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Contempt proceedings against Jaganmohan Reddy rejected

Attorney General KK Venugopal refused to initiate proceedings against the CM of Andhra Pradesh Jaganmohan Reddy for contempt. Earlier the same was rejected when Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay to initiate contempt…

Punjab & Haryana HC dismiss invocation of Section 482 of CrPC in female foeticide casesPunjab & Haryana HC dismiss invocation of Section 482 of CrPC in female foeticide cases

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FactsIn a petition made to quash an FIR filed in a case involving allegations of forced abortion and female foeticide, a Single Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan heard the case.…

Suar bye-election order of high court stayed by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has provided relief to Abdullah Azam Khan, son of Samajwadi Party MP Azam Khan. Abdullah Azam Khan had said that the Allahabad High Court had displayed “unusual…

Supreme Court says: Annoying or mishandling SC ST individual inside four pillars of a house isn’t an offense under SC ST act

The apex court held that affront or terrorizing of a SC ST individual inside the four pillars of the house, isn't an offense under schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribes (prevention…

Jharkhand commercial mining: Supreme Court orders stay on action by miners till further orders

As coal blocks start being auctioned in Jharkhand, the Supreme Court has ordered that all these and any subsequent order of license, lease, etc shall be provisional for now, subject…

Allahabad High Court: Can a new pump be installed near an already installed pump?

The Allahabad High Court held that an operator of already installed petrol pump does not have the right to oppose the new ump getting installed near it. The petition is…

No Interim Relief for Arnab Goswami on Friday, Hearing to be continued on Saturday

The Bombay High Court has deferred hearing of the habeas corpus petition filed by Republic TV Chief Arnab Goswami against his arrest and remand in the 2018 abetment to suicide…

Court takes over Manarcad Church

An order was passed by the Sub-Court in Kottayam to take over St Mary’s Cathedral, Manarcad. The order was passed stating that the Church should to be handed over to…

Calcutta High Court prohibits selling and bursting firecrackers

The Calcutta High Court has issued a new order on the use of fireworks in the state. In its previous order court has banned the use of firecrackers in the…

SC to Centre: Issue Directions for the prohibition of use of disinfectants and ultra violet rays on humans.

The Supreme Court requested the Center on Thursday to provide guidelines for the prohibition of the use of COVID-19 disinfectants and ultraviolet rays on citizens. In a month's time, a…