News Update – Page 258 – Lawcutor

Main COVID-19 testing machine breaks down in Sri Lanka, leads to backlog of thousand of cases

Sri Lanka is facing a challenging time due to the delay in receiving COVID-19 test results, following the breakdown of a key testing machine amid a surge in the coronavirus…

Bar Council Of India allows Law Universities to conduct Physical Exams with NOC from Govt. and SDMA

Bar Council of India has decided to allow Universities/Centres of Legal Education to conduct physical examination with the NOC of the state government and State Disaster Management Authority, by giving…

Jailed Maoist leader allowed controlled use of Internet in jail to prepare for his own cases

Prisoned Maoist leader roopesh, was allowed to access the internet for 45 minutes in a week to prepare for his case by accessing the official websites of the supreme court…

Court extends tenure of its interim orders to December 22 in Maharashtra and Goa

While hearing a suo moto case, the Bombay High Court has extended the tenure of its interim orders relating to a stay on eviction, demolition and dispossession till December 22…

Farmers File Plea in Kerala High Court Seeking To Declare Wild Boar ‘Vermin’ under Wildlife Protection Act

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A group of farmers have filed a writ petition in the Kerala High Court seeking to declare the "wild boar" as a "vermin" as per Section 62 of the Wildlife…

Chhattisgarh: Cop inflicts burns on 2-year-old girl with cigarette butt, thrashes her mother

A policeman was arrested on Saturday for allegedly inflicting burns on a two-year-old girl with a cigarette butt and thrashing her mother in Chhattisgarh's Balod district, police said. Constable Avinash…

Bombay High Court lauds Mumbai Police effort amid Covid-19, says cooperation essential

The Bombay High Court has praised Mumbai Police, saying that in the midst of the Corona crisis, the police are performing duties while combating all the hurdles, so cooperation is also expected…

Bharat Biotech to launch Covaxin by 2021 after approval

Pharmaceutical Company Bharat Biotech is planning to launch its vaccine for Covid-19 in the second quarter next year if it gets the requisite approvals from the Indian regulatory authorities. The…

Kamal Nath in SC against EC, wants his star campaigner tag back

A writ petition has been filed by Congress Leader and former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath before the Supreme Court challenging the order of the Election Commission of…

Special POCSO Court acquitted rape accused and directed his release from jail after 1 year

Special POCSO Court judge Priti Kumar (Ghule) in Mumbai acquitted a 24 years old Nashik resident who was accused of charges of rape and kidnapping. The prosecutrix after one year…