News Update Supreme Court Judges Justice Surya Kant and Justice B.R. Gavai Assume Key Legal Aid Roles 14 Nov 2024 In a recent reshuffle in India's legal aid framework, Supreme Court Judges Justice Surya Kant and Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai have assumed critical roles to enhance justice accessibility for marginalized…
News Update Ministry of Law and Justice Issues New Guidelines for Fair Case Allocation to Panel Counsels 13 Nov 2024 New Guidelines for Fair Case Allocation In response to complaints regarding "unfair and opaque" case allocations, the Ministry of Law and Justice has released an Office Memorandum (OM) with guidelines…
News Update Supreme Court Restricts Ajit Pawar Group from Using Sharad Pawar’s Image in Campaign Materials 13 Nov 2024 On November 13, 2024, the Supreme Court intervened in the internal dispute within the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), instructing the faction led by Ajit Pawar not to use images or…
News Update Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling Against “Bulldozer Justice” 13 Nov 2024 In Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of structures, 2024 INSC 866 In a decisive stance against extrajudicial demolitions, the Supreme Court on November 13, 2024, ruled that the…
News Update Madras High Court: Equal Coparcenary Rights for Daughters May Reduce Property Shares of Mothers and Widows Under Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, 2005 12 Nov 2024 The Madras High Court recently highlighted that, while the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act granted daughters equal coparcenary rights, it may unintentionally reduce the shares of mothers and…
News Update Supreme Court Grants Three-Month Extension to Heera Gold MD Nowhera Shaikh for Surrender, Orders Auction of Assets to Repay Defrauded Investors 12 Nov 202412 Nov 2024 The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for Nowhera Shaikh, Managing Director of Heera Gold Exim Private Limited, to surrender by three months. The extension came as part of ongoing…
News Update Supreme Court Criticizes UPPCL for Erroneous Termination of Candidates Possessing Required Certifications 9 Nov 2024 Mukul Kumar Tyagi v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., 2024 INSC 83 The Supreme Court recently reprimanded the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) for wrongfully terminating candidates…
News Update Farewell to CJI Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud: A Legacy of Justice, Compassion, and Progress 8 Nov 2024 On November 10, 2023, Chief Justice of India Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud offered parting reflections on his final working day before stepping down from office. Speaking during a ceremonial farewell in…
News Update Supreme Court Reconsiders Minority Status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) 8 Nov 20248 Nov 2024 Case Title: Aligarh Muslim University Through Its Registrar Faizan Mustafa vs. Naresh Agarwal, 2024 INSC 856 and connected matters Background of the Case The question of whether Aligarh Muslim University…
News Update Bail granted to Asif Iqbal Tanha , Devangana Kaliya , Natasha Narwal by Delhi High Court in Delhi Riots Case 15 Jun 202115 Jun 2021 The Delhi High Court granted bail to Asif Iqbal Tanha , Devangana Kaliya and Natasha Narwal on 15 June 2021 in the case of Delhi Riots under Unlawful Activities. The…
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