News Update Petition in Supreme Court seeks independent, regulatory media tribunal 28 Dec 2020 A petition seeking the creation of an independent, regulatory Media Tribunal for the expeditious hearing of complaints lodged by viewers against media corporations, has been filed in the Supreme Court.…
News Update SC asks Centre’s response on PILs raising the issue for uniform divorce laws for women 17 Dec 2020 2 PILs were filed relating to uniform divorce law and uniformity in grant of maintenance and alimony of women, respectively. The SC asked for the Central Government’s reply to the…
News Update Production of accused or disclosure of their personal information is violative of Article 21: Madhya Pradesh HC 6 Nov 2020 Court was examining as to whether the State Govt. by issuing an executive instruction, can violate the privacy rights of the accused by publishing their uncovered faces in newspaper/ media…
News Update Delhi HC instructs AAP-led Delhi Government to remove posters outside homes of COVID-19 patients, citing privacy concerns 4 Nov 2020 Petitioner for the plea had contended that the Delhi Government had not clarified as to the circulation of names of patients on social media. The petitioner argued that the disclosure…
News Update Sandalwood Drug Scandal Case: Central Crime Bureau informs Karnataka HC of new evidence found 22 Oct 2020 The Central Crime Bureau has informed the Single judge bench of Justice Suraj Govindaraj of the Karnataka High Court of the incriminating evidence found against Aditya Alva in the Sandalwood…
News Update UPSC candidates petition Supreme Court for postponement of exam 25 Sep 2020 Some UPSC aspirants have petitioned the Supreme Court, asking for a postponement of the upcoming Civil Services Examination, the court today issued notice to the Union Public Service Commission and…
News Update PIL filed by Doctors’ NGO in SC against China and WHO to Tell-All on COVID-19. 3 Jun 2020 A PIL has been filed by a Doctors’ NGO named ‘Doctors For Life’ against China and WHO to reveal all the information that they know about the novel Corona Virus…
News Update DETAINING PEOPLE PAST ESSENTIAL COVID-19 ISOLATE PERIOD IN ISOLATE FOCUSES IN VIOLATIVE OF ARTICLE 21: ALLAHABAD HC 2 Jun 2020 The Allahabad High Court as of directed the State Government to guarantee that the people who have finished their isolate period are discharged from Quarantine Centers, if they have been…