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U.P. Governor promulgates religion ordinance 2020 on unlawful conversion

The governor of Uttar Pradesh has signed the UP prohibition of Unlawful conversion of religious ordinance 2020. The ordinance was cleared by the State Cabinet and was promulgated on November…

Bombay HC rules in favour of Kangana Ranaut in BMC demolition case

A bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and RI Chagla have quashed and set aside the demolition orders of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai that had caused harm to petitioner…

Section 118 of Kerala Police Act, 2011 criminalising publication of threatening or defamatory content withdrawn

An ordinance was signed by the Governor of Kerala, Mohammad Arif Khan on 25th November, 2020 in response to the criticism received for the section. The Pinarayi Vijayan-led government had…

SC dismisses plea of Tej Bahadur against PM’s Election from Varanasi

A plea was filed by Tej Bahadur, an ex-border Security Force Constable challenging the last year election of PM Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha for the Varanasi Constituency. This…

Contempt of court petitions filed against CEC, political parties for Bihar Elections

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A Delhi-based lawyer, Brajesh Singh had filed a petition before the Supreme Court on November 6, naming the Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora, Bihar's electoral officer, HR Srinivasa and the…

Delhi HC says false allegation of impotency against husband amounts to cruelty under Hindu Marriage Act

In Kriti Nagpal v. Rohit Girdhar, the Delhi High Court has held that if a wife holds a false allegation of impotency against her husband, then it is considered to…

Ansal Properties home buyers complain of cheating and diversion of money and comes under Supreme Court scanner later

The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from real estate firm Ansal Properties and Infrastructure and its promoters for allegedly cheating thousands of home buyers who invested in its Lucknow project almost…

Deal between Future Retail Ltd. and Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. approved by Competition Commission of India

Earlier this year, Future Retail had announced its deal with Reliance Retail for the latter's acquisition of its logistics, retail, wholesale and warehousing transactions for Rs. 24, 713 crores. E-commerce…

When an unnatural death takes place inside the house, an explanation should be given by inmates of the house

In the case of Jayanthilal Verma v. State of M.P, the Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of the husband who strangled his wife to death. If the death takes…

Nefarious plot by Jaish thwarted by Indian security forces

The Indian Security Forces were successful after thwarting a nefarious plot by Jaish-e-Mohammed in Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the responsiveness by the forces to prevent another…