News Update Bolivia’s Former Acting President has been Charged with Terrorism and Sedition 16 Mar 2021 Jeanine Anez, Bolivia's former acting president, was detained on terrorism and sedition charges. Anez had been apprehended and was in police custody, according to government minister Carlos Eduardo del Castillo.…
News Update Supreme court refused to entertain plea asking for protection of lover from forced marriage 15 Mar 2021 On Monday, the Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by a Hindu man in a relationship with a Muslim woman seeking safety in the latter from her family, who were…
News Update Supreme Court: Section 195(1)(b)(i), CrPC will not bar investigation by investigating agency under Section 193, IPC 15 Mar 2021 In the present case the matter arrises out of common facts and question of law, appeal arising is out of SLP. The case was registered against the appeal and under…
News Update Kerala High Court allows admission of transgender person in NCC on the basis of self-perceived gender identity 15 Mar 2021 The Kerala High Court recently ruled that a Transgender person is entitled to be admitted to National Cadet Corps (NCC) in accordance with her self-perceived gender identity. The judgment was…
News Update Petition filed in the Supreme Court by Kapil Mishra 14 Mar 2021 BJP member Kapil Mishra has approached the Supreme Court and filed a petition seeking compensation for a rape accused, Vishnu Tiwari who was recently acquitted by the Allahabad High Court…
News Update 2012 acquisition act will not apply for land acquired under old law: Allhabad HC 14 Mar 2021 Petition The Petitioner claims to be Bhumidhar with transferable rights of plot no.424/1 area 1 bigha & 10 biswa and plot no.424/2 area 5 biswa situated in Village Jhunsi Kohna,…
News Update Umair v State ( GOVT NCT OF DELHI) AND ORS & ANR (CRL.M.C. 674/2021) 14 Mar 2021 Background In the present case, the FIR was registered against the accused for stabbing the complainant on the stomach. During investigation, the accused stated that when he was arguing with…
News Update The Chamber of Deputies of Mexico has voted to Legalise Marijuana 13 Mar 2021 The Chamber of Deputies of Mexico voted to decriminalise marijuana on Thursday. With 23 members abstaining, the bill was approved by a vote of 315 to 128, with 23 members…
News Update 168 Rohingya outcasts, living in Jammu and Kashmir were on Saturday shipped off a ‘holding focus’. 8 Mar 2021 Background The Rohingyas are a Bengali-vernacular speaking Muslim minority in Myanmar. Following mistreatment in their country, a large number of them entered India unlawfully through Bangladesh and took cover in Jammu…
News Update Supreme Court Bar Association files a plea against the SOPs released by the Registry 8 Mar 2021 The Supreme Court Bar Association has filed a writ petition, seeking to quash the Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) laid down by the Supreme Court registry for Hybrid Physical Hearing. According…
