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Prime Minister inaugurates two new defence office complexes

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two new defence office complexes for the Defence Ministry. The office complexes are located at Africa Avenue and Kasturba Gandhi Marg, in New…

All Hindus living in the Kashmir Valley cannot apply for benefits for Kashmir Pandits: J&K High Court

While dismissing the petitioners' request for benefits under the package for return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled that all Hindus residing in the…

Allahabad HC asked explanation regarding delay in investigation from DGP, SIT

The Allahabad High Court asked the Director-general of police, Uttar Pradesh and members of S.I.T team to clarify regarding inaction of the police authorities. The fact of the case dealt…

PIL alleging unauthorized access of Aadhaar details by G-Pay

On Wednesday, the Delhi High Court sought responses from the Unique Identification Authority Of India (UIDAI) on a plea against Google Pay for alleged unauthorized operations that violated the privacy…

Pendency of cases in Lower Courts has ascended to another record, crossing the 4-crore mark

In the 3-tier legal system of judiciary, including the supreme Court and 25 High Courts, the pendency of cases has essentially expanded in the last one-and-a-half years, from 3.7 crores…

Supreme Court: nominees are being cherry-picked by the centre

The Supreme Court raised an objection on Wednesday to the way the Central government authorized nominations to several tribunals recently. The suggestions of Search and Selection Committees (SCSCs) were carried…

Arbitration and Conciliation Act: Can Courts Entertain Applications even after the Arbitral Tribunal is constituted

In the case of Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Ltd v. Essar Bulk Terminal Ltd ., the Supreme Court dealt with the question whether it could still entertain a case…

Safety to sanitation workers entering manholes: Karnataka HC

On Tuesday, Karnataka High Court called for sanitation workers entering manholes to be provided with proper cleaning equipment as envisaged under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation…

Jammu and Kashmir to implement Forest Rights Act, 2006

The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which will elevate the socio-economic status of a sizeable section of the 14 lakh population of…

The ‘divorced’ daughter cannot be treated in the same way as the ‘widowed’ or ‘unmarried’ daughter

The Supreme Court has reserved a process of the High Court of Karnataka who argued that a divorced daughter will fall into the same class as a single or widowed…