News Update Calcutta HC: Same-Sex Sexual Harassment complaints are fully maintainable under the POSH Act, 2013 15 Jan 2021 The High Court of Calcutta, while hearing a Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction in the case of Dr. Malabika Bhattacharjee v. Internal Complaints Committee Vivekananda College & Ors. comprising of Justice Sabyasachi…
News Update Indian stores shuttered by farmer protests cost Reliance, Walmart millions in revenue 15 Jan 20211 Feb 2021 A number of reliance stores and Walmart outlets have suffered huge revenue losses as they are shut since past more than 3 months. This is due to farmers protest against…
News Update Married daughters eligible on companionate grounds: Allahabad High Court 15 Jan 202115 Jan 2021 The petitioner, Manjul Srivastava has impugned an order of June the 25th, 2020, passed by the District Basic Education Officer, Prayagraj, rejecting her claim for compassionate appointment under The Uttar…
News Update WhatsApp’s new privacy policy challenged in Delhi High Court 14 Jan 2021 A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has challenged the new privacy policy of the instant messaging app, WhatsApp in the Delhi High Court. The petitioner contends that the new privacy policy…
News Update Covaxin’s 20,000 doses arrive Bengaluru, to be used side by side with Covishield 14 Jan 202114 Jan 2021 Since January 12, Bengaluru had already received 8 lakh doses of Covishield from Pune based Serum Institute of India .The main cluster of Covaxin from Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech of 20,000…
News Update Allahabad High Court : Publication of notice under Special Marriage Act is optional 14 Jan 2021 The Allahabad High Court has ruled that it would be optional and not mandatory for inter-faith couple to publish a notice about their intended marriage. The court in the case…
News Update Exemption sought by CBI for Investigation Officer in sacrilege case: 14 Jan 2021 An application is being filed by the CBI in the special court of CBI in Mohali, seeking the exemption for the personal appearance of A.K. Yadav, Additional Supritendent of Police,…
News Update The Supreme Court takes suo moto action and issues notice to Centre and 5 states regarding the pollution in Yamuna 14 Jan 2021 In Delhi Jal Board v. State of Haryana, the petition was filed for the discharge of pollutants in the Yamuna River which affects the general public and all other living…
News Update State cannot curtail free speech and expression, but balance has to be struck with security, public order: Calcutta High Court 13 Jan 2021 The Calcutta High Court made some pertinent remarks free speech in a plea to allow an association space for an indefinite sit-in protest. (West Bengal Recognised Unaided Madrasha Teacher’s Association…
News Update Indigo Airlines manager shot dead in Patna 13 Jan 202113 Jan 2021 A 40 year old indigo airlines manager, Rupesh Kumar Singh, was allegedly shot dead by criminals near the Shashtri nagar police station in Patna. A police official on Wednesday said…
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