News Update Justice UU Lalit Nominated as Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority(NALSA) 18 May 2021 President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday nominated Justice Uday Umesh Lalit the next executive chairman of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) with immediate effect. Lalit will be replacing Chief…
News Update ABN Andhrajyoti and TV5 Channels move to Supreme Court for quashing of “Charges of Sedition” against them 18 May 2021 Seeking quashing of the FIR under Sections 124A, 153A, 505 r/w 120B of the Indian Penal Code, ABN Andhrajyoti and TV5 channels based out of Andhra Pradesh have moved to…
News Update Plea in Supreme Court seeks quashing of FIRs registered by Delhi Police for posters criticizing Centre’s COVID-19 vaccine policy 17 May 2021 A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court asking quashing of FIRs registered against the persons who criticized the government's policy on vaccination. The petition was filed by Advocate…
News Update A Plea in Supreme Court has been filed regarding the appointment of a Separate collegium for selecting Election commission members 17 May 2021 The practice of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners being appointed by the government has been challenged in the Supreme Court. The Association for Democratic Reforms, a non-governmental organization,…
News Update Delhi High Court Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Establishment Of Covid Centre for Public Prosecutor 17 May 2021 On Monday, Delhi High Court issued notice in a plea seeking establishment of covid care centre having atleast 100 beds with ICU and Ventilator facilities public prosecutors and staff of…
News Update As in P&H High Court, a petition was filed seeking protection for frontline health care workers as well as legal immunity from civil and criminal prosecution 17 May 2021 A Public Interest Litigation case has been filed in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, requesting legal exemption for medical practitioners and final year medical students from frivolous and unjust…
News Update Hisar: Farmers protest against CM Khattar arriving to inaugurate Kovid Hospital, many injured in lathicharge 17 May 2021 Police have lathi-charged the farmers who demonstrated against Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. Many farmers have been reported injured in this lathicharge. The incident is being reported from Hansi in Hisar…
News Update Delhi High Court Asks AIIMS to Consider Plea of Cancer Patient for Surgery 17 May 2021 The Delhi High Court has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, to consider the case of a 44-year-old woman suffering from esophageal (food pipe) cancer who…
News Update Legal journalists and law students move Allahabad HC seeking live reporting of court proceedings 17 May 2021 A PIL has been filed before the Allahabad high couture asking permission for live steaming of court proceedings in the state of Uttar Pradesh which also include the subordinate courts…
Constitutional Law… Plea in Supreme Court seeks ex-gratia monetary compensation 16 May 2021 A plea in the Supreme Court, filed by Advocate Harisha SR, seeks an ex gratia monetary compensation to persons who have lost their families in the pandemic. The petition stated…
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