News Update – Page 186 – Lawcutor

MARATHA RESERVATION CASE:

The hearing with regards to Maharashtra State Reservation for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act is on its 7th day today. The constitutional validity of this Act has been…

KK Venugopal has declined to Grant Consent to Initiate Contempt of Court Proceedings Against Rahul Gandhi

A petition filed by Advocate Vineet Jindal against Rahul Gandhi alleging that Rahul Gandhi scandalize and disgraced the Judiciary by commenting on the legal system in an interview. The petition…

Madras High Court grants Justice CS Karnan conditional bail

The Madras High Court granted conditional bail to former High Court Judge, CS Karnan, who was arrested for making derogatory remarks against judges and women in a video which was…

Supreme Court stays cases in High Courts concerning OTT platform regulation

BackgroundAdvocate Shashank Shekhar Jha, appearing for Justice for Rights Foundation, has filed a PIL for regulation of content in over-the-top (OTT) platforms by an autonomous body. Prayer of the petitioners1.…

The United Kingdom has taken to the ECJ after failing to recover illegal aid in Gibraltar

On Friday, the European Commission referred the United Kingdom to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to recover illegal state assistance obtained by Gibraltar companies. In 2012, Spain…

Delhi High Court seeks reply from the Centre and the Election Commission

The Delhi High Court asked the Centre and the Election Commission to respond to a petition which sought to debar campaigners and candidates for violating the COVID-19 guidelines while campaigning…

Bike rallies prohibited 72 hours before voting: Election Commission

As 'anti social elements' use motor bikes for intimidating voters, the Election Commission on Monday pit a ban on such rallies 72 hours before the polling and on the polling…

Karnataka High Court accepted the unconditional apology made by a man who wrote threatening letters against judges.

The man who wrote scandalous letters against the judges, has promised that he won’t repeat this again. On 22nd, the Karnataka High Court accepted the unconditional apology made by the…

Plea seeking relinquishment of Interest: Supreme Court will deliver findings (Loan Moratorium Case)

The Supreme Court will deliver its finding tomorrow on a batch of pleas filed by borrowers within the loan moratorium case seeking relinquishment from interest on interest in respect of…

Interval between 2 Covishield doses increased to 4-8 weeks

Earlier the interval between two doses of the covishield vaccine was four to six week. Union health minister Rajesh Bhushan has written to the chief secretaries of all states and…