Nirbhay – Page 27 – Lawcutor

AIMPLB moves Supreme Court against plea for uniform divorce laws; claims matter of personal law cannot be tested on the anvil of Articles 14, 21

The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has appealed to the Supreme Court and opposed the petition seeking uniform grounds for divorce in the country regardless of belief, personal laws,…

Second FIR filed against Yuvraj Singh for passing a comment on a FB live in June 2020.

*Background* on a FB Live with Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj made some remarks about Team India spinner which didn't go down well with the Dalit community. Back then a Dalit Lawyer…

Sedition case against Zakir Hussain

In Jammu and Kashmir High court, a sedition case against Zakir Hussain, councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill development Council, Kargil, was lodged for various comments against the Indian Army. The…

Supreme Court to begin hybrid mode hearings: Lawyers will have option to appear either physically or virtually in physical courts

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The Supreme Court will begin the hearings via hybrid mode where the option of appearing in the physical courts, either physically or virtually will be at the option of the…

Special PMLA court grants bail to former ICICI Bank CEO

BackgroundEnforcement Directorate had filed a criminal case against Ms Kochhar, Mr Kochhar and Videocon Group’s Venugopal Dhoot accusung them of money laundering. The agency alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in…

17 major OTT players to adopt self regulatory Toolkit

Government is very soon expected to come out with regulation for OTT p latforms, the internet and mobile association of India for 17 platforms which includes Netflix,Disney+hotstar and Amazon prime…

Supreme Court delayed the arrest of the accused when he entered into a marriage comprise with the victim

BackgroundThe girl, hereinafter the complainant, had gone to Australia for higher studies in 2016 where she met the accused who asked her hand in marriage. The complaint denied that they…

Delhi High Court seeks for reaction by National Human Rights Commission, Manipur govt over extra-judicial murder of 2 people

The Delhi High Court on Friday released a legal notice to the National Human Rights Comnission (NHRC) and Manipur state government over a plea challenging an order passed by the…

Denial of Maintenance Allowance to wife would cause a Economic Abuse u/s 3 of DV Act – Tripura HC

In the case of Ramendra Kishore Bhattacharjee v. Smt. Madhurima Bhattacharjee (Crl. Rev. P. No. 36 of 2020), the Tripura high court held that denial of maintenance allowance to the…

Condonation of Delay under Section 34 of Arbitration is Appealable under Section 37 of the Act: SC

This appeal arises out of a certificate issued under Article 133 read with Article 134A of the Constitution of India by the High Court of Delhi The question raised in…