August 2021 – Page 19 – Lawcutor

DIVORCE AND MAINTENANCE UNDER MOHAMMEDAN LAW

FACTS 'A' marries a Hanafi woman. In a fit of anger, 'A' pronounces Talaq three times and sends the wife to her parent’s home.The next day 'A' repents and wants…

KIN OF AN ACCUSED MOVES AGAINST PRISON TRANSFER ORDERS

The accused of Bhima Koregaon violence was involved by civil liberties activists and the case was booked under UAPA Act by NIA. The plea was filed by the kin of…

Judge Uttam Anand`s death: PIL before Supreme Court seeks guidelines for protection of Judicial officers and Legal fraternity

In the aftermath of the recent killing of Justice Uttam Anand of Dhanbad, a PIL has been filed before the Supreme court seeking directions to immediately enforce and initiate guidelines…

Tokyo Paralympics: The International Paralympic Committee refuses to accept an additional competitor; the Supreme Court rejects shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma’s case

In a stunning turn of events in the case of 5-time Paralympic shooter and Arjuna Award winner Naresh Kumar Sharma, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that an additional…

Admission of students to Universities on their performance in entrance exams rather than Grade XII results

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On Monday, The Kerala High Court directed the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations to refrain from publishing the rank list before disposal of the petition. The petition ment that to admit…

Delhi High Court allows a woman to terminate pregnancy

A 32-year-old woman, who completed 22-week gestation period, had sought permission to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy as her foetus was suffering from various defects and abnormalities. Advocate Sneha…

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend general insurance law

The Lok Sabha has passed the General Insurance Business Amendment Bill, 2021 with the sole motive to amend the general insurance law to allow the Government to pare its stake…

SC has issued a notice in response to a petition filed against a Kerala HC

The proceedings against the accused were first dismissed by a High Court bench headed over by Justice K. Haripal on the basis of the accused's marriage to the victims. The…

Five reasons why NIA is contradicting Sudha Bharadwaj’s default safeguard supplication in Bombay HC

The National Examination Office (NIA) has restricted the default safeguard application recorded by Bhima Koregaon denounced Sudha Bharadwaj (Sudha Bharadwaj v. State of Maharashtra & Anr). Bharadwaj had moved the…

Grounds of Preventive detention do not involve apprehension of breach of Law and Order: Supreme Court

On Monday, the Supreme Court while dealing with a case of detention order made due to 5 FIRs against the Detenu quashed the detention order and held that a mere…