit woman was recently the gang-rape victim in the Hathras town of Uttar Pradesh. She was gang-raped and tortured. She recently died in a Delhi Hospital. Yesterday, i.e. September 29th, 2020, she was cremated by policemen, while her family and other relatives were locked up by the cops allegedly. A few horrifying and disturbing...
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Farmer Murdered for not sharing Water Pipe in Budaun, Uttar Pradesh

Sep 29, 2020 Upendra Malaviya 1
A 56-year-old Dalit Farmer was purportedly whipped to death in the Budaun area of Uttar Pradesh after he refused to share his water pipe. The man was supposedly killed by another farmer who lives in the territory.The deceased was recognized as Natthu Lal Jatav. Jatav was a negligible farmer in Din Nagar Sheikhpur town which is situated around 20...
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Delhi Court Awards Death to Man for ‘Brutal, Diabolic’ Murder of 12-Year-Old Boy

Oct 08, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A 12-year old boy, Manan, son of a property dealer was kidnapped and murdered in March 2009 by one of his neighbours, Nagpal.As the boy was familiar with the man, he went with him without any fear. After taking him, Nagpal sent a threatening message to the boy’s father demanding a ransom of Rs 7 crore and saying that if the amount is not paid,...
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“CBI Must Show it Had Sanction from Centre to File the Appeal”: Acquitted Accused in 2G Appeal

Oct 06, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The Delhi High Court is set to conclude the hearing in “leave to appeal” in the 2G appeal matter in two months. One of the acquitted who was accused, Asif Balwa sought a copy of the sanction letter granting approval to CBI to file the appeal against the acquittal of the accused of the Central Government. Relying on the Rule of Law, Balwa’s...
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Plea Seeking Action Against Twitter for Allegedly Hosting Anti-India Content, Delhi HC Asks Petitioner to First Move a Representation Before Center

Oct 01, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A petition was filed by Sangeeta Sharma in Delhi High Court to take any action against twitter which is deliberately promoting anti-India content which is against the law of land in social media.The petitioner said that twitter is promoting prohibited content and involving in a secret plan to create division in society and promote Khalistan...
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DMK Leaders Booked in Cash-for-Vote Case by CBI

Sep 29, 2020 Upendra Malaviya 1
On September 24th, 2020, a search operation was conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection to Rs. 11.48 crore which was suspected to be in custody of a DMK leader in Vellore.A few days back the CBI’s Anti- Corruption Branch registered a case against Dayanidhi, the then senior manager, Canara Bank, Vellore, DMK functionary...
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21 Years of Delay in Arresting Accused in Dowry Death Case at Hand, SC Seeks Clarification from Bihar DGP and HC Registrar General

Oct 20, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Supreme Court asked the Director-General of the Police, Bihar, and the Registrar-General of the High Court of Patna to clarify why the arrest of a man accused in a dowry death case took 21 years.The departed woman's brother lodged the FIR on 2 February 1999 claiming that the husband and his family used to harass her for dowry. He said that...
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Ex-NDA Minister Dilip Ray Gets Three Years Imprisonment in Coal Scam Case

Oct 27, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Monday (26 October 2020), the Former Union Minister Dilip Ray has been awarded a three-year jail term by a special Court of Delhi. Ray was awarded jail term in a coal scam case pertaining to irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block in 1999.Other than Dilip Ray, the special CBI Court also handed a three-year jail sentence to...
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Gold Smuggling Case: Kerala High Court Reserves Orders on M Siva Sankar’s Anticipatory Bail Application

Oct 26, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Kerala High Court will take a final decision on chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s former secretary M Sivasankar’s anticipatory bail petition on October 28, 2020.A single-judge bench of Justice Ashok Menon reserved its order and extended the interim protection from arrest till the order is pronounced.On July 5, 2020, the gold smuggling...
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Hathras Case: Supreme Court Orders CRPF Protection to Victim's Family and Witnesses

23 hours ago Rocky Das 1
The Chief Justice of India, SA Bobde permitted CRPF protection to the Hathras gang rape victims’ family and witnesses while observing the concerned case. Though special protection has been permitted to the family members and witnesses by the state government of Uttar Pradesh previously, the bench led by the CJI felt the protection should be...
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Hathras Gang-Rape Survivor Dies While Battling for Life in Delhi Hospital, Gets Cremated by Cops in absence of family

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The 19-year old Dalit gang-rape victim from Hathras was taken to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital recently. She was transferred from Aligarh’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College to Delhi a day earlier. She was kept in the Delhi Hospital to treat her injuries suffered from the horrifying rape case. The victim’s brother confirmed the death and said,...
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Habeas Corpus Plea seeks Release of Kerala Journalist Arrested for Covering the Hathras Case

Oct 08, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The horrifying and heart-wrenching incident of the Hathras Gang Rape case has become a topic of national outrage. Earlier this month, the Dalit victim of the Hathras gang rape was reported to be dead in the Delhi Hospital after succumbing to injuries inflicted upon her by her abusers. The recent updates and the circumstances of the case have also...
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Hathras Gangrape Case: Retired Judicial Officer Moves SC to Seek Probe Against Police & DM for Undignified Cremation

Oct 06, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
A retired judicial officer who is quite “perturbed” by the horrific Hathras Gang Rape incident has moved to the Apex Court to seek an investigation against the police officials and the District Magistrate who was allegedly responsible for forcefully cremating the Dalit Girl.the petition filed in the SC sought for an investigation by any...
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Hathras Victim's Family Breaks Down Before the Allahabad High Court, States "Not Allowed to Cremate Her in Accordance with Hindu Rituals and Not Allowed to See Her Face Last Time” [READ ORDER]

Oct 14, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The family of the Hathras victim told the Allahabad High Court that the midnight cremation of the victim's body was done without their consent. They expressed their grief and told that she has the fundamental right of decent cremation. The case was presented before a 2 judge benche comprising of Justice Pankaj Mittal and Ranjan Roy, in order...
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Special NIA Court Convicts ISIS Terrorist Subahani Haja Mohideen [READ JUDGMENT]

Sep 30, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
Subahani Haja Mohideen, a 35-years old resident of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in October 2016. The NIA seized inculpating materials from his residence which establishes his link from the infamous terrorist organization ISIS. A special court for NIA cases in Ernakulam Kerela on...
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Nirav Modi case: Fresh CBI charge sheet against retired PNB official for disproportionate assets

Oct 05, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Friday (2nd October 2020), a fresh charge sheet was filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Gokulnath Shetty who is the Punjab National Bank Deputy Manager and also the person accused of helping Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi perpetrate Rs 13000-crore fraud and his wife for amassing disproportionate assets worth Rs 2.63...
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Sandalwood Drug Scandal Case: Aditya Alva Moves Karnataka High Court Seeking Quashing Of FIR

Oct 24, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Aditya Alva and four others were charged under Section 120B of the Indian Penal Code for criminal conspiracy and various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) Act. Aditya Alva made a plea in the Karnataka High Court comprising a bench of Justice Suraj Govindara to revoke the First Information Report (FIR)...
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Sudarshan TV Case- Intervention Application Filed Alleging Media Trails as Hate Speech

Oct 14, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In the case of Sudarshan TV, an intervention application has been filed by Sunil Fernandes, Adv-on-record on behalf of Dr. Kota Neelima and Sangeeta Tyagi. The application sought to describe media trails as a face of hate speech. This application was filed in the plea seeking a pre-broadcasting injunction of the program titled Bindas Bol on a...
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TRP Scam Case- Republic TV’s CFO Approaches SC regarding Summons Issued Against Him by Mumbai Police

Oct 12, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
Recently on 8th October 2020, Mumbai police in a press conference said that it has busted a "TRP scam", Television Rating Points (TRPs) were being manipulated. In the briefing, the Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh said that ratings by the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), an organization under the Ministry of Information and...
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Uttar Pradesh Police Claims That No Rape Happened With the 19 Year Old Dalit Woman: Hathras Case

Oct 05, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
A senior official of Uttar Pradesh Police said in a press release that the Forensic Science Laboratory result did not show the presence of semen in the body of the deceased woman. UP Police claimed that no rape happened with the 19-year old Dalit Woman of Hathras. ADG Prashant Kumar said, “The report of the FSL has also come. It says...
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Bypass to be Constructed in Karnal at the expense of Rs.1,300 Crores: Haryana CM

Oct 06, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar addressed on October 4, 2020 (Sunday) that 35 kilometers long and 7 kilometers wide bypass will be constructed at the expense of Rs 1300 crore, connecting to Jhanjhari village and covering the area between Madhuban and Kutel in Karnal.He said that the final signal for construction has been...
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Petition Filed by CBI Seeking Early Posting in Life Mission Case Dismissed by Kerala HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 22, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
Earlier, several petitions were filed to quash the FIR registered by CBI on a complaint made by Anil Akkara, Congress MLA, alleging violations of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act, 2010 over the receipt of contributions from the UAE for the construction of apartments for flood-victims under the Kerala Government's LIFE Mission...
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No more posters outside houses of COVID-19 patients under home isolation in Delhi

Oct 10, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
There will be no poster outside the houses of COVID-19 patients under home isolation in the national capital, official sources said on Thursday (October 8, 2020). They said the move is aimed at minimizing the stigma resulting from the affixing of such posters at the front doors of such patients."There will be no poster outside the houses of...
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Delhi Govt Challenges the Stay on its Order Directing Hospitals to Reserve 80% Beds in ICU for COVID Patients

Sep 29, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The Delhi government on Tuesday (September 22, 2020) said it will challenge the Delhi high court's order staying reservation of 80 percent ICU beds for COVID-19 patients in 33 private hospitals.A Delhi government functionary said it is extremely important to reserve ICU beds in private hospitals to deal with the rising coronavirus cases in the...
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Delhi Jal Board Issues Notices to Central Government Departments Over Pending Bills

Sep 30, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Raghav Chadha, vice-chairman of Delhi Jal Board on Tuesday (September 29, 2020), announced that the utility has issued notices to several central government departments, including Railway, Delhi Police, and Municipal Corporations asking them to pay the outstanding dues amounting to Rs 6,811 crore within 30 days. While addressing the press...
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Rajya Sabha MP Moves Supreme Court Against Newly Passed Farmers’Acts

Oct 02, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
DMK MP Tiruch Siva, Member of Parliament has moved the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the three Acts enacted by Parliament recently, the Farmers’ (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 (Act 20 of 2020), the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation)...
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Election Commission moves SC on MP HC’s order calling for political parties to conduct virtual campaigning for the upcoming by-elections

Oct 26, 2020 Richa Shah 1
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has moved to the Supreme Court challenging the Madhya Pradesh High Court order calling for political parties to conduct virtual campaigning for the upcoming by-elections.In the opinion of the ECI, the High Court order interferes with the poll process and that holding election is the domain of the...
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Legislation for Protection of Healthcare Personnel During Epidemic Receives Presidential Assent [READ ACT]

Oct 05, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The parliament recently passed an amendment to the Epidemic Diseases Act, 2020. The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020 has received the assent of the President of India. The Bill has come into force and strictly prohibits and commissions or abetment of any act of violence against any healthcare service personnel or any damage/loss that is...
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General Consent Granted to CBI to Probe Cases in the State Withdrawn by the Maharashtra Government [READ ORDER]

Oct 23, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The general consent granted to CBI in the year 1989 has been withdrawn by the Maharashtra Government. The Home department via notification stated this in the public domain that the government is withdrawing the consent. The CBI or Central Bureau of Investigation is governed by the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 and according to...
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Haryana Government Allots 140 Acre Land to Flipkart for Fulfilment Centre

Oct 10, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Wednesday (07 October 2020), an official statement said that the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) has allotted 140-acre land to the Flipkart for setting up their largest fulfillment center in Asia. The statement issued by the Haryana government mentioned that the fulfillment Centre will have a covered...
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Extension of Special Parole of Convicts by Six Weeks: Haryana Government

Sep 30, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Haryana High Powered Committee on 26.9.2020, through a video conferencing meeting, has decided to extend the special parole or interim bail of convicts by 6 weeks given the pandemic situation. The meeting, held under the Chairmanship of Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge, Punjab, and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman of Haryana State...
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Karnataka Quashes the NLSIU Amendment Act; States the Act is Contrary to the Parent Act

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
On September 30 2020, the Karnataka High Court quashed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Amendment Act, 2020. The Amendment Act guaranteed a 25 % reservation for students who had a state domicile. The order for quashing the amendment act was passed by a Division Bench that comprised of Hon’ble Justices BV Nagarathna and Ravi V...
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Kerala Government Decides to Amend the Kerala Police Act, 2011 to include intermediation, defamation, or insulting of any person through social media as a punishable offence

Oct 24, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
Recently, the Kerala Government has decided to amend the Kerala Police Act, 2011 to include intermediation, defamation, or insulting of any person through social media as a punishable offence.The Kerala Cabinet has also decided to recommend to the Governor to promulgate an ordinance for insertion of a new section in the Kerala Police Act, 2011...
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Loan moratorium: Centre hints at holistic package, SC hearing on interest waiver deferred to Oct 5, 2020

Sep 30, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned for October 5 the hearing on the two petitions seeking an extension of the moratorium period on repayment of loans and to waive off the interest on the interest on loan amount in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Solicitor General representing the government told the court that the issues are under active...
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5-Crore Compensation Awarded by the Maharashtra RERA Appellate Tribunal Upheld by Bombay HC

Sep 29, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The INR 5 Crore compensation that was to be given to a party who had not been handed over the possession of a certain property even after a delay over around 80 months was upheld by The Bombay High Court. Justice SC Gupte passed the order and dismissed the second appeal. The present matter was filed by Renaissance Infrastructure Ltd. i.e. the...
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Human Rights Cannot Be An Reason To Defy The Law Of The Land - MHA In Its Response To Amnesty International [READ RESPONSE]

Oct 01, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Ministry of Home Affairs responded to the Amnesty International in its statement and mentioned that Human rights can be used as an excuse for defying the law of the land. The government further elaborated that the stated NGO has adopted doubtful and uncertain ways to secure its funds for the operations. Amnesty International had to halt...
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MHA Issues Unlock 5.0 Guidelines: Cinemas to open, States to decide on opening of schools in graded manner [Read Order]

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The Ministry of Home Affairs has issued Unlock 5.0 guidelines. One of the primary changes to note is that State Governments are empowered to reopen schools according to their wishes. However, the decision to re-open colleges is to be taken later. Any educational institutions that have doctoral and postgraduate researchers in science and technology...
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Most fake notes of denomination ₹2,000: NCRB

Oct 05, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
Four years after demonetization, the very best variety of all counterfeit notes seized in the last 12 months were of denomination ₹2,000, in accordance with the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) annual Crime in India report.The knowledge on seizures of counterfeit notes from all of the States and Union Territories additionally exhibits...
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Farmers Get Freedom to Sell Agriculture Produce Anywhere but it Would Lead to Corporatization of Agriculture: MP Farmers Leader to SC on New Farmers’ Legislations [READ PETITION]

Oct 06, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
 A Public Interest Litigation has been filled in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Fascination) Act, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020. MP Congress leader D.P. Dhakad, in his plea, said...
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HISTORIC MOMENT- National Medical Commission Takes Charge, Medical Council Of India Abolished

Sep 29, 2020 Rhea Banerjee 1
The field of medical education experiences a notable reform where the National Medical Commission (NMC) is constituted to function the highest regulator of medical education all over India along with the four Autonomous Boards. In the meantime, the Medical Council of India has been terminated. The four Autonomous Boards are created along with the...
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PM Modi to release Rs. 100 commemorative coin in honor of Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia

Oct 14, 2020 Rocky Das 1
The Ministry of Culture said in its statement that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will release a commemorative coin of Rs 100 in honor of Smt Vijaya Raj Scindia on 12th October 2020 through a virtual ceremony.Vijaya Raje Scindia was a Jana Sangh leader and one of the founding members of the BJP. PM Narendra Modi also took to Twitter and shared...
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Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) Not A 'Public Authority' Under RTI Act, 2005: PMO

Oct 24, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) was firstly instituted in 1948 with an appeal made by the then Prime Minister Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru for public contributions to assist help towards the displaced persons from Pakistan. Later on, the fund was being utilized to help and support the people affected by natural calamities like...
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Chief Economic Advisor Subramanian Bats for More Reforms in the Bankruptcy Law

Oct 19, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Chief Economic Advisor, Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Wednesday (14th October 2020) expressed that India’s four-year-old Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, which has been amended five times since its enforcement, has scope for further improvements.  “Given the stress that had built up in the financial sector before we entered the...
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RTGS system for real time fund transfer to become available 24x7 from December 2020: RBI

Oct 10, 2020 Jishu 1
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday (October 9,2020) said that online transfer of funds via Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) will be available round-the-clock from December 2020.The step is being taken to "facilitate innovations in the large value payments ecosystem and promote ease of doing business".“In order to...
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PCO Moves SC Seeking Appointment of Full-Term Chairperson and VC of the National Commission for SC/STs, points out UP Commission has been without a Chairperson for over 10 months

Oct 12, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The People’s Charioteer Organization has moved to the Supreme Court seeking appointment of full-term Chairman, Vice-Chairman and other members of the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes under Article 338 of the Constitution. Article 338 and 338A of the Constitution of India guarantees provisions to protect and...
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Several of our Legislations have been strong enablers of Women Empowerment, says Smriti Irani at UNGA

Oct 05, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The Indian government took a series of measures for ensuring the safety, security, and well-being of women during the coronavirus pandemic, and the country is committed to building a just and equal post-COVlD-19 world for women and daughters, minister for women and child development Smriti Irani has said."Women numerically constitute half of...
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Willing To Provide Reservation To Transgender Persons Under OBC Category: Karnataka Government In Affidavit Before Karnataka HC [READ AFFIDAVIT]

Oct 05, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Karnataka Government made a promising statement in the favor of the transgender community and stated that they are willing to consider the community under one of the categories of Other Backward Classes (OBC) for recruitment, after obtaining the opinion of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes.The affidavit submitted by Dr....
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Plans to Bring Vijay Mallya to India by Secret Extradition Proceedings: Center to SC

Oct 06, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The Supreme Court was informed by the Centre that a “secret” extradition process was in the works to bring runaway businessman and former millionaire Vijay Mallya to India. On Monday, i.e. October 5h, 2020, the Centre also informed the SC that they were unaware of the status of these proceedings and informed the Apex Court that Centre was not...
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Two More Graft Cases Against Former President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari

Oct 07, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
Asif Ali Zardari, former president of Pakistan was accused in the major money laundering case on 28th September along with his sister Faryal Talpur. They were accused of having fake accounts to park and launder ill-gotten wealth. After one week on Monday 5th October 2020, he was charged for two more graft cases which are the Park Lane case and...
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France Honours Beheaded Teacher, Govt Launches Crackdown Against Radical Groups

Oct 26, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A history teacher, Samuel Paty was brutally killed by an eighteen-year-old teenagerin Paris just because he showed pictures of prophet Muhammad in a comic effect during his lessons. This led to an outrage among the Muslim people and the teacher was beheaded. A mosque in Paris shared a video saying that action should be taken against the...
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Hathras Case: Questions about violence against women in India from UN Voices

Oct 07, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
Description of case:A 19-year-old Dalit woman was reported to be allegedly raped in Hathras on September 14 in a field by four upper-caste men, leaving her in a critical condition - all four accused have been arrested. Found with spinal cord injuries, paralysis, and cuts in her tongue. She died around 3 am on Tuesday, but her autopsy report has no...
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15 International Human Rights Organisations Release Statement Condemning the Indian Government's Actions Against Amnesty India

Oct 01, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
15 International organizations including Hindus for Human Rights, World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), International Service for Human Rights, Global Indian Progressive Alliance, Human Rights Watch has officially declared the closure of Amnesty India. Amnesty International India said that it was forced to prevent continuing all its work...
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Telephonic Conversation Between India’s PM and Israeli PM On Expanding Co-operation

Oct 07, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
On Monday, 5th October 2020, Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, had a telephonic conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about how India and Israel can collaborate in the post-COVID world.Modi tweeted – “Spoke to my friend @IsraeliPM @netanyahu on phone. We discussed the expanding India-Israel cooperation against...
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Top Court of Pakistan Overturns Order of Sindh HC in Journalist’s Murder Case

Oct 02, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
Mr. Daniel Pearl, the 38-year-old South Asia bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, was abducted and murdered while he was in Pakistan investigating a story in 2002 on the alleged links between the country’s powerful spy agency ISI and al-Qaeda.al- Qaeda leader Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides were convicted in the abduction and...
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US Supreme Court Upholds denial of Qualified Immunity to County Clerk Who Refused to Register Same-Sex Marriage

Oct 07, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The United States Supreme court, on Monday, (5th Oct 2020), upheld the denial of qualified immunity to a former County Clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to the same-sex couple.  Kim Davis who was the former county clerk refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The suit was filed by one of the couples before the...
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“Action of the State Authorities, though in the name of law and order situation, is prima facie an infringement upon the human rights of the victim and her family”: Allahabad HC on Hathras Gang Rape Incident [READ ORDER]

Oct 15, 2020 Rocky Das 1
On the Hathras gang rape incident which has put a question mark on the UP administration's responsibility, the Lucknow bench of Justice Pankaj Mithal and Rajan Roy of Allahabad High Court expressed a grief dissatisfaction towards the administration of Uttar Pradesh. The court expressed dissent with the cremation that was being undertaken by the...
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Advance Ruling On 18% GST Application To ‘Parota’ Stands Void AB Initio [READ ORDER]

Oct 07, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (KAAR) recently made this declaration regarding the ruling given by the Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) on the application of 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST) to whole wheat parota (fried flatbread) and Malabar Parota to be void ab initio. The appellate authority made this declaration on...
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Allahabad HC directs Municipal Corporation of Varanasi to submit details relating to the schemes implemented in line with Article 243W of the Constitution of India

Oct 26, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddhartha Varma while hearing a PIL filed by Dhyanesh Bhattacharya and four others on a serious issue with regard to failing in the discharge of public duties by the Urban Local Self Government directed the Municipal Authorities of Varanasi to submit all details relating to the schemes...
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Allahabad HC Dismisses Habeas Corpus Plea Against Alleged Detention of Hathras Victim's Family; Grants Liberty to Move SC [Read Petition]

Oct 10, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The General Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Valmiki Mahapanchayat, Surender Kumar, files a writ petition of habeas corpus representing the Hathras victim’s family before the Allahabad High Court.It was said that the family of the victim was illegally and forcefully confined in their home since the day of the incident that is September 14, 2020...
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Government Cannot Effect Merger of Feeding Cadre to Higher Cadre in Violation of Service Rules: Allahabad HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 23, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
On Tuesday (October 20, 2020), the Allahabad High Court held that the government cannot affect the merger of the feeding cadre to the higher cadre if not envisaged under the Service Rules and that an amendment, even if having a retrospective effect, would not adversely affect the rights accrued to the employees under the Rules as existed.The...
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Allahabad HC takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Victim’s Cremation in Hathras Gangrape Case

Oct 02, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
Suo moto cognizance has been taken by the Allahabad High Court for the cremation of the 19-year-old victim of the Hathras Gang Rape incident. The young Dalit woman was mutilated and gang-raped. She succumbed to her injuries and passed away in the Uttar Pradesh town of Hathras.The bench presiding over the current matter was Hon’ble Justices Rajan...
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Allahabad High Court Gives Instructions for holding Electionson Swar Assembly Seat of Rampur

Oct 26, 2020 M V Manasa 1
Due to the cancellation of the election of Abdullah Azam, the son of SP MP Azam Khan, Allahabad High Court has given instructions to hold the election of SwarVidhan Sabha seat of Rampur. The bench of Justices Shashikant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia handed the order on a petition which was filed by the former Chairman of Nagar Palika Parishad Swar,...
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Allahabad HC Orders Police Surveillancein Order to Ensure that People are Wearing Masks amid the ongoing Pandemic

Oct 24, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
During this pandemic, masks and sanitizers have become an important part of our lives and in order to ensure the safety of the people and to curb the wave of COVID 19, the division bench of Allahabad High Court comprising of Justice Siddhartha Varma and Justice Ajit Kumar has ordered constant police surveillance on roads to check that people are...
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Allahabad High Court Rules Over Decision of Single Bench Regarding Payment of Salaries to Teachers with Fake B.Ed. Degrees [READ ORDER]

Oct 13, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A division bench of Allahabad High Court comprising of Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Siddharth Verma has ruled over the decision of a single Bench which stayed the payment of assistant teachers of Firozabad because of fake B.Ed. degree from Agra University. The court decided this on a special appeal by Dharmendra Kumar Kansana and five...
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Allahabad HC Orders Transfer of Cases Related to Tablighi Jamaat from all of UP to 3 Districts [READ ORDER]

Oct 05, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
Last week, on September 30th, 2020, the Allahabad High Court passed an order that stated that all the cases that are related to Tablighi Jamaat in Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj, Varanasi, and Lucknow Zones have to be transferred to the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow. In a similar fashion, all the pending cases in the Agra and Meerut Zones have...
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Arvind Datar to Supreme Court: Exclusion of Advocates for Appointment in Dispute Resolution Tribunal is Unconstitutional

Oct 05, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Supreme Court on October 1, 2020, resumed the hearing on the plea filed by the Madras Bar Association which challenges the Tribunal Rules of 2020, on the ground that it is in the teeth of the principles of separation of power and independence of the judiciary. The 3-judge bench of justice L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta, and Ravindra Bhat...
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Delhi High Court Reserves Order of SCBA in Ashok Arora Case

Sep 29, 2020 Lakshya Tewari  1
Single Judge Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea filed challenging the decision of suspension by the Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association. The Committee’s decision was to suspend Ashok Arora from the post-Secretary, the plea was filed by him. The Supreme Court Bar Association suspended...
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Delhi High Court Reserves Order of SCBA in Ashok Arora Case

Sep 29, 2020 Lakshya Tewari  1
Single Judge Bench of Justice Mukta Gupta of Delhi High Court has reserved order in a plea filed challenging the decision of suspension by the Executive Committee of Supreme Court Bar Association. The Committee’s decision was to suspend Ashok Arora from the post-Secretary, the plea was filed by him. The Supreme Court Bar Association suspended...
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What You Need to Know About the Babri Masjid Verdict

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
Special CBI Judge Hon’ble Justice Surendra Kumar Yadav delivered the verdict in the much-awaited Babri Masjid demolition case today i.e., September 30th, 2020. This verdict as delivered after 28 years. almost three decades ago, the 16th Century structure of the Babri Masjid was razed by a mob in the Ayodhya town of Uttar Pradesh.The key accused...
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Plea in SC to Ensure Ban on Stubble Burning; Provision for Reimbursement of Money Spent by Farmers on Stubble Removing Machines

Sep 30, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
A third-year law student, Aman Banka, and a class 12th student, Aditya Dubey, have filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking a direction upon the state governments of Punjab and Haryana to ensure a complete ban on stubble burning in their respective states.The petition sought a direction to the states to fix a ceiling on the rental of stubble...
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Delhi HC Seeks EC's Response on Plea by Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Azad Seeking Directions to Register His Party

Oct 09, 2020 Jishu 1
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (October 7, 2020) sought a response of the Election Commission on a plea by Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad seeking direction to register his political party in the name of Aazad Samaj Party’ (Kansi Ram) and allot a symbol to contest the upcoming Bihar elections. Justice Jayant Nath issued notice to the ECI...
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Bombay High Court Allows Export of Onions in plea filed by Horticulture Produce Exporters Association

Oct 23, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
The Bombay High Court’s division bench comprising of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Abhay Ahuja passed an order allowing the export of onions while hearing a writ petition filed by Horticulture Produce Exporters Association and Rohan Shah (proprietor of Fair Agro Enterprises and a member of first petitioner organization).The order was passed...
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Bombay HC Hears Pleas to Allow Lawyers to Travel in Local Trains

Sep 30, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Tuesday (29th September 2020), the Bombay High Court said that it cannot keep hearing in pleas seeking inclusion of lawyers in the list of essential services in order for them to travel in local trains limited to lawyers only. At a time when people from all types of professions are starving and losing jobs, it is not valid to include only...
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Bombay HC Asks Mumbai Police to First Issue Summons to Arnab Goswami if he is Proposed to be Added as Accused in TRP scam

Oct 20, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Bombay High Court directed the Mumbai police on October 19, 2020, to issue a summons to the chief editor of Republic TV Arnab Goswami if he is proposed to be added an accused in the FIR alleging TRP (television rating points) scam. The Bombay High Court hearing the plea to quash the FIR lodged against Republic TV in the TRP (television...
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Bombay HC States That All NDPS Offences Are Non-Bailable, Quantity Does Not Matter [READ ORDER]

Oct 09, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
While granting bail to Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty, the Bombay HC held that any offence under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985 are non-bailable. This pronouncement was made in light of the case of Rhea Chakraborty v Union of India. The HC rejected the contention made by the counsel for Chakraborty and others...
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Bombay HC: Cases Concerning Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are Moved Before Courts at the “Eleventh Hour”, Unfair to Other Litigants

Oct 07, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Plex had obtained an injunction against Zee Entertainment claiming damages through senior counsel Virag Tulzapurkar for misleading customers to believe that Zee had partnered with it.Recently, the Bombay High Court ruled that it was unfair to other litigants when intellectual property rights (IPR) cases are brought before the "eleventh-hour"...
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Bombay High Court Seeks Details From State About 11 Deaths That Allegedly Occurred Due To Negligence On Behalf Of Hospitals

Oct 07, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Bombay High Court on 5th October 2020 directed the State government to file an affidavit containing the details of deaths that have occurred due to the mismanagement of dead bodies in State and Municipal hospitals. The court further stated that if the allegations of culpable negligence are proven against the State and Municipal hospitals then...
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Five Additional Judges of Calcutta HC and one Additional Judge of Allahabad HC Made Permanent

Sep 29, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The Central Government on Thursday (24th September 2020) notified the appointment of Five Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court and One Additional Judge of Allahabad High Court, as Permanent Judges. [Calcutta High Court] Five Additional Judges made Permanent. They are:Md. NizamuddinTirthankar Ghosh Hiranmay BhattacharyyaSaugata...
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Calcutta High Court on Babul Supriyo remark against Mahua Moitra: "Prima Facie Humiliated the Dignity and Honor of a Women, Later Cannot Take the Defense of Freedom of Speech and Expression Under Article 19(1)(a) Constitution of India, 1950" [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 16, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Calcutta High Court has quashed the criminal proceeding against BJP MP and Union Minister Babul Supriyo in the criminal defamation case by TMC politician Mahua Moitra. The criminal proceeding was quashed on the technical ground that police could not have registered the FIR for the offence under Section 499 / 500 of Indian penal Code, 1860 as...
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In Case of Gang Rape, Medical Corroboration not an Absolute Necessity: MP HC Denies Bail Despite the Fact that Victim Married Accused [READ ORDER]

Oct 24, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Friday (16 October 2020), Madhya Pradesh High Court noted in an order that, in cases of gang rape, medical corroboration is not an absolute necessity. While hearing an appeal filed under section 14 A of the SC and ST Act, passed on 9 June 2020, Bench of Justice Akhil Kumar Srivastava refused to grant bail passed by a special judge of SC and ST,...
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Caste Issue Looms Over Human Relationship With Strong Biases And Conditioning- Gujarat HC Directs SP To Escort Inter-Caste Couple To UP

Sep 29, 2020 Rhea Banerjee 1
The Gujarat High Court on 23rd September, 2020 (Wednesday) had ordered the Superintendent of Police (SP), Valsad to make an arrangement for the inter-caste couple to be escorted to Prayagraj in the Uttar Pradesh. The order was passed by the Division Bench of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice N.V. Anjaria noted that “It is not an...
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Apex Court asks Central Government to Take Final Call on Criminal Cases Against Legislators across the country

Oct 07, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice NV Ramana on Tuesday; September 6th, 2020 asked the center to submit all the details regarding the pending criminal cases against legislators across the country. The bench observed that various High Courts have been asking for video conferencing facilities in order to dispose of the pending criminal...
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Chhattisgarh HC Grants Altnews Co-founder Muhammed Zubair Relief in FIR Alleging Harassment of Minor Via Twitter [READ ORDER]

Oct 08, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
On Monday. i.e. October 5th, 2020, the Chhattisgarh High Court passed an interim order which directed that coercive steps cannot be taken against the co-founder of Altnews, Muhammed Zubair. He was involved in a case for allegedly harassing and torturing a minor girl through twitter. Zubair approached the Chhattisgarh High Court with a petition to...
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CJI Pulls Up Centre for Filing Low-Grade Affidavit in Pleas Seeking Action for Communal Branding of Covid-19

Oct 09, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
In an extraordinary move, SA Bobde, Chief Justice of India, pulled up the Narendra Modi government of the Centre on Thursday for a shoddy affidavit on a petition seeking action against the Indian media to communalize the COVID-19 pandemic. CJI Bobde warned Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, the government's legal officer, of the flippancy shown to...
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Complaints Against Judicial Officers Must Accompany Sworn Affidavit & Verifiable Materials: Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Additional Guidelines [READ GUIDELINES]

Oct 22, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The Chief Justice of India had prescribed certain guidelines to be followed by any person making allegations against judicial officers in the subordinate judiciary. To those guidelines, the Andhra Pradesh High court added some additional guidelines relating to the Pre-Requirements for filing such complaints as mentioned by the Chief Justice of...
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Co-Operative Banks to Disburse Loans to Farmers Without Insisting on Interest and Also to Refund the Interest Already Collected: Bombay High Court [READ ORDER]

Oct 21, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
Providing a relief to nearly 1 lakh farmers the Bombay HC division bench consisting of Justice SV Gangapurwala and Justice SD Kulkarni directed Aurangabad District Central Co-operative Bank to disburse fresh crop loans for the current season without insisting on interest and further directed to return the collected interest of Rs. 5 crores to the...
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Inter-Faith Couple Moves HC to do Away with 'Unconstitutional' 30-day Notice Under Special Marriage Act, 1954

Sep 29, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Thursday ( September 24, 2020), a plea filed by an inter-faith couple in the High Court of Delhi challenging the provision of issuing a public notice to invite objections to marriages under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.The petition was listed before a bench of two judges- Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan. However, the...
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Court refuses to admit suit to remove Idgah on Krishna Janmabhoomi

Oct 05, 2020 Rohit Raj 1
The Mathura Civil Court refused to admit the following suit to remove an Idgah, which is built on the day of Krishna Janmabhomi on Wednesday (30th September 2020). The suit was filed by Advocate Vishnu Jain and was dismissed by the Judge of the Civil Court. The lawyer had cited, Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. But the...
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Covid-19 No Ground to Relocate a Child Involved in Custody Battle: Bombay HC

Oct 08, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A petition was filed by a woman who has been living separately from her husband since 2012, to shift her son to Bangkok until the family court of Bandra gives its decision for the custody of the child. She claimed that in India, she and her son are living a very isolated life without any family care, medical help, and maintenance. Thus, they...
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Defamation case Against Rediff.com for Article on Jayalalithaa’s Health Dismissed by Madras High Court [READ ORDER]

Oct 20, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The defamation proceedings initiated by the State against the Chairman, Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor and reporter of Rediff.com for a news article dated July 10th, 2015 in the media was accused that the media is not showing reporting properly about the then Chief Minister of State Jayalalithaa’ deteriorating health is been quashed by the...
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Delhi Court Dismisses Pleas of Student Activist Gulfisha Khatoon and 2 Others Seeking Statutory Bail in UAPA Case

Oct 22, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Karkardooma Court (Delhi) on Monday (19th October) dismissed the application filed by student activist Gulfisha Khatoon, seeking statutory bail in a case related to the communal violence which took place in North-East Delhi in February 2020. The Court, earlier, dismissed the applications of Saleem khan and Tasleem Ahmed that was arrested in...
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Delhi HC Directs State Govt. to Release Funds for Requirements of District Courts [READ ORDER]

Oct 23, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The Delhi High Court directed the State Government to release funds to purchase 20% of the pool cars required by the District Court within the next three months.While directing the Delhi Government to clear pending proposals to finance the District Courts, the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad highlighted...
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'Fee Hike Not Oppressive or Arbitrary': Delhi High Court Dismisses NIFT Students Plea Against Fee Hike

Oct 28, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
On October 21, 2020, the bench of Justice Jayant Nath of the Delhi High Court dismissed the writ petition filed by NIFT students against the 10% fee-hike for non-NRI students on the grounds that the plea was vague and that the fee hike cannot be termed as oppressive or arbitrary.Counsel for petitioners argued that the system of fee hike is...
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Delhi HC Grants Time to Zee News to Disclose Source of Alleged Confessional Statement of Delhi Riots Accused

Oct 20, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
In the case, Asif Iqbal Tanha v. State & others the Delhi High Court on October 19, 2020, rejected Zee News’ request to submit in a sealed cover the name of the journalist who had procured the alleged confessional statement of a Delhi riot accused.Asif Iqbal Tanha 24-year-old student of Jamia Millia Islamia was arrested by...
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Video Conferencing Link for the Virtual Hearing to be only be given to the Parties Concerned: Delhi High Court Judge

Sep 30, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Delhi High Court Judge, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait vide its Order dated 21.09.2020 directed the Registry to not provide a link to any person other than the concerned parties, advocates, and to those who are specifically directed by this Court to join the proceedings.  “A very unpleasant situation came before this Court...
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Plea In Delhi High Court Seeking Marriage Equality Same-Sex Marriages States “Petitioners Are Like Any Other Couple, Except They Are Both Women”

Oct 10, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court by the petitioner seeking marriage rights for same-sex couples in India. The petition was filed by Dr. Kavita Arora, who has been living with her partner Ankita Khanna for about 8 years, thus the petition seeks for direction to be issued to the Marriage Officer, South East Delhi to formalize their...
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A Person Cannot Be Touched If That Is Not A Crime on That Date, Submits Atmaram Nadkarni Before Delhi HC

Oct 16, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
A bench of Justice Brijesh Sethi continued to hear the arguments submitted by Senior Advocates Atmaraam Nadkarni, N. Hariharan, and Advocate Vijay Aggarwal on the point of a grant of “leave to appeal” in the pleas against the acquittal of all accused in the 2G case.Nadkarini started his submissions by stating that Section 13(1)(d) of the...
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Delhi Riots main accused Tahir Hussain Acted as Kingpin in Planning and Instigating Flames of Communal Conflagration: Delhi Court states while denying him Bail

Oct 26, 2020 Rocky Das 1
Former AAP counselor Tahir Hussain has been denied bail by the Karkardooma Court of Delhi on 22nd October 2020. Tahir was the main accused in the Northeast Delhi riots which took place in February 2020. It has been stated by the Delhi police that the accused has been booked under the charges of rioting, murder, and inciting riots by spreading...
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Delhi HC Grants Bail to Man in Riots Case as no CCTV Footage, Video Clip or Photo found to Corroborate the Prosecution's Claim

Oct 16, 2020 Richa Shah 1
Bail was granted on Monday i.e. 12th October 2020 to a man who was arrested for alleged rioting during the north-east Delhi communal violence in February this year by the Delhi High Court. This was done after noting the fact that there is no CCTV footage, video clip, or photo to corroborate the prosecution’s claim. The plea was...
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Delhi Court Orders Provision of Security to JNU Student Leader Umar Khalid in Prison

Oct 06, 2020 Jishu 1
Former JNU student leader Umar Khalid has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days in a case relating to the communal violence in northeast Delhi in February this year. The Delhi court has also directed prison authorities to provide him adequate security.Khalid was arrested under the stringent anti-terror law -- Unlawful Activities (Prevention)...
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Delhi University to Charge ₹750 for Issuance of Digital Degrees, Delhi HC to Examine the Legality of the same [READ ORDER]

Oct 24, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A number of petitions were filed in the Delhi High Court by the students of the Delhi University informing that they have not received their degrees and because of this reason, they are unable to apply for further courses. The University informed us that they had decided to charge Rs 750 for digital degrees. But the printed degrees will be...
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Denial of Access to Road to Residents of Hilly Areas Would Tantamount to Denial of Constitutionally Guaranteed Right to Life: HP HC [READ VERDICT]

Oct 10, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
On Wednesday (October 7, 2020), the Himachal Pradesh HC observed that access to roads, with regard to the residents of hilly areas, is an integral component of the constitutionally guaranteed right to life, and any denial thereof, to the residents of hilly areas, would equal to the constitutionally guaranteed fundamental right to life, hence,...
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Give Directions on Payment of Interim School Fees by October 28, 2020: High Court of Rajasthan Directs State

Oct 27, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
The Jaipur Bench of the Rajasthan High Court ordered the State Government to issue guidelines on the payment of interim fees by October 28, 2020, at the latest, considering the difficulty faced by private schools in the midst of rampant demands to cut school fees. In a batch of appeals filed by private schools, on the issue of payment of...
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District Judge Denies Transfer of MJ Akbar's Defamation Case; Case to remain with MP-MLA Court

Oct 23, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In 2018, at the height of the #Metoo movement journalist Ms. Priya Ramani, accused former Union Minister and BJP MP Mr. M J Akbar of sexually harassing her during the time when he was a senior editor and she used to work under him as a junior journalist. Other women journalists also came out with similar experiences with editor MJ Akbar. This...
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District Judge Denies Transfer of MJ Akbar's Defamation Case; Case to remain with MP-MLA Court

Oct 23, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In 2018, at the height of the #Metoo movement journalist Ms. Priya Ramani, accused former Union Minister and BJP MP Mr. M J Akbar of sexually harassing her during the time when he was a senior editor and she used to work under him as a junior journalist. Other women journalists also came out with similar experiences with editor MJ Akbar. This...
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Doctors Should Regard the Call for Service to be Rendered as a Call for Joining 'National Duty' amid pandemic : Bombay HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 13, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
On the behalf of 92 other doctors, three doctors filed a writ petition on the list which provided placements to the successful doctors who successfully completed the postgraduate medical courses of study. There was an executed bond that such doctors would serve the State of Maharashtra for 1 year. But after their studies on September 23, 2020, a...
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Drug Menace Destroying Lives of Citizens: Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Alleged Drug Peddler's Pre-Arrest Bail Plea [READ ORDER]

Oct 27, 2020 Rocky Das 1
The Punjab & Haryana High court was observing a bail request of a co-accused, Parmila of Rewari resident who was involved in a case for possession and sale of an illegal drug like cannabis. Another accused named Rahul was also booked under the same charge who stated that the same contraband has been sold to him by the petitioner.Both the...
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Govt. Cannot Act as East India Company Says: Karnataka HC

Oct 06, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
The Karnataka High Court on Monday (September,28,2020) observed that the Government being a model employer cannot act as the East India Company while dealing with the service rules. The court made this observation while setting aside the order cutting short the deputation of an engineer.Details of the Case:In June 2017, the state government posted...
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Encounter Death of Maoists: Telangana HC Directs Re-Postmortem on Contention of Wiping of Evidence of the incident

Oct 06, 2020 Rocky Das 1
 A PIL has been filed by Prof. Gaddam Laxman, in connection with the alleged encounter which took place on 23.09.2020 at 7.00 PM in the forest of Chennapuram of Cherla Mandal. Here the “petitioner prays for the relief of declaring the action of the respondents herein in brutally killing two women and one male unknown persons in thin...
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'Entire System Kept on Wait & Watch Phenomenon': Plea in Patna HC To Remove Digital Poverty At Govt Schools; Notice Issued

Oct 16, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A Public Interest Litigation was filed by Advocate Jai Vardhan Narayan wherein he argued that in this situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, most of the students (those studying in Government schools) are unable to get their education which is their Fundamental Rights guaranteed under Article 21-A of the Constitution of India.Where the private...
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Ex-Employee of Air India Restrained from Posting Allegations against the Company by Delhi High Court

Oct 13, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
On 9th October 2020, Friday, the Delhi High Court was hearing a plaint filed by Air India (plaintiff) seeking leave to amend the memo of parties impleading Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc as defendant No.2 and defendant No.3 respectively. The case of the plaintiff was that “the defendant No.1 was employed by the plaintiff, however, due to...
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Export On Onions Banned, HC Says: It will be in the Interest of Justice if the Export Benefits are Extended to the Farmers

Sep 29, 2020 Meghna Mishra  1
The High Court of Bombay was hearing a write petition registered by an association of onion exporters. The HC held that it will be in the interest of justice if the export benefits are extended to the farmers or exporter of onions who hold valid shopping bills. These bills should have been issued before the notification dated September 14, 2020...
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Delhi HC Rejects Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision of Suspending Him as Secretary

Oct 07, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
Ex-Secretary Ashok Arora has been removed from his designated Secretary post by the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on May 8 immediately after the decision took place in the meeting. Arora has alleged statements against the President of SCBA stating that Dave is using the offices of SCBA for political purposes and...
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Delhi HC Rejects Ashok Arora's Plea Challenging SCBA's Executive Committee Decision of Suspending Him as Secretary

Oct 07, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
Ex-Secretary Ashok Arora has been removed from his designated Secretary post by the Executive Committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on May 8 immediately after the decision took place in the meeting. Arora has alleged statements against the President of SCBA stating that Dave is using the offices of SCBA for political purposes and...
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Full Bench Order on Extension of Parole in Light of COVID19 Applies to Both Parole Granted by Jail and by the Court: Delhi HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 19, 2020 Rocky Das 1
A plea has been made by a prisoner for seeking an extension on his ongoing parole which was granted by the jail authorities and not by the court. The petitioner focused light on orders by the full bench which states all the parole, interim bail, and furlough granted shall be extended with keeping in view of the current pandemic situation.Mr....
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Congress MP Moves SC Challenging Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020

Sep 30, 2020 Jishu 1
A Congress MP from Kerala moved the Supreme Court on Monday challenging the constitutional validity of various provisions of the contentious new farm Act.T N Prathapan, who represents Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, has alleged that the Farmers' (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 is...
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Garbage Littering and Feeding Religious Offerings to Monkeys are causing Havoc and Menace in Chandigarh, Punjab & Haryana High Court demands immediate response action plan from the Authorities

Sep 29, 2020 Rocky Das 1
The bench headed by Justice Arun Monga of Punjab and Haryana High court was hearing a plea made by Divyam Dhakla of Shivalik Enclave, Mani Majra, Chandigarh requesting the court to provide a solution to prevent the havoc and disturbances created by Monkeys in the specific area which is causing danger towards individuals at a large number day by...
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'Every Citizen Has a Fundamental Right to Fresh Air', P&H HC Stays Decision to Convert Public Parks into Residential Areas in Faridabad

Oct 08, 2020 Jishu 1
The Punjab and Haryana high court, while observing that citizens have a fundamental right to fresh air, stayed the Haryana government’s approval to Faridabad municipal corporation to convert two public parks measuring 7.5 acres into residential complexes.The HC bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice HS Sidhu observed that the ecology and...
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Gang Rape Victim's Mother Reprimanded by Allahabad High Court for False Affidavit Alleging Detention of Daughter by Local Police [READ ORDER]

Oct 24, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Allahabad High Court on October 22, 2020, reprimanded the mother of a gang rape victim for falsely alleging the detention of her daughter by the local police. The two-judge bench comprising of Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia had on Tuesday taken cognizance of the alleged detention of the gang-rape victim in a police station....
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Gauhati HC Directs Assam Govt. to Take Steps to Shift Detention Centre Outside Jail Premises

Oct 10, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
A Single Bench of Justice AchintyaMallaBujorBarua of Gauhati HCissued directions to Assam Government to take steps to shift foreigner's detention centers outside the jail premises. This direction was passed after noting that a portion of jail premises are notified as centers to detain foreigners or illegal migrants in many places. As per the...
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Gauhati HC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Assam Govt’s Exclusion of “Online Media” From List of Beneficiaries for Media Fellowship Program

Oct 24, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Guahati High Court vide the order dated 21.20.2020 in the case Anirban roy v. State of Assam and Anr, issued notice to the Assam government over the exclusion of online media from its “Media Fellowship” for 2020-21, stating that the selection of candidates shall be subject to further orders. Justice Suman Shyam was hearing a petition...
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Gauhati HC Takes Note of Acute Shortfall of Official Quarters for Judicial Officers; Directs State Officials to take Steps [READ ORDER]

Oct 22, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
On October 19 2020, an order was passed by the Gauhati HC in which cognizance was taken of the acute shortfall of official quarters for the Judicial Officers serving in the States of Assam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Mizoram, directing the Deputy Commissioners of all the Districts, except for Districts of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Morigaon,...
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Gujarat HC asks State Government to Present Details Regarding Functioning, Budgetary, Allocation, Administration, etc. of Women Protection Homes [READ ORDER]

Oct 10, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A bench of Gujarat High Court comprising of Justice Sonia Gokani and Justice Nirzar S. Desai ordered the Gujarat state government to furnish details regarding the functioning of Women Protection Homes and the total amount of funds or grants allocated for these homes yearly. The HC ordered this on October 5th, 2020. The HC ordered this after...
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Gujarat HC Requests State Government to Assess if Farmers Covered Under PMFBY Scheme Have Been Paid Their Due Compensation [READ ORDER]

Oct 12, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In July 2017, on account of uncontrolled floods in the State of Gujarat, crops of many farmers were destroyed. A scheme was launched by the Government of India that is Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in which the farmers who were registered under this scheme were entitled to compensation. When the compensation was not paid even after...
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Gujarat HC Requests State Government to Assess if Farmers Covered Under PMFBY Scheme Have Been Paid Their Due Compensation [READ ORDER]

Oct 12, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In July 2017, on account of uncontrolled floods in the State of Gujarat, crops of many farmers were destroyed. A scheme was launched by the Government of India that is Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in which the farmers who were registered under this scheme were entitled to compensation. When the compensation was not paid even after...
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Gujarat HC Welcomes Three Judges; New Judges Take Oath of Office Via Live Streaming

Oct 05, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
Amidst the global pandemic, the Indian legal system has digitized many practices to make way for social distancing. While virtual court hearings have become extremely common throughout the country, Gujrat welcomed three High Court judges amidst the coronavirus pandemic.The judges who swore into the office of the High Court of Gujrat were Hon’ble...
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Guwahati HC Admits Akhil Gogoi’s Plea against NIA Court’s Order Rejecting His Bail; NIA Directed to Produce Records [READ ORDER]

Oct 02, 2020 M.V. Manasa 1
On Monday (28 September 2020), Guwahati High Court admitted the plea filed by Akhil Gogoi, Assam Activist against the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) rejection of his bail in a case related to his involvement in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The appeal was filed under section 21 (4) of the NIA Act, 2008 has been...
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High Court Quashes FIR Against Foreign Nationals Residing in Markaz

Sep 29, 2020 Richa Shah 1
Recently, the Bombay High court quashed a FIR against the Myanmar nationals and stated that “allowing the prosecution to continue would be nothing but an abuse of the process of the Court.” after the court found lacking grounds for the charges framed.The applicants who were foreign nationals were from Myanmar and were on a visit to India in...
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12 Indonesian Nationals who were Part of the Tablighi Jamaat absolved of all Charges by the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate of Mumbai

Oct 13, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
12 Indonesian nationals, accused of not disclosing that they had participated in the Tablighi Jamaat meeting in Delhi in March, were discharged bythe Court of Metropolitan Magistrate of Mumbai on Wednesday(29th September 2020). The Nizamuddin event in the national capital was later discovered to be a coronavirus hotspot, and its participants were...
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All the Interim Orders and the Period Of Closure Under Section 4 of Limitation Act, 1963 Extended till November 29, 2020: Karnataka High Court

Oct 01, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka and comprising of Mrs. Justice B V Nagarathna on September 29th, 2020 ordered to extend the operations of all interim orders that are due to expire within a span of one month, till November 29th, 2020, passed by the High Court, subordinate courts or the Tribunals. The court ordered some direction for...
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All the Interim Orders and the Period Of Closure Under Section 4 of Limitation Act, 1963 Extended till November 29, 2020: Karnataka High Court

Oct 01, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Oka and comprising of Mrs. Justice B V Nagarathna on September 29th, 2020 ordered to extend the operations of all interim orders that are due to expire within a span of one month, till November 29th, 2020, passed by the High Court, subordinate courts or the Tribunals. The court ordered some direction for...
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Forest Cover Decreasing, Encroachments Increasing: J&K HC Directs Forest Department to Take Urgent Steps [READ ORDER]

Oct 09, 2020 M.V Manasa 1
In regard to the depleting forest cover in Jammu & Kashmir, the Single Bench of Justice Rajesh Bindal observed that certain steps need to be taken by the UT administration to improve the situation and find remedies. The Court observed that the way the forest department functions in the valley is not at all up to the mark and that it is not...
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Jammu & Kashmir High Court Has Decided to Organise Series of Online Interactions and Lectures for Law Interns by Legal Experts [READ ORDER]

Oct 08, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
A discussion organized by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir on September 16, 2020. About 150 applicants participated in the interaction. All the applicants were deputed to intern with judges of High Court. The interns highlighted that they are facing difficulties due to COVID-19 as they are deprived of the benefit of clinical workshops,...
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Country’s First Insurance E-Lok Adalat Conducted by Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) [READ REPORT]

Oct 02, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
Under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the Jharkhand State Legal Authority (JHALSA) organized the program namely; “High Court of Jharkhand & JHALSA Initiatives” and country’s first “Insurance Lok Adalat (Virtual)”. The JHALSA organized the program on September 26th, 2020. Since the Lok Adalat was virtual,...
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Jharkhand HC Grants Bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav in Chaibasa Treasury Scam Case

Oct 10, 2020 Rocky das 1
Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh of Jharkhand HC granted bail to Lalu Prasad Yadav on the ground of having undergone half of the sentence already. The veteran leader will have to furnish two bail bonds of Rs 50,000 each and deposit security of Rs 50,000 in the court, in a fodder scam case related to the fraudulent withdrawal of money from the Chaibasa...
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‘No Civil or Criminal Proceedings Against Acts Done by Judicial Officers in Discharge of Official Duties’: Karnataka High Court

Oct 08, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (7th October 2020) quashed and set aside a private complaint lodged against a Judicial Officer by one CM Manjunath. Proceedings against respondent No. 2 (Judicial Magistrate) as decided by the division bench of Chief JusticeAbhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi while setting aside the case. “…. we...
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Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking to Transfer Drug Case to NIA for Further Investigation

Sep 30, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Monday (September 28, 2020), The Karnataka High Court dismissed the petition which was filed by Geetha Misra through advocate GR Mohan. The petition was filed in order to transfer the high-profile drug racket case involving actress Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjana Galrani to the National Investigating Agency (NIA).Both the actresses were taken in...
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Kerala HC Dismisses Plea Of Franco Mulakkal To Adjourn The Trial Due To Pandemic, States “It’s In The Interest Of All That Cases Attains Its Finality At Earliest” [READ ORDER]

Oct 05, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Kerala High Court dismissed the petition of Former Bishop Franco Mulakkal on 1st October 2020, Thursday pleading for adjournment of the trials in the nun rape case due to the COVID-19 crisis in Kerala. The Bench comprised of Justice VG Arun who dismissed the plea of the Former Bishop and stated that “It is high time for us to...
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Kerala HC Stays CBI Investigation Against LIFE Mission CEO for 2 Months [READ ORDER]

Oct 15, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
LIFE (Livelihood, Inclusion, and Financial Empowerment) is a housing project governed by the Kerala Government for the benefits of the homeless and poor. The issue arose with the project as the legislator of the Congress Party, Anil Akkara filed a complaint before the CBI on September 20 against the LIFE project alleging that it has been funded...
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Kerala HC Stays Decision of ESI Corporation to Cancel 'The Wards of Insured Persons Quota' in Medical/Dental Colleges [READ ORDER]

Oct 20, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) issued two notice on September 28, 2020-10-19-Informing that seats filled up in previous years under IP quota in ESIC Medical/Dental colleges would be filled up by DGHS, Government of India as All-India quota seats for 2020-21.Declaring to cancel IP Quota.The aggrieved applicants (petitioners)...
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Kerala High Court Refuses to Quash Sedition Case against Person Accused of Maintaining a Parallel Telephone Exchange in Secrecy

Oct 05, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Kerala High Court rejected a plea to quash a sedition case against a person accused of maintaining a parallel Telephone Exchange in secrecy. Justice P Somarajan observed that Section 4 and 20 of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and Section 3 and 6 of Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933 are independent offenses having no overriding effect...
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Increase in Frequency of Local Train Services will Ameliorate Grievance of Large Cross Section of Public: Bombay HC

Oct 09, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday (8th October 2020) while hearing a batch of PILs and a writ petition seeking directions for members of the legal profession and their registered clerks to be included in the category of providers of “essential services” and therefore be entitled to travel by the suburban local trains operated by the Central...
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Madhya Pradesh HC refuses to Issue a Blanket Order to Restrict circulation of Fake News on Social Media

Oct 24, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Wednesday, 14th October 2020, a public interest litigation petition was filed by a social worker at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh. While reviewing the aforesaid plea, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh refused to put a blanket order on the fake news on social media platforms and stated that “The petitioner has not been able to point out any...
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Madhya Pradesh HC Will Examine Whether State Government Can Violate the Privacy of the Accused by Publishing their Photographs in Media [READ ORDER]

Oct 23, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
The Madhya Pradesh High Court will examine whether the State Government issuing an executive instruction, can violate the privacy rights of the accused by publishing their covered face in a newspaper or in media or by parading them in the Society.A petition was filed by a man who alleged that his photographs which are in the police custody were...
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MP High Court Directs 9 Districts To Invoke Penal Provisions Of DMA/IPC Against Political/ Governmental/ State Or Social Functionaries

Oct 06, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench decided on 3rd October 2020 Saturday to pass interim orders in the public interest to prevent the political flock in the State especially in the 9 districts which fall into the jurisdiction of the Gwalior Bench. The Division Bench comprised of Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Rajeev Kumar...
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Madras HC Constitutes Committee to Boost Indian Pharma Sector; Raises Concern Over Heavy Dependence on Chinese Markets

Oct 12, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The Madras High Court has expressed apprehension about India’s over-dependence on ’hostile neighbor’ China when it comes to the import of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API).This observation was made on the grounds that it hinders the nation’s response to security and other breaches by the neighbor. APIs are the ingredients in the...
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Advocate Who Acted Professionally as Per Client's Instruction Cannot Be Made Criminally Liable for Defamation: Madras HC

Oct 05, 2020 Rocky Das 1
Recently, Madras High Court in a case for hearing before it held that, an advocate who acted professionally as per the instruction of his or her client cannot be made criminally liable for offence of defamation under Section 500 unless the contrary is alleged and established. A criminal defamation case was filed against the lawyer and the...
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Plea Seeking Dismissal of Maharashtra Government and Imposition of President’s rule Dismissed by the Apex Court

Oct 19, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The apex court bench comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna, and Justice V. Ramasubramanian heard a PIL on October 16th, 2020, and dismissed the plea seeking the dismissal of the Maharashtra Government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The plea was also seeking imposition of President’s rule instead of State...
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‘It is the Right of Worshippers to Make Endeavor to Bring Back Lost Property of the Deity’: Appeal Filed Against Mathura Court Order In ‘ShrikrishnaJanam Bhoomi’ Case

Oct 14, 2020 Richa Shah 1
A civil appeal has been filed before the Court of District Judge, Mathura, against a civil court order that dismissed the suit for removing the Masjid Idgah which was allegedly built on the land of ShrikrishnaJanam Bhoomi.The appellant said that the civil judge was wrong in dismissing the suit as they were worshippers of Lord Shri Krishna and had...
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Medical Admission - NRI Quota Not Compulsory; Private Colleges Have the Discretion to Abolish It: SC

Oct 12, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The bench of L. Nageswara Rao and S. Ravindra Bhat, JJ has held that the NRI quota for admission to private medical colleges is neither sacrosanct, not inviolable in terms of existence in any given year, or its extent and the same can be done away with it by the state regulating authority by giving reasonable notice of such a decision to enable...
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There Is No Medical Evidence on Record to Show That Accused is a Drug Addict: Delhi HC in NDPS case

Oct 01, 2020 Rocky Das 1
The Narcotics Control Bureau had arrested a person for allegedly smuggling and dealing with the commercial quantity of Charas. The accused had been booked under sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS)Act, 1985. However, the accused has filed a petition for bail at the Delhi High Court.A single bench...
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The Meerut Bar Association’s Elders Committee Can’t be Reconstituted by the UP Bar Council: Allahabad High Court [READ ORDER]

Oct 13, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A Division Bench of Allahabad High Court consisting of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Ajay Bhanot while dealing with a writ petition filed by the Meerut Bar Association against the re-constitution of its Elders Committee by the Bar Council of Upstate that the chairman of Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh doesn’t have the power and jurisdiction...
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Sec 153A Cannot be Attracted by Merely Inciting Feelings of One Community Without Reference to Other Community: Karnataka HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 12, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
An FIR was lodged under section 341 ( Punishment for wrongful restraint), 504 ( Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 506 (Punishment for Criminal Intimidation),153A (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc, and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of...
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Kerala HC commands ED not to arrest Sivasankar until 23 October 2020 in Money Laundering Case

Oct 16, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 15, 2020) directed the Enforcement Directorate not to arrest M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, till October 23 in a money laundering case. The case was registered by the ED in connection with the abuse of diplomatic channels to smuggle gold.On a petition filed by the IAS...
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MP Court Orders FIR Against Kamal Nath, Tomar Over COVID Violation

Oct 24, 2020 Jishu 1
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Wednesday, 21 October 2020 ordered the state police to file cases against Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath for alleged violation of COVID-19 protocols during their election meeting earlier this month, NDTV reported.The court has asked Advocate General Purshendra Kaurav to...
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Madhya Pradesh HC Grants Bail to Two People Accused of Hoisting Pakistani Flag

Oct 13, 2020 M V Manasa 1
The bail has been granted to the nephew-uncle duo by the Madhya Pradesh High Court after it was found that the flag unfurled by the petitioners and the Pakistani flag were different and even appreciated them for showing the patriotism towards their motherland when they voluntarily promised to hoist the national flag too. The bail application...
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“Fools Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread”: Gujarat HC Expresses its Anguish on Muharram Procession Amid COVID 19 [READ ORDER]

Oct 07, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
“Fools rush in where angels fear to tread” - This phrase alludes to inexperienced or rash people attempting things that more experienced people avoid. And in expressing similar thoughts, Gujarat HC expressed its anguish against the Muharram procession amid the pandemic. A writ petition filed in public interest by a practicing advocate...
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“New found Behavior Amongst Citizens of Disobeying Law”: Allahabad HC in application challenging proceedings in a criminal case [READ ORDER]

Oct 13, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
An application was made in Allahabad High Court challenging the proceedings of Case Crime No. 8475 of 2019 State vs Ali Hasan and others (arising out of Case Crime No. 113 of 2019), under Sections 147 (Punishment for rioting), 148 (Rioting, armed with a deadly weapon), 149 (Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of the offense committed in...
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Order to appoint One Man Committee of Justice (Retd.) Lokur for the Prevention of Stubble Burning Kept in Abeyance by SC itself [READ ORDER]

Oct 27, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
A class Xll student, Aditya Dubey, filed a plea in the Supreme Court to appoint a one-man committee of Justice (Retd.) Madan B Lokur to prevent stubble burning, stating that the Chief Secretaries of Punjab, Haryana & UP shall enable Justice Lokur to order to devise additional means and methods for preventing the burning of stubble in the...
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“In Pandemic Times, Courts to Adopt Approach Which Will Kick-Start the Economy”: Madras HC

Oct 14, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In wake of this lockdown, many businesses were shut down. Rising International Company (legal name, Kailashkumar), Madurai, (Petitioner) is a dealer registered under the Goods and Services Tax Act. The business was shut down in April. After the Unlocking phase was started, he reopened his business.The Superintendent (HPU), CGST, and Central...
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Payal Tadvi Suicide: SC Permits Accused Doctors to Re-Enter College and Resume Studies [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 10, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Thursday (08 October 2020), Supreme Court allowed the doctors who are accused of abetting the suicide of Dr. Payal Tadvi to re-enter the college and the hospital to pursue their courses of study further. The three doctors who were accused of abetting the suicide, Dr. Ankita Kailash Khandelwal, Dr. Hema Suresh Ahuja, and Dr. Bhakti Arvind...
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Kerala HC Admits Plea for Removal of Personal Details in Reported Court Orders from Search Engines

Oct 20, 2020 -Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The Kerala High Court admitted a petition seeking the erasure of a person’s personal details from a court order available on the internet (Nikhil S Rajan v. Union of India and Ors).A Single Judge Bench of Justice N Nagaresh admitted the petition, which seeks the erasure of the petitioner’s personal details from a Google search result.The...
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Functioning Physically or Through Virtual Mode - Bombay HC Asks State Government on the long period of closure of tribunal established under Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act 2007 [Read Order]

Oct 14, 2020 Pavitra Shetty 1
The Bombay High Court called upon the Maharashtra Government to explain the long period of closure of the tribunal established under the provisions of Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizen Act 2007 when all other authorities have resumed its functioning physically or through video conferencing as deemed fit. The...
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PIL in SC seeks guidelines regarding online virtual classes

Sep 30, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Union of India (UOI) to issue comprehensive guidelines with respect to online virtual classes through video conferencing among children as there could be a threat to them exposed to obnoxious materials available on the internet. The petition was...
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PIL Seeking Directions to Mandate the Use of A4 Size Paper for documents filed before the Bombay High Court [READ PETITION]

Oct 22, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
We get paper from our nature;therefore, it is our duty to protect nature. With this point of view, Sujay Joshi, a 31-year-old man filed a PIL through Advocate Ranjit Shinde, Advocate Abhay Anturkar, and Advocate Ajinkya Udane appearing on behalf of him before Bombay High Court. The PIL sought directions to the High Court registry to mandate the...
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PIL Seeking Directions to the State to fix MSP for Agricultural Crop Disposed of by Patna High Court [READ PETITION]

Oct 22, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
A PIL was filed in Patna High Court seeking to issue a mandamus directing the State to fix a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for an agricultural crop. The petitioner desired that the State fixes a Minimum Support Price for procuring the agricultural crop, i.e. maize, which is lying in abundance in the State of Bihar.This petition was opposed by...
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The Plaintiff has no Absolute Right at the Appellate Stage to Withdraw from The Suit: Kerala HC

Oct 08, 2020 Rocky Das 1
Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi of Kerala High court observed that the plaintiff has no absolute right to withdraw the suit. The court further observed that the appellate court shall look for evidence and sustainable reasons before granting the plaintiff to file a secondary suit apart from the primary one. The points which need to be looked at into...
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Plea to Rename Allahabad High Court as Prayagraj HC dismissed

Oct 08, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
The Allahabad High court recently dismissed the plea to rename Allahabad high court as Prayagraj or the Uttar Pradesh high court. A Lucknow high court bench comprising of Justice Justice PK Jaiswal and Justice DK Singh.dismissed the lawsuit, filed in the form a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), terming it as a 'publicity stunt litigation'. The...
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Plea Seeks to Move Petitions in the Supreme Court Questioning the Minority Status of Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsees

Oct 28, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The petition, filed through advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, said in order to avoid multiplicity of litigations and conflicting views, the plea has been moved before the Supreme Court.The plea said, “Denial of minority rights to real minorities and arbitrary and irrational disbursement of minority benefits to majority infringes upon the...
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“Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act 1955 is Being Misused Against Innocent Persons”: Allahabad High Court [READ ORDER]

Oct 27, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
A bail application was filed in Allahabad High Court by an accused named Rahmuddin. He was accused under section 3(Prohibition of cow slaughter), 5(Prohibition on Sale of beef) & 8(Penalty) of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act 1955. The bail application was filed by learned counsel Sri Onkar Singh, representing the accused. It was...
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Section 153A of IPC Cannot Be Invoked Merely by Provoking Sentiments of One Community Without Involving Any Other Community: Karnataka HC

Oct 14, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Karnataka High Court recently held that merely provoking the sentiments of one community or group without involving any other community will not be a penal offence under Section 153 A of the Indian Penal Code. Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code penalizes the person whoever promotes enmity between different groups on the grounds of...
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Punjab And Haryana High Court Rules-Cannot Direct The State To Decide To Representation Of Landowners To De-Notify Land Under Acquisition

Oct 09, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on 1st October, 2020stated that only State has the authority and power to de-notify their land under acquisition as per Section 101A inserted vide Haryana Act no. 21 of 2018 which states the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,...
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Punjab And Haryana High Court Rules-Cannot Direct The State To Decide To Representation Of Landowners To De-Notify Land Under Acquisition

Oct 09, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on 1st October, 2020stated that only State has the authority and power to de-notify their land under acquisition as per Section 101A inserted vide Haryana Act no. 21 of 2018 which states the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,...
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Rajasthan HC Stays Proceedings Against Arun Shourie and 4 Others, Calls for Record from CBI Court

Oct 24, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Rajasthan HC on Wednesday (21st October 2020) stayed the proceedings of a trial court, which had ordered the reopening of a probe against the former Union Minister, Arun Shourie, and 4 others over the sale of Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel, Udaipur. Justice Vijay Bishnoi has also called for the records of the case from the special CBI court...
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High Court Seeks State’s Reply on a PIL Seeking Release of Aged Prisoners

Sep 30, 2020 M V Manasa 1
Allahabad High Court has granted State Government the time period of two weeks to file a counter-affidavit against the petition filed before the Court to release the aged prisoners with comorbidities. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed before the Allahabad High Court to make jails larger and less crowded so that the social distancing and...
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Republic TV is Free to Use the Tagline NATION WANTS TO KNOW but Cannot Use the Trademark NEWSHOUR: Delhi HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 24, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
A suit was filed in Delhi High Court by Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd (Plaintiff), the parent company of the channel Times Now, against Arnab Goswami’s ARG Outlier Media Pvt. Ltd &Ors (Defendant) seeking a decree of permanent injunction in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants, etc. from using the trademark/title/tagline NEWSHOUR...
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Plea Seeking SOPs for Restaurants and Hotels in Light of COVID19, Delhi HC Asks Petitioner to First Move the Appropriate Authority [READ ORDER]

Oct 21, 2020 Rocky Das 1
A petition has been filed through the Petition organization represented by Mr. Saurav Chadha and Ms. Jyoti Srivastav seeking the court to make Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for hotels and restaurants in Delhi. Moved by the Indian Law Watch, the petitioner sought directions to be issued to the Delhi government which is the present authority,...
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Bombay HC States Giving Money to Another for Drugs Consumption Does Not Amount to “Financing” or “Harboring” Under Section 27 A of the NDPS Act, 1985 [READ ORDER]

Oct 09, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
While granting bail to Bollywood actress, Rhea Chakraborty, Bombay HC also interpreted the scope and meaning of Section 27 A of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. This deals with offence of “financing illicit traffic and harboring offenders".In this respect, Hon’ble Justice Sarang V Kotwal stated that when one...
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Right of Accused to Cross-Examination cannot be Closed on Account of Absence of his Counsel; Duty of Court to Provide Legal Aid: Himachal Pradesh HC

Oct 23, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The order passed by Single Bench of Justice Sandeep Sharma in the case Lovely v. State of Himachal Pradesh is one of the best examples of the exercise of inherent power by the High Court under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. in the interest of justice. Himachal Pradesh High Court recently observed, “Right to cross-examine vested in the petitioner...
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COVID-19: SAT Says No Physical Hearing till Oct 16, 2020

Oct 05, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Securities Appellate Tribunal has extended the suspension of physical hearing till October 16 amid the outbreak of a pandemic. SAT in its notification dated October 1 said, “…. the judicial work of the Tribunal (physical work) shall remain suspended till Oct 16, 2020. The directions already issued and permitted from time to time...
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SC allows Aircel Plea seeking Directions to NCLT to Consider the Questions Framed [READ ORDER]

Oct 06, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
Aircel’s plea is been allowed by the Supreme Court to direct the NCLT (National Company Appellate Tribunal) to consider the questions framed by the court in the judgment of AGR case, dated September 1st, 2020. The Supreme Court directed the NCLT to consider questions like, whether TSPs can be said to be the owner based on the right to use them,...
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SC Allows CLAT 2020 Aspirants to Make Representation Before Grievance Redressal Committee Within Two Days; Committee to Decide at the Earliest on issues presented

Oct 10, 2020 Jishu 1
The Supreme Court permitted a group of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2020) aspirants to make representations regarding issues with this year's exam before the grievance redressal committee headed by a retired Chief Justice of India.Appearing for the petitioners, Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan argued that over 40,000 objections concerning...
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Re-Examination of ICSE Students Who Failed 9th and 11th Class

Oct 14, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
In August 2020 a petition was filed in Supreme Court by a XI class student through Adv Alakh Alok Srivastava seeking re-examination for ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) students who failed in 9th and 11th class. It was stated in the plea that if the ICSE doesn't choose the resolution adopted by the CBSE on May 13, then many 9th and...
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SC Refuses to Entertain PIL Seeking Scrapping of TRAI's New Directives on Commercial SMSes & Calls

Sep 30, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) passed a new directive for commercial calls and SMS to regulate Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC). It would help prevent fraud and bring transparency to the unorganized SMS industry. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was filed in the Supreme Court challenging this directive. It was...
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‘SC Directions Points towards Expediting All Cases involving (MP’s/MLA’s)- Delhi HC in MJ Akbar Criminal Defamation Case [READ ORDER]

Oct 27, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
The Delhi High Court recently denied transferring the criminal defamation case of MJ Akbar in another court. The matter came before the court when the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate told both the parties of the case that it is no more competent to try the case. The ACMM said this because of the directions passed by the Supreme Court...
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Supreme Court Asks 2002 Gujarat Riots Victim Bilkis Banoto Approach Authorities concerned for grievances over Job and Accommodation provided by State

Oct 28, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The Supreme Court on Monday (26th October 2020) asked BilkisBano, the gang-raped victim to approach the authorities concerned with her grievances over the job offer and accommodation provided by the State. The bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasurbramaniaam stated, “Ms. Shobha Gupta, learned Counsel for the...
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SC seeks NCPCR 's response on directions to release children from Karnataka shelter homes in view of the pandemic

Oct 10, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
On Friday ( October 9, 2020), the Supreme Court demanded that the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights respond to its general direction given to all district magistrates in Karnataka for the release of children from shelter homes to their families in view of the pandemic of Covid-19. A bench chaired by Justice L Nageswara...
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PIL In SC Seeks Registration of Offences Under IPC, 1860 And SC/ST Act, 1989 Against UP Govt. Officials in Hathras Case

Oct 14, 2020 Richa Shah 1
In relation to the unfortunate Hathras Case, one more PIL has been presented in the Supreme Court. It has been filed by activist Chetan Janardhan Kamble through advocate Vipin Nair seeking issuance of directions to register offences under section 166-A, 193, 201, 202, 203, 212, 217, 153-A and 339 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and offences under...
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Supreme Court Stays Operation of Madhya Pradesh HC’s Order Restraining Physical Poll Campaigns

Oct 27, 2020 Rocky Das 1
On October 20, 2020, the Madhya Pradesh High court after observing the situation of the current pandemic had directed all the district magistrate to conduct virtual campaigning instead of physical gatherings and also provided that the district magistrates have the authority to take up the decisions to conduct physical gatherings where the...
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SC Transfers the Delhi HC Hearing of Plea Against IBC Ordinance to itself

Oct 08, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Tuesday (October 6, 2020), the Delhi High Court demanded a reply from the Centre to a petition challenging the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Ordinance suspending proceedings for defaults occurring on or after 25 March for six months in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic.The arguments made by lawyers Shikhil Suri, Piyush Singh, Rahul...
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Bombay High Court plays audio clip of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut using derogatory wordsagainst Kangana Ranaut

Sep 30, 2020 Shreya Tulavi 1
Actress Kangana Ranaut has been at loggerheads with the Shiv-Sena ruled Maharashtra government. Following a war of words between the actress and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, the BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) proceeded to demolish the office of Ranaut. The actress alleged the act was out of vengeance and then moved the Bombay High...
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Statements Recorded Before Court Hold Equal Sanctity as a Written Instrument of Compromise: P&H High Court

Oct 21, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
Punjab and Haryana HC in a case held that “Statements recorded before a Judicial officer in a court of law cannot be said to have lesser sanctity than an instrument of compromise drawn outside the court attested by some oath commissioner notary public or any other authority”. The observation was made by Hon’ble Justice Gurvinder Singh...
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Supreme Court issues notice to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in a Plea Filed by Arnab Goswami

Oct 02, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
In a plea filed by the Journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network, challenging the breach of privilege motion against him by Maharashtra Assembly & Legislative council, a bench of the apex court comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramanian issued a notice to Maharashtra Legislative...
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SC Adjourns Plea Seeking Stay on Reclamation Work Undertaken by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

Oct 02, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
Senior Advocate Shyam Divan on behalf of the applicants of Conservation Action Trust (CAT) and Shweta Bagh, founder of Collective of Spatial alternatives appealed to the court against the undergoing reclamation work of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s coastal road project as the plea suggested that the undergoing work has been violating the...
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SC Dismisses Plea to Stop Dissemination of Information/Data of Covid-19 on the Basis of Religion

Sep 29, 2020 M.V. Manasa 1
On Friday (September 25, 2020), Supreme Court denied entertaining a plea for issuing the directions to forbid and stop the dissemination of information or data of coronavirus disease or any epidemic on the basis of religion, caste, community, and religious identity or religious group on the basis of religious or communal classification. The plea...
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Supreme Court accepts DGCA's recommendations on airfare refund, travel agents to get refund only for tickets booked by them

Oct 02, 2020 Jishu 1
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 1, 2020) accepted the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) scheme for a refund of money for air tickets booked during the COVID-19 lockdown.A three-judge Bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, endorsed the DGCA credit shell scheme which will be valid till March 31, and disposed of petitions on refund...
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SC Notifies Fresh Roster to Be Effective from October 5,2020

Oct 05, 2020 Rocky Das 1
The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 1, 2020) came out with a fresh roster of assignment to be effective from October 5, 2020.The Public Interest Litigation (PIL), letter petitions, and Social Justice matters will now be heard by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and seven senior judges.As per the new roster Senior most judges like N V Ramana and...
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SC Quashes Gujarat Labor And Employment Department’s Notification For Extending Work Hours Under Factories Act, 1948 Without Overtime Pay, Says-Covid-19 Is Not A Public Emergency

Oct 02, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Supreme Court has canceled the notification issued by Gujarat’sLabor and Employment Department granting exemptions to all factories in Gujarat from provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 regarding their daily working hours, weekly working hours and intervals for rest, and spread overs of adult workers as well as from payment of overtime wages...
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SC Quashes Gujarat Labor And Employment Department’s Notification For Extending Work Hours Under Factories Act, 1948 Without Overtime Pay, Says-Covid-19 Is Not A Public Emergency

Oct 02, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Supreme Court has canceled the notification issued by Gujarat’sLabor and Employment Department granting exemptions to all factories in Gujarat from provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 regarding their daily working hours, weekly working hours and intervals for rest, and spread overs of adult workers as well as from payment of overtime wages...
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When two Courts Approve Discharge at The Same Time, Strong Submissions Must dislodge the Judgments: SC Tells SG

Oct 09, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the CBI appeal on 16 October challenging the judgment of the Kerala High Court upholding the decision of a special court to allow the discharge petition of one of the accused in the SNC-Lavalin case, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.SG Tushar Mehta began, “This is a case in which the suspects...
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Supreme Court reiterates that Mere Inclusion of a Person in the Selection List Does Not Confer Upon Them a Vested Right to Appointment [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 09, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A bench comprising of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Indira Banerjee of the apex court reiterated that the mere inclusion of candidate in a selection list does not confer upon them a vested right to appointment. In the current case, the candidate participated in the selection process to the 2013 batch of Constables (Executive)- in Delhi Police...
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SC Appoints Justice Madan B Lokur Committee to Monitor and Suggest Steps to Prevent Stubble Burning in Punjab, Haryana & Uttar Pradesh [READ ORDER]

Oct 19, 2020 Rocky Das 1
The Supreme Court on Friday (October 16, 2020) appointed retired apex court judge Justice Madan B. Lokur as a one-man committee to take steps for preventing stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh which is a source of pollution in the Delhi-national capital region (NCR).Accepting the Suggestions made in the plea by a Class XII...
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“Tender Minds Can’t Be Treated with Iron Gloves as Offender of War Crimes”: Karnataka HC while quashing CBSE’s actions against 12th Class Student

Oct 13, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
On 6th October, Tuesday Karnataka High Court was hearing a petition filed by a Class XII student who was giving her exam of Biology (AISSCE) (Main) 2020 which was canceled for using unfair means in the said Examination and her result declared as ESSENTIAL REPEAT. The case of the petitioner was that on 14th February 2020 the petitioner...
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Plea in SC Seeks Modification in IPC Sections Related to Sexual Harassment Against Transgenders

Sep 29, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
A practicing lawyer, Reepak Kansal, filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging various clauses and sub-sections of Section 354-A of the Indian Penal Code which deals with sexual harassment. He was of the opinion that the laws of the country are for every citizen be it male, female, or transgenders (neither male nor female). The...
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People Shouldn't Get A False Idea That The Situation Has Improved And Life Can Get Back To Normal: Tripura HC [READ ORDER]

Oct 09, 2020 Rocky Das 1
A division Bench of the Tripura High Court has said the state should not be under in any false impressions that there is ‘dramatic improvement’ in the COVID19 situation and life can get back to normal.In a petition filed in the nature of public interest instituted Suo moto, the High Court was examining the situation of the spread of the corona...
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'Have Faith in Our HCs': SC Asks Republic TV To Move Bombay HC With Plea Challenging Mumbai Police Summons in TRP Case

Oct 16, 2020 Twinkle Agarwal 1
An FIR was filed by the Mumbai police at Kandivali Police Station on October 8, 2020, alleging fraud in Television Rating Points (TRP). The police commissioners reported to the press that Republic TV and two Marathi channels were adopting the fraudulent practice of TRP manipulation. They paid Rs 400-500 every month to the illiterate...
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UP Government Asked by the Apex Court to File Witness Protection Plan in Hathras Gangrape Case

Oct 07, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
A bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justice AS Bopanna & Justice V. Ramasubramanium asked the UPs BJP government to file an affidavit stipulating a Witness Protection Plan for the family and witnesses of the 19-year old victim who was allegedly gang-raped by four upper-caste men in Hathras District of...
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Uttarakhand High Court says "Subsequent FIR Not Always Counter Blast"; Issues Notice to Victim on Plea to Quash Rape Case Against BJP MLA

Oct 26, 2020 Jishu 1
“Subsequent FIR may not always be termed as counterblast", the Uttarakhand High Court on Monday(19 October 2020) told BJP MLA Mahesh Negi when he sought quashing of a rape FIR against him, contending that the same was a "counterblast" to an FIR priorly filed against the informant by his wife.The MLA's wife Rita Negi has moved the High Court for...
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'Not Case Where Company Needs to be Wound Up as Assets Exceed Outstanding Liability', SC in Vijay Mallya case

Oct 01, 2020 Rocky Das 1
Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher Airlines has been declared a fugitive for several years on the charge of being a defaulter for not paying his loans taken from several banks. The total estimated loan taken by him from IDBI and SBI as well was estimated at 14000cr rupees. With the ongoing investigation, his assets and properties were seized by...
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"Rights Under Articles 19(1) And 25 Denied Without Any Reasons": Allahabad HC Allows Majlis In Waqaf Imambada Masjid

Oct 07, 2020 Richa Shah 1
On Monday (6th September 2020), the Allahabad High Court granted permission to perform Majlis which is a religious congregation at the Waqaf Imambada Masjid but subject to Unlock 4 guidelines and after ensuring social distancing norms. This was heard by a bench of two judges- Justice Shashi Kant Gupta and Pankaj Bhatia. The order passed by them...
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Yatin Oza Contempt Case: Gujarat HC “No One Has Become So Big Than The Institution Itself” [READ JUDGMENT]

Oct 12, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Gujarat High Court has remarked in the contempt case of Advocate Yatin Oza, “For the judiciary to perform its duties and functions effectively and true to the spirit with which it is sacredly entrusted, the dignity and authority of the Courts have to be respected and protected at all costs. The only weapon of protecting itself from the...
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Babar Qadiri, J&K Advocate Shot Dead in His Own House

Sep 29, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
On September 24, 2020 at around 6:25 pm, 41-year-old Babar Qadiri had just reached home along with his younger brother. Both of them are practicing lawyers at the Jammu and Kashmir high court and in lower courts in Srinagar.Qadiri was asking his mother to give him something to eat and suddenly two men entered the courtyard of his two-story house...
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"Allow Hybrid System of Hearing in Courtrooms and Permit One Junior Counsel with Main Counsel During Physical Hearing": Request Made By Chairman of IT Cell of Bar Council Delhi to Chief Justice of Delhi High Court

Oct 21, 2020 Neha Bharti 1
Mr. Rajiv Khosla Chairman of Bar Council of Delhi's IT Cell has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court requesting him to allow a hybrid system of hearing in all the courtrooms. Mr. Khosla suggested the hybrid system which permits one junior Counsel with main Counsel during the physical hearing on a similar pattern being followed...
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BCD criticizes Farm Bill 2020, Issues Letter to PM

Sep 29, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
Three major bills named as the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill (commonly referred to as the APMC Bypass Bill), and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill were being passed in Parliament in the monsoon session...
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Plea Challenging Commercial Property Tax on Lawyers’ Offices to be Heard by HC [READ PETITION]

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
On Friday i.e. Sep 25, 2020, the Delhi High Court announced that it would hear a plea filed by Advocate Nikhil Mehta on behalf of a lawyer’s association that challenged the charging of commercial property tax on advocate’s office by municipal corporations. The plea would be heard on September 30, 2020. The Hon’ble Justice Najmi Waziri...
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Plea Challenging Commercial Property Tax on Lawyers’ Offices to be Heard by HC [READ PETITION]

Oct 01, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
On Friday i.e. Sep 25, 2020, the Delhi High Court announced that it would hear a plea filed by Advocate Nikhil Mehta on behalf of a lawyer’s association that challenged the charging of commercial property tax on advocate’s office by municipal corporations. The plea would be heard on September 30, 2020. The Hon’ble Justice Najmi Waziri...
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Amidst Warning of Peaceful Agitation by the Bar Council of P&H, CJ is Requested to Start Physical Hearing in 50 % of the Courts [READ LETTER]

Oct 05, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
The Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana addressed a letter to the Chief Justice High Court, requesting him to start physical hearing in 50 % of the Courts simultaneously with the on-going virtual hearings. The letter read, “The Bar Council is sending this representation on behalf of all the Advocates of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh with the...
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Chief Justice Vikram Nath Pays an Impromptu Visit to Central Filing Centre (CFC) at Gujarat HC [READ REPORT]

Oct 20, 2020 Rocky Das 1
On Friday (October 16, 2020), the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court paid a sudden visit to the Central Filing Centre (CFC) which is newly relocated to the campus of Gujarat high court in the initial timing of the official hours. The purpose of the visit was to regulate and overlook the daily activities of the office and to structure the...
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Lawyer Who ardently voiced issues that Arose Due to COVID-19, Succumbs to Death due to the virus

Sep 30, 2020 M V Manasa 1
On Thursday (September 24, 2020) senior Corporate Lawyer P. Nagesh dies of COVID-19 in Hyderabad. He was a renowned Corporate Lawyer with over 26 years of experience in corporate laws, advisory, and litigation.During the COVID-19 pandemic, he brought relief to lakhs of SSC aspirants and he was the first lawyer that drove everyone towards oxygen...
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Delhi HC Judge Suresh Kumar Kait Bars Sharing of VC Links with Media Correspondents and Others

Sep 29, 2020 Rocky Das 1
The Delhi High Court held by the Single Bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait has come up in a Criminal Revision Petition titled Satyam Kumar Shah vs. Narcotics Control Bureau, in which the court dismissed the application moved by the petitioner.And the court further observed that ‘A very unpleasant situation came before this court during the...
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Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Dhcba Plea Against The Classification Of Law Offices As “Commercial Activity” For Property Tax

Oct 08, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
In the case of Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) v. SDMC and Ors, the Delhi High Court issued a notice on 7th October, Wednesday with respect to the Delhi High Court Bar Association’s petition against the classification of their law offices as “commercial activity” for the purposes of calculation and collection of their property...
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Former Chief Justice of Kerala High Court Justice KK Usha Passes Away

Oct 07, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
Former Chief Justice KK Usha breathed her last yesterday (October 5, 2020) in Kochi at the age of 81. She had enrolled as an advocate in 1961 and was appointed as a government pleader in 1979. Before becoming Chief Justice of the Kerala High court in 2000, she served the High Court as a judge for nine long years.She served the High Court as Chief...
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Gujarat High Court to Start Uploading Orders/Judgments in Gujarati Language

Oct 06, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
Gujarat High Court has decided to upload one important judgment in the Gujarati language daily on its website. This unique initiative has been launched from 2nd October, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Mr. Justice Vikram Nath had expressed his desire to upload daily one judgment on its website in...
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Gujarat High Court Launches E-Writ Module To Send Digitally Signed Copies Of Bail Orders To District Courts [READ PRESS RELEASE]

Oct 06, 2020 RHEA BANERJEE 1
The Gujarat High Court on 2nd October 2020 Friday launched E-writ Module to send the digitally signed copies of Bail orders from High Court to the District Courts. On commendation of the Judges of the ICT & e-governance Committee of the High Court, a new module to make accessible digitally signed bail orders of the High Court to the concerned...
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Former Acting Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court, AS Dave passes away

Oct 07, 2020 Arundhuti Deshmukh 1
Justice Anantkumar Surendraray Dave, a former Judge and Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court passed away after prolonged illness at the age of 62.Prior to his retirement, Justice Anant Dave had served as an Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court before the current Chief Justice Vikram Nath took over.Born in December 1957, he...
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Advocates Should Maintain Decorum Through VC: Karnataka High Court

Oct 19, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
On Friday, October 16th, 2020 the Karnataka Hugh Court while hearing a case said that “advocates do not address the court on VC hearing by sitting in the car, maintain court decorum”. The HC said this when an advocate participated in the video conferencing while sitting inside a car. The court adjourned the hearing by one month. The...
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Kerala HC to Introduce Online Delivery of Digitally Signed Bail Orders to Stakeholders

Oct 26, 2020 ROCKY DAS 1
In line with the digital initiative, the Kerala High Court has on Friday (October 23, 2020)stated that it will start delivering the digitally signed copies of the bail applications to the stakeholders effectively from October 27, 2020. The digital copies will be delivered to the lower courts, counsel for the petitioners, offices of the government...
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Law Students Urge CJI to Take Action Against Guilty Officials in Hathras Case [READ LETTER]

Oct 09, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The future of the legal fraternity of India wrote to the Chief Justice of India to issue directions for taking actions against guilty officials involved in the Hathras Rape Case and the ensuing 2:30 A.M cremation of the victim. 510 law students have urged to CJI by writing letters to him. The students have prayed to the court to direct the...
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Law Students Urge CJI to Take Action Against Guilty Officials in Hathras Case [READ LETTER]

Oct 09, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The future of the legal fraternity of India wrote to the Chief Justice of India to issue directions for taking actions against guilty officials involved in the Hathras Rape Case and the ensuing 2:30 A.M cremation of the victim. 510 law students have urged to CJI by writing letters to him. The students have prayed to the court to direct the...
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Legal Aid Website Launched by Allahabad HC for Middle Income Group

Sep 30, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
Allahabad High Court launches a path-breaking legal aid website for middle-aged groups. The website is named by the High Court as “Allahabad High Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Society”. By the way of this scheme, special arrangements are being made for the middle-class people, Rs. 6,00,00/- and Rs. 12,00,000/- annual income group. The...
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Consider Allowing Attorneys to Board Local Trains Not Related to Court Proceedings for Professional Work: Bombay HC State

Oct 21, 2020 Lawstreet News Network 1
The Maharashtra government was requested by the Bombay High Court to consider allowing lawyers to board local trains for legal work and not for court proceedings. Besides, the court also demanded that the state recognize the case of lawyers who have to travel for work other than court filings. Justice Dipankar Dutta and Justice G S Kulkarni's...
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“Media Reportage in Pending Cases is Forbidden and Can Lead to Contempt of Court”: AG KK Venugopal to SC

Oct 16, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI 1
On Tuesday (October 13, 2020), KK Venugopal, the Attorney General put forth before the Supreme court that “Media reportage of certain kind in pending cases is completely wrong and forbidden to do so, it can lead to contempt of court.” The Attorney General made this remark before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar in the 2009 contempt of...
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Media trial causing great damage to the institution says Attorney General K K Venugopal

Oct 15, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
On Tuesday (October 13, 2020), Attorney General K K Venugopal said that the statements openly made on print and electronic media on pending issues in an effort to influence the judges and the public opinion are causing the institution great harm.In pending cases, the top law officer expressed serious concern about media trials, while putting his...
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NLU Delhi Declares Results of AILET 2020

Oct 06, 2020 Atharwa Gauraha 1
The National Law University OF Delhi has recently announced the results of All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2020 on their official website www.nludelhi.ac.inOn September 26, the All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2020 was held. The entrance examination was conducted at a different center around the country as a Computer Based Test...
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Physical Hearing of Cases to Commence from 2nd November 2020 in Allahabad HC [READ NOTICE]

Oct 26, 2020 VANDANA KOTHARI  1
Taking a step towards the new normal Allahabad High Court on 22nd October, Thursday decided to commence its physical hearing from 2nd November. The Court issued a notification in which it stated that “In addition to video­conferencing, physical hearing of cases shall also be permitted in all the Courts at High Court, Lucknow w.e.f. 02.11.2020....
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Supreme Court demands Explanation for Delay in Uploading Order on the Website [READ ORDER]

Oct 21, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The apex court bench comprising of Justice S. K. Kaul and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari called upon the Registrar General of Patna High Court asking for a report and the truthfulness of the fact that uploading of a judgment dated January 24th, 2018 was done on May 1st, 2019 and if the fact stands true the apex court asked the reasons for the delay in...
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Supreme Court demands Explanation for Delay in Uploading Order on the Website [READ ORDER]

Oct 21, 2020 Lakshya Tewari 1
The apex court bench comprising of Justice S. K. Kaul and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari called upon the Registrar General of Patna High Court asking for a report and the truthfulness of the fact that uploading of a judgment dated January 24th, 2018 was done on May 1st, 2019 and if the fact stands true the apex court asked the reasons for the delay in...
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SC to Consider whether a Portion of MSP can be Withheld from Farmers Who Have Committed Stubble Burning

Oct 08, 2020 Meghna Mishra 1
On Tuesday, i.e. 06th October 2020, the Supreme Court took a decision wherein it said that it will probe deeper into the suggestion to withhold a portion of Minimum Support Price form farmers until unless it is made clear that they have not indulged in stubble burning.An application filed a Vikram Tongad, a farmer that urged the Court to come up...
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What nutrition labels should look like and why they don’t!

Oct 08, 2020 Parul Singhal 1
The huge part of our modern-day food is packaged food only. The list of packaged food items consumed by urban consumers is increasing every day such as, the granola bar, non-added sugar juice etc. Besides, due to this, health concerns are also increasing day by day. With obesity, diabetes, heart problems, consumers are very concerned about...

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