News Update Motera stadium renamed narendra Modi stadium as president Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates the venue 24 Feb 2021 President Ram Nath kovind inaugurated the world’s largest cricket arena. The refurbished Sardar Patel stadium which will now be known as Narendra Modi stadium. This stadium has been conceptualised by…
News Update Child abuse is unpardonable-High court 22 Feb 2021 Court refuses to lower sentence awarded to teacher convicted of sodomising boy. An offence involving abuse of child victim is unpardonable, the Delhi high court remarked while refusing to lower…
News Update Fine imposed on Lawyer for not maintaing the dress code 22 Feb 2021 Background The case that the court was dealing with was an issue where the accused was convicted under Sections 363, 366A, 376(3) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6…
News Update CBI summons wife of Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee in coal smuggling case 22 Feb 2021 The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s mate Rujira Narula in alleged coal importation scam case. A CBI team reached Banerjee’s house in city…
News Update Courts overburdened with dishonest litigants dodging debts by resorting to non-existent, mercy jurisdiction of writ courts: Madras High Court 22 Feb 2021 The Madras High Court recently noted that the courts are often burdened with dishonest petitions filed by litigants who try to dodge debts by resorting to non-existent mercy jurisdiction of…
News Update Death row convict Shabnam, convicted of murdering seven family members, files second mercy petition 21 Feb 2021 Shabnam has submitted her second mercy petition to Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel and President of India Ramnath. The Mathura Prison which is the only jail in the country…
News Update Re-investigation of assault on Swami Agnivesh: Jharkhand HC dismissed the plea 21 Feb 2021 Background Swami Agnivesh was attacked by a mob, for making anti-Hindu comments in July 2018, it was alleged by the petitioners that the attack was carried out by BJP Yuva…
Legal Notes STATES REORGANIZATION : PROCEDURE AND PROVISIONS 19 Feb 2021 ABSTRACT: The integration of India resulted in the reduction of 571 princely states into 28 states. It took almost one year and 6 months to reorganize the states after Independence.…
Legal Notes Right to Protest 16 Feb 2021 ABSTRACT: In a democratic society it is necessary that the voice of people reaches its citizens; Public protests are a hallmark of a democratic and free society. We have been…
News Update Madras High Court: Guidelines regarding the ethical treatment of animals even if they are raised for consumption 13 Feb 2021 A plea was filed by V S K Tamilselvan about the illegal transportation of cattle from place to place. The transportation and the treatment given to animals were against the…