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Delhi Court discharged UAPA charges against Alleged Al-qaeda Operative

In a huge blow for the National Investigation Agency, a Delhi court recently found a suspected Al-Qaeda operative Samium Rahman not guilty of violating the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)…

Supreme Court: Application of section 5 of the Limitation Act cannot be excluded given the scheme of Commercial Courts Act.

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SLP was filed in the matter by Government of Maharashtra and by the Union of India respectively refusing of condonation of delay in the filing of the appeal under section…

Allahabad High court sets aside the order given by Governor to release the convict of triple murder case.

The order of Governor for premature release of a triple murder convict was set aside by the Allahabad High Court. The main reason underlined in this issue was that the…

Allahabad High Court directed the secretary of Basic Education Council of Prayagraj to decide on mutual transfer

The High Court of Allahabad has given clear directions to the Secretary of Basic Education Council Prayagraj to make a firm decision on the basis of medical grounds by two…

Plea in Supreme Court alleges all 23 IITs violating Govt directive to implement reservation in faculty recruitment, research degree admissions

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court alleging that all 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) are violating reservation policy that provides reservation to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe…

Oversight Committee recommendations of protection of environment at Govardhan accepted by NGT

Petition: A petition has been filed before NGT seeking the Tribunal’s intervention for protection of environment in Govardhan and surrounding areas, particularly Giriraj Parvat (Hill) near Mathura-Vrindavan. Recommendation of the…

Supreme Court: Resolutions can be passed by States against Central Laws

The Supreme Court prima facie found no harm in State Legislative Assemblies, passing resolutions against Central laws like the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or the new farm laws. The court…

A Mexican court has halted the implementation of a new electricity law

A Mexican court has ordered the new electricity law, which aims to strengthen the state-run company Comision Federal de Electricidad, to be suspended indefinitely (CFE). President Andrés Manuel López Obrador…

Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa argues in favour of Shashi Tharoor

In the case, Shashi Tharoor v State, Senior Advocate Vikas Pahwa argues in favor of Shashi Tharoor's discharge before the Delhi Court.Vikas Pahwa told the Court that the material collected…

Reservation Category Candidates who make it on their Own Merit have to be adjusted against general category.

Title: The State of Tamil Nadu and others V. K Shobhana etc. Bench: Justice SK kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari & Hrishikesh Roy. Citation: LL 2021 SC 138 The supreme court has…