News Update Contempt proceedings against Jaganmohan Reddy rejected 8 Nov 2020 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…
News Update Suar bye-election order of high court stayed by Supreme Court 8 Nov 2020 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…
News Update Supreme Court says: Annoying or mishandling SC ST individual inside four pillars of a house isn’t an offense under SC ST act 7 Nov 2020 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…
News Update Jharkhand commercial mining: Supreme Court orders stay on action by miners till further orders 7 Nov 2020 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…
News Update Karnataka HC seeks response from State Government as to the location of existing JJBs across districts 5 Nov 2020 A case was filed concerning the filming of child pornography in child care centres. The petitioner referred to a 2019 judgement regarding the issue of child-friendly courts. A division bench…
News Update Karnataka HC seeks response from State Government as to the location of existing JJBs across districts 5 Nov 2020 A case was filed concerning the filming of child pornography in child care centres. The petitioner referred to a 2019 judgement regarding the issue of child-friendly courts. A division bench…
News Update Karnataka HC seeks response from State Government as to the location of existing JJBs across districts 5 Nov 2020 A case was filed concerning the filming of child pornography in child care centres. The petitioner referred to a 2019 judgement regarding the issue of child-friendly courts. A division bench…
News Update ‘Boisterous’ lawyer feels the brunt of P&H High Court judge’s ire 5 Nov 20205 Nov 2020 A somewhat “boisterous” lawyer of the Punjab and Haryana High Court has received a reprimand. It has been alleged that this lawyer, Sushil Gautam, has been claiming that he had…
News Update Delhi HC instructs AAP-led Delhi Government to remove posters outside homes of COVID-19 patients, citing privacy concerns 4 Nov 2020 Petitioner for the plea had contended that the Delhi Government had not clarified as to the circulation of names of patients on social media. The petitioner argued that the disclosure…
News Update Bombay HC dismisses harassment case filed by Bollywood actor’s estranged wife, grants anticipatory bail to accused brother-in-law 3 Nov 20203 Nov 2020 Actor’s brother was booked under Sections 354, 354A, 354D, 506, 509 of IPC after actor’s wife filed a complaint in Mumbai police station at Versova branch. She alleged that she…
