News Update Tech Mahindra to acquire Payments Technology Services for Rs 66 crore 13 Jan 2021 Tech Mahindra, which is one of the leading IT service providers of the country, is planning to acquire Payments Technology Services Ltd (PTSL), which is a subsidiary of fintech firm…
News Update Right to personal liberty and privacy, includes right to choose food: Cattle Ordinance challenged before Karnataka High court 12 Jan 2021 The Karnataka High Court looking for the reaction of the State government in a plea seeking to quash the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, 2020. A…
News Update Petition filed in Delhi High Court regarding declaration of Child Marriage as Void ab Initio and ultravires of the Constitution of India 12 Jan 2021 Petitioner Aisha Kumari, forcefully gave her consent to marry her aunt’s son in her 10th grade, to which she seeks protection from the Delhi High Court to declare such marriage…
News Update Delhi High Court seeks Central government response in suit for damages in relation to property forfeited during 1975 National Emergency 11 Jan 2021 In a suit seeking damages in relation to a property that was forfeited during the 1975 Emergency, the Delhi High Court today sought a reply from the Central Government. A…
News Update Calcutta High court gave directions to permit the terminally ill prisoners to have their last company with their family and friends 10 Jan 2021 Case title: Re:Overcrowding in prisonsThe Calcutta High court gave directions to the State government to hand over the prisoners who are terminally ill to their family/friends. The judgment was given…
News Update Bar Council of Delhi increased the enrollment fees 9 Jan 2021 The fees payable by lawyers at the time of enrolment, has been increased by the Bar Council of Delhi, with effect from January 1, 2021. A candidate, who is applying…
News Update Postal Ballot: Validity of Section 60(c) of the Representation of People Act challenged in Madras High Court 8 Jan 2021 A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court, raising the question over the constitutional validity of Section 60(c) of the Representation of People Act, 1951, which enables the…
News Update SC relief for student who lost IIT-B seat 8 Jan 2021 Siddhant Batra was ranked 270 in the All India Joint Engineering Entrance 2020 but clicked the withdraw link during the online admission process. The Supreme Court allowed an exception for…
News Update PIL filed to pull put Amitabh’s voice from Covid-19 awareness caller-tune 7 Jan 2021 A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the High Court of Delhi looking directions for the Union of India for expulsion of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan's voice from Covid-19…
News Update Mumbai-based comic Munawar Faruqui booked for ‘insulting Hindu gods’ 7 Jan 2021 Munawar Faruqui, a comedian was roughed up by members of a Hindutva group in Madhya Pradesh. An FIR was also lodged against him and the organizers of the show for…
