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Are Supreme Court Guidelines in the LK Pandey Case Applicable to Personal Law Adoptions?’ SC To Investigate

In a case where a 2-year-old girl-child was given in adoption by her biological mother to a couple by executing a notarised document and failing to comply with the rigours…

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to Saradha Chit Fund Scam Accused

Debjani Mukherjee, an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court on Saturday in one of several criminal cases against her. Mukherjee,…

Madras High Court observed: Bar Council must act suo Moto against unruly conduct of lawyers

The Madras High Court on Saturday has observed that the Bar Council should initiate suo moto disciplinary actions against advocates who demean the legal fraternity with unruly conduct in public.…

1,152 students move Supreme Court want compartment exam cancelled

As many as 1,152 students moves Supreme Court by filing a joint petition, seeking direction to the CBSE for cancellation of CBSE's class 12th private compartment examination and demanded parity…

Foreign State cannot claim sovereign immunity against enforcement of arbitral award arising out of commercial transaction: Delhi High Court

In a contract resulting from an advertising transaction, a remote state cannot seek a waiver for delaying the implementation of an associate degree arbitration award against it, controls Judge Jr.…

Medha Patkar to SC: Uniform policy for release of prisoners above 70 years

Social activist Medha Patkar has moved Supreme Court seeking to formulate a uniform mechanism to release prisoners aged 70 years with a view to decongest prisons across India. The petition…

Justice Mahmud Jamal is the first person of color to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Mahmud Jamal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC). Jamal will succeed Justice Rosalie Abella, who is retiring, and will be the first person…

FOLLOW TESTING, TRACING &TREATMENTSTRATEGY-GUJARAT HC ASKS THE STATE GOVERNMENT!!!

A division bench of Justice Bela M. Trivedi and Bhargav D. Karia in Gujarat High court asked the state government to adopt the "3 T Model" to curb the outbreak…

Bombay HC: arbitrational assembly cannot apply law principles against public body

Bombay judicature overlooked the arbitration award against the Board of management for Cricket in Asian nation (BCCI) over it terminating Deccan Chargers from Indian Premier League (IPL) & declared that…

State can’t interfere in the decision to choose the life partner: Bombay HC

The High Court of Bombay held that the state or even the society can not interfere in the decision of any person while choosing his/her life partner, and rejected the…