News Update SC Issues Notice in Bail Pleas of Azam Khan and Son in Stolen Machinery Case 17 Dec 2024 The Supreme Court on December 16 issued notices in Special Leave Petitions filed by Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son Mohammad Abdullah Azam Khan, challenging the Allahabad…
News Update Supreme Court Hears Pleas Against Withdrawal of CBI Consent for Prosecution of Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar 17 Dec 2024 The Supreme Court today heard pleas challenging the Karnataka government’s withdrawal of consent for the CBI to prosecute Congress leader and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a disproportionate assets…
News Update Supreme Court Rules Arbitration Cannot Be ‘Optional’ 16 Dec 2024 The Supreme Court recently set aside a decision by the Madhya Pradesh High Court that had deemed arbitration under a specific clause as 'optional,' requiring mutual consent from both parties…
News Update Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL for Pan-India Guidelines for Women’s Safety 16 Dec 2024 The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Union and States on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) seeking nationwide safety measures…
News Update Bar council of India pointed out that Advocates Cannot Simultaneously Practice as Full-Time Journalist 16 Dec 2024 In a significant development, the Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of whether a practising advocate can simultaneously work as a full-time journalist. This question arose in the case…
News Update Supreme Court Clarifies NIA’s Authority to Investigate Linked Non-Scheduled Offences 16 Dec 2024 In the case of Ankush Vipan Kapoor v. National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Supreme Court ruled that the NIA has the authority to investigate offences not listed in the schedule…
News Update Madhya Pradesh High Court: Lack of Evidence of Employer-Employee Relationship Leads to Petition Dismissal 16 Dec 202416 Dec 2024 In the case of Ashok Singh Tomar v. The Forest Range Officer and Others, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition challenging a Labour Court order that denied the…
News Update Madhya Pradesh High Court: Lack of Evidence of Employer-Employee Relationship Leads to Petition Dismissal 16 Dec 202416 Dec 2024 In the case of Ashok Singh Tomar v. The Forest Range Officer and Others, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition challenging a Labour Court order that denied the…
News Update Punjab & Haryana High Court: POCSO Act Supersedes SC/ST Act in Conflicting Provisions 15 Dec 2024 The Punjab and Haryana High Court reiterated that in instances where the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act conflict with those of the Scheduled Castes…
News Update Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan HC Judgment Directing Appointment of Judicial Candidate 15 Dec 2024 The Supreme Court recently dismissed a Special Leave Petition (SLP) challenging a Rajasthan High Court judgment that directed the appointment of a candidate in the Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination 2021.…