News Update FIR quashed against woman for possessing live cartridge : Delhi HC 23 Dec 2020 The Delhi High Court has quashed the FIR against a woman for possessing a live cartridge in her bag while stating that there is no material to believe that she was in…
News Update Karnataka HC asks government to consider opening schools in phased manner 22 Dec 2020 A two-judge bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Nataraj Rangaswamy heard a petition seeking directions to the government to provide resources free of cost for attending online classes to the…
News Update Orissa High Court: Filing of fabricated evidence amounts to contempt of court 22 Dec 2020 In Chandramani Kanhar v. State of Odisha, the High Court of Orissa held that any forged document filed before the court amounts to criminal contempt under 2(c) of contempt of…
News Update Minor gangraped, three held, juvenile apprehended: police 22 Dec 202025 Dec 2020 A 14 year old domestic maid has alleged that she was gangraped by three men and a juvenile in the southern range of the capital on Saturday. The police officials…
News Update Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) modified for Civil, Criminal Cases: Telangana high court 21 Dec 202021 Dec 2020 The Telangana High Court has made it clear to the district judiciary that in criminal cases, the presiding officer concerned should proceed in accordance with the law and pass consequential orders…
News Update P&H HC informed by Punjab Government that 103 convicted police officers are still in service 20 Dec 202025 Dec 2020 An affidavit was filed before the court by the Department of Home Affairs and Justice which indicated that some police officials were even convicted in drug cases, but continuing in…
News Update Tax raids on Punjab arhtiyas: 20 Dec 2020 Inspite of the farmers protest being going on over the issue of three new farm bills, the Income Tax Department has reportedly conducted raids on the premises of several arhtiyas…
News Update Orissa High Court held that right to progeny and termination of pregnancy is a fundamental right 20 Dec 2020 A rape victim approached the high court after the 20 weeks of gestation period of her pregnancy. The High Court held that the right progeny and termination of pregnancy is…
News Update Chhattisgarh HC questions jurisdiction of NCW order to register case against journalist 19 Dec 2020 The teacher, Anuradha Dubey, filed a written complaint against the editor of newspaper, Bastar Sharma who published a report to reveal how she acquired the government post despite being "underqualified."  Sharma…
News Update Allahabad High court: Name change is a part of freedom of expression under Article 19 and Article 21 of the Indian Constitution 19 Dec 2020 The Allahabad High Court held that freedom of expression under article 19 (1)(a) also covers the right to change of name. A person’s name is his/her right of expression. Article…
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