News Update No coercive measures to be taken against accused under UP anti-conversion law 19 Dec 2020 A case was booked under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020 against the petitioner, Nadeem on the basis of claims made by an informant. The…
News Update Anticipatory Bail Can Be Granted Even After Chargesheet Has Been Filled: Allahabad High Court 19 Dec 2020 A single bench of the Allahabad High Court comprising of Justice Siddharth held that anticipatory bail can be granted even after a chargesheet in the criminal case has been filed,…
News Update SC reserves order of Tata Sons vs Cyrus Mistry, directs parties to file written submissions within a week 18 Dec 2020 The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the cross-appeals filed by Tata Sons and Cyrus Investments against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s (NCLAT) order which had restored Cyrus Mistry as…
News Update Neeraj v. State of Rajasthan(S.B. Writ Petition No. 4384/2020) 17 Dec 202025 Dec 2020 Judgement- The Rajasthan High Court ordered that a female government servant who joined government service after her pregnancy would be entitled to maternity leave if she joined during her period…
News Update SC rejects the contention of physical disability of the accused as an excuse in rape case 17 Dec 2020 In Seelan v. Inspector of police, the Supreme Court rejected the contention that “a man with one hand cannot rape.” On 16th December 2020, a man was accused for raping…
News Update P&H HC directed Haryana to dispose off cases related to Tablighi Jamaat within 3 months: 17 Dec 2020 The Haryana Government and all its trial Courts are being directed by the HC to dispose off all the cases related to the Tablighi jamaat within 3 months. These directions…
News Update ‘Indian Citizen’ includes OCI card-holders for professional course admission: Karnataka HC 17 Dec 2020 'A division bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and N S Sanjay Gowda of the Karnataka High Court heard the joint writ petitions of minor Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)…
News Update Jamia one year violence anniversary 16 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 Students of Jamia Milia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University organized a Candle March on 15, December on the eve of Jamia violence where students were brutally beaten up by Delhi…
News Update MLC CP Yogeshwar’s plea to quash FIRs dismissed with costs for abuse of process 15 Dec 202015 Dec 2020 In relation to the alleged scam of Megacity Builders and Developers, its Managing Director and Member of Karnataka Legislative Council, CP Yogeshwar and others were facing criminal charges of cheating,…
News Update Emergency to be held unconstitutional, petition filed 15 Dec 2020 Background A plea has been filed by a 94-year-old, Veera Sarin, woman seeking a declaration that the proclamation of the Emergency in 1975 was wholly unconstitutional. Her husband had a…
