July 2020 – Page 21 – Lawcutor

President Inaugrates Dhamma Chakra Day 2020 Celebrations

Union Ministry in collaboration with International Buddhist Confederation had organised celebrations for Dhamma Chakra Day on Asadha Poornima. The inauguration was done by our President Ram Nath Kovind from Rashtrapati…

“Fair & lovely” to “Glow & lovely”

4 Jul 20204 Jul 2020

Hindustan Unilever Ltd. has renamed its best-selling ‘Fair & Lovely’ products as ‘Glow & Lovely’, days after it decided to remove nomenclature that propagated racial stereotypes. The men’s range of…

“Police Should Kill My Son”: Mother Of Notorious Criminal Behind Killing Of 8 UP Cops

Police should kill my son even if they manage to arrest him, said Sarla Devi, mother of notorious criminal Vikas Dubey who is main accused in the Kanpur encounter case…

CONTROVERSIAL REMARKS EXPUNGED FROM KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ORDER

Rakesh V. State of KarnatakaW.P(CRIMINAL) NO. 2427 of 2020 Granting anticipatory bail to the accused of a rape case, Justice Krishna S Dixit of the Karnataka High court had also…

X v. State of Bihar and Anr (Criminal Revision No. 1460 of 2018)

As according to Section 74 of the Juvenile Justice Care and Protection Act of 2015 , the name of the accused has not been disclosed.The order was Given by Justice…

Rs. 3000 Sanctioned as Stipend for Young Lawyers by Tamil Nadu CM

The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has informed that an amount equal to Rs. 3000 has been sanctioned as monthly stipend for the young advocates practicing in the…

ENRICA LEXIE CASE: ITALY TO PAY COMPENSATION, BUT INDIA CAN’T EXERCISE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION OVER MARINES

FACTS On 15 February, 2012, at about 4.30 PM, at a distance of about 20.5 nautical miles from the Indian coastline, a fishing boat 'St Antony' happened to pass the…

Residence reservation at NLSIU: Plea pulled back after Delhi HC requests that Petitioner approach the fitting gathering

The petition challenging the recently endorsed home reservation at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore was pulled back today after the Delhi High Court declined to engage it…

SLP filed by Tamil Nadu government for implementation of 50% reservation in medical colleges for backward classes

3 Jul 20203 Jul 2020

The Tamil Nadu state government approached the Supreme Court after being disappointed with the center’s insensitivity towards the matter, which on June 11th asked them to approach Madras High Court…

SC: Grant of visa ‘sovereign right’of a state

3 Jul 20203 Jul 2020

Maulana Ala Hadrami and ors v. UOI.Writ petition (C) No. 600 of 2020 A plea challenging the cancellation of visas of 2,765 foreign nationals and their blacklisting for involvement in…