29 Dec 2020 – Lawcutor

Former Congress minister’s daughter files complaint against father

Daughter of former Congress minister Rajkumar Chauhan sought help from government authorities requesting them to rescue her from the paternal residence in Paschim Vihar. The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW)…

Delhi Prepared to Face New Coronavirus Strain: CM Arvind Kejriwal

On Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister reassured the capital's residents that they are prepared to deal with the new mutant strain of the coronavirus.As per the covid tests conducted…

Wife of Shiv Sena MP summoned in PMC bank case

The officials said that Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut summoned by ED for interrogation in PMC bank money laundering case on December 29. This is third…

Madras HC allows celebrated music director Ilaiyaraja to meditate in his former music studio for a day

After a long battle, the HC recently recorded a settlement between Ilaiyaraja and the proprietors of Prasad Studios that would allow him a day to meditate in the music room where he…

Equilibrium between the ecosystem and industrialization

Industrialisation, however vital for economy, ought not be at the cost of living souls, the Orissa High Court said, requiring harmony between the ecosystem and industrialization. “No doubt industrialization is…

Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act will override provisions of the NDPS Act in cases concerning juveniles, says Patna HC

Background A minor was accused of abetting the transport of cannabis in his role as a khalasi of a truck. The minor’s counsel argued that the minor neither had knowledge…

Entitlement of compensation under Section 357A (4) can be availed by victims even prior to the enactment

Case title - District Collector Alappuzha v. District Legal Service Authority, Alappuzha and others [WP(C).No.7250 OF 2014(E)]. A landmark judgement was passed by Kerala High Court about the Section 357A…

Patna HC quashes criminal proceedings of foreign nationals accused in Tablighi Jamaat

tA Single Judge bench of Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad of the Patna High Court quashed criminal proceedings against nationals of Bangladesh, Malaysia and Australia who had visited the Nizamudin Markaz…

SC upheld Bombay HC order which denied student admission to medical course as it was against reservation policy of college

The petitioner was a medical aspirant in the present case and had pursued her studies in Class VIII to X in a school in Sarigram, Gujarat, which is at a…