News Update CJAR Condemns phone hacking aimed at “attacking the independence of the judiciary”; Requires SC-monitored SIT probe 31 Jul 2021 CJAR expressed “deep concern” about the revelation that the Pegasus software owned by the Israel National Bureau of Statistics group was allegedly used to invade the telephones of Indian citizens,…
News Update The Bombay High Court has refused to restrict the media, claiming that there is a “regulatory limitation” to good and bad reporting 31 Jul 2021 In the case involving Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra, the Bombay High Court declined to impose a ban on the journalists, holding there is a jurisdictional…
News Update Rakesh Asthana filed plea in Supreme Court against PM, HM, MHA 31 Jul 2021 A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the Ministry of Home Affairs challenging the appointment of Rakesh…
News Update The Punjab & Haryana High Court granted bail to a man accused of performing Ardas (prayer) in a Gurudwara 30 Jul 2021 Gurmail Singh, a man accused of performing Ardas (prayer) in a Gurudwara for the early release of the head of Dera Sacha Sauda, Gurmeet Ram Rahim who is currently serving…
News Update In a money-laundering case, a Delhi court has ordered that the owner of the Ambience Mall in Gurugram be remanded to the ED till August 5 30 Jul 202130 Jul 2021 Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana noted that the material available on the file suggests that Gehlot was involved in a criminal conspiracy with other defendants to fraudulently infer the loan…
News Update Shilpa Shetty Approaches Bombay High Court for Defamatory Content By Media 30 Jul 202130 Jul 2021 Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra has approached the Bombay High Court against various known and unknown media houses/news channels seeking to restrain them. In her suit filed through Parinam Law Associates,…
News Update Jharkhand State Bar Committee to go without from legal work tomorrow; condemns kill of Judge Uttam Anand and a attorney 29 Jul 2021 Within the wake of the kill of an advocate, Manoj Kumar Jha and the deadly "street mishap" of Judge Uttam Anand (ADJ, Dhanbad), the Jharkhand State Bar Chamber has settled…
News Update Since public servants cannot be discriminated against based on their location, the CBI does not need to investigate central government personnel: HC Calcutta 29 Jul 2021 On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court refused to interfere with the CBI's ongoing probe into livestock and coal smuggling cases involving former TMC leader Vinay Mishra. The defendants have been…
News Update Delhi High Court asks Centre to develop a policy to protect children from online gaming addiction 29 Jul 2021 A NGO called Distress Management Collective (DMC), filed a petition through advocates Robin Raju and Deepa Joseph, seeking a national policy to protect children from gaming addiction. It was stated…
News Update AP High Court said to state govt to consider Forest Beat Officer for promotion 28 Jul 202129 Jul 2021 The petitioner argued that till now, no action has taken place and his juniors are being promoted, denying the case of the Forest Beat Officer only on the ground that…
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