November 2020 – Page 17 – Lawcutor

Pryanca Radhakrishnan sworn in as New Zealand Minister

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41 year old Pryanca Radhakrishnan from Kerala was sworn in as a Minister in New Zealand. She’s the first Indian to be Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's cabinet.She has been sworn…

Babri verdict judge, now retired, claims threat perception and seeks extension in security; SC denies

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant extension in security cover provided to a former judge who had delivered the recent verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case.Former special…

Attorney General Declines Consent for Criminal Contempt against Andhra CM for allegations against Justice Ramana

The Attorney General for India, K K Venugopal, has declined consent to initiate criminal contempt against the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and his advisor,…

Supreme Court commutes death penalty to life imprisonment for man convicted for rape, murder of 2-year-old

The Supreme Court has changed the death penalty into life imprisonment given to a man in Maharashtra who raped and killed a 2-year old baby in 2013. A three-judge Bench…

Facebook allegedly went soft on Trump allies who violated rules

Facebook regularly deals with accusations of anti-conservative bias, but a new report suggests it may have been particularly forgiving. Facebook has limited punishment for Donald Trump allies who repeatedly violate…

Punjab and Haryana High Court is set to examine the powers of the Chief Judicial Magistrate under cases of UAPA

A single judge bench of justice Arun Monga of Punjab and Haryana High Court has decided to examine that whether chief judicial magistrate has the power to grant extension period…

Main COVID-19 testing machine breaks down in Sri Lanka, leads to backlog of thousand of cases

Sri Lanka is facing a challenging time due to the delay in receiving COVID-19 test results, following the breakdown of a key testing machine amid a surge in the coronavirus…

Bar Council Of India allows Law Universities to conduct Physical Exams with NOC from Govt. and SDMA

Bar Council of India has decided to allow Universities/Centres of Legal Education to conduct physical examination with the NOC of the state government and State Disaster Management Authority, by giving…

Jailed Maoist leader allowed controlled use of Internet in jail to prepare for his own cases

Prisoned Maoist leader roopesh, was allowed to access the internet for 45 minutes in a week to prepare for his case by accessing the official websites of the supreme court…

Court extends tenure of its interim orders to December 22 in Maharashtra and Goa

While hearing a suo moto case, the Bombay High Court has extended the tenure of its interim orders relating to a stay on eviction, demolition and dispossession till December 22…