News Update Judge Uttam Anand`s death: PIL before Supreme Court seeks guidelines for protection of Judicial officers and Legal fraternity 3 Aug 2021 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…
News Update Tokyo Paralympics: The International Paralympic Committee refuses to accept an additional competitor; the Supreme Court rejects shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma’s case 3 Aug 2021 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…
News Update Admission of students to Universities on their performance in entrance exams rather than Grade XII results 3 Aug 20213 Aug 2021 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…
News Update Delhi High Court allows a woman to terminate pregnancy 3 Aug 2021 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…
News Update Supreme Court to hear urgently Naresh Sharma plea against his non-selection in Paralympic, Tokyo 2020 2 Aug 2021 After the plea was brought in front of bench headed by Justice Ramana, the matter has been listed for urgent hearing before three judge bench today.The paralympian(petitioner in this case)…
News Update BRICS finalises Counter Terrorism Action Plan 31 Jul 2021 BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) brings together five of the largest developing countries of the world, representing 41 per cent of the global population, 24 per cent of the global GDP and…
News Update The Supreme Court rejects to decrease the Rs 5 lakh cost imposed on the petitioner who challenged CJI Dipak Misra’s appointment; direct recovery 31 Jul 2021 On Friday, the Supreme Court denied Mukesh Jain's request for a reduction in the Rs 5 lakh cost imposed on him for filing a writ petition challenging Dipak Misra's nomination…
News Update CJAR Condemns phone hacking aimed at “attacking the independence of the judiciary”; Requires SC-monitored SIT probe 31 Jul 2021 CJAR expressed “deep concern” about the revelation that the Pegasus software owned by the Israel National Bureau of Statistics group was allegedly used to invade the telephones of Indian citizens,…
News Update The Bombay High Court has refused to restrict the media, claiming that there is a “regulatory limitation” to good and bad reporting 31 Jul 2021 In the case involving Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra, the Bombay High Court declined to impose a ban on the journalists, holding there is a jurisdictional…
News Update The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail to a man accused of performing Ardas (prayer) in a Gurudwara 30 Jul 2021 Gurmail Singh, a man accused of performing Ardas (prayer) in a Gurudwara for the early release of the head of Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim who is currently serving…