January 2021 – Page 5 – Lawcutor

Response sought from Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Chattisgarh in a plea challenging quota acts: Supreme Court

There are three petitions before the Supreme Court challenging the quota acts of the State Government and the common cause of all the three petitions is that the State reservation/quota…

White-collar offences are more serious than murder, dacoity: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High court, Aurangabad Bench recently determined that professional offences are a lot more serious than offences involving bodily hurt, providing they involve a part of conspiracy. The Court…

Bhajan Singer Narendra Chanchal Passes Away at 80

Veteran bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal passed away at the Apollo Hospital in Delhi on Friday, 22 January. He was 80 years old. According to publication Punjab Kesari, Chanchal was unwell…

SC issues notice to the makers of and Amazon Prime Video for maligning Uttar Pradesh town’s image

The Supreme Court of India on Thursday issued notice on a plea by Suresh Kumar Singh challenging the bad-life and obscene portrayal of Mirzapur District in the famous web-series *Mirzapur*…

Danger to democracy if the judiciary, CBI, ED, does not function independently: Bombay High Court

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Democracy would be endangered if the judiciary and investigating agencies such as ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) do not act independently, the High Court of Bombay said…

Bail granted to Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi in Sandalwood drugs case by the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court granted bail to Kannada actor Ragini Dwivedi, who was arrested nearly four months ago in a drug case for alleged consumption and distribution of drugs at events…

Matter of Public importance’, High Court circulates Notices on plea for details of Aarogya Setu app under RTI Act

Delhi High Court sought the reaction of the MoE and IT and CPIOs of its different departments on a plea to get details of the Aarogya Setu application.The HC, which…

Fire at Serum Institute: 5 Dead, Vaccine Production Not Affected

At least five people have died after a fire broke out at the Serum Institute of India campus in Pune on Thursday, 21 January. The deceased have not been identified…

Government says no to tractor rally

Recently the Central Government has proposed to stay the implementation of the three farm laws for 1.5 years, and the panel appointed by the Supreme Court has also interacted with…

Permission seeked from the Delhi High Court to set up new pharmacy college: Refused

The petitioner filed an interim relief for the purpose of setting up pharmacy colleges for the new admission for the batch of 2020-21, to which the counsel for the petitioners…