News Update Bigamy is punishable under S. 494 of IPC, should be punishable under Shariat Law 5 Dec 2020 Background Petiton in SC filed by advocate Vishnu Shanker Jain challenges bigamy under Shariat law. Purpose While there exists a clear bar under law on polygamous relationships under Section 494…
News Update Justice DY Chandrachud addressed the Summit on Legal Professionals with Disability 5 Dec 2020 Hon'ble Justice DY Chandrachud of The Supreme Court of India, expressed concerns on the professionals with disability and the limitations of CLAT examinations and Law schools regarding such. Quoting him:…
News Update Rajinikanth to launch political party in January, five months ahead of Tamil Nadu polls 4 Dec 2020 Tamil superstar Rajinikanth finally ended the 24-year-longsuspense surrounding the launch of his political party on Thursday and said he will be taking the political plunge in January. He tweeted the…
News Update Adults are allowed to Have Live-in Relationships. 3 Dec 20203 Dec 2020 In the case of Kamini Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh, The Allahabad High Court held that Live in relationship between consenting adults is not a crime. In this case…
News Update Bail granted to Showik Chakraborty by special NDPS Court in Drug Case 3 Dec 2020 Background Showik, 24, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs-related case on September 4, as part of the investigations into the death of actor Sushant Singh…
News Update Teen kills mother for not divorcing father, apprehended: Police 3 Dec 2020 A 17 year old juvenile was arrested from western range for killing his mother as she was not giving divorce to his father. It has been revealed that the victim's…
News Update UK authorises the use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, will roll out the first stock by next week 2 Dec 20202 Dec 2020 United Kingdom on Wednesday became apparently the first country in the whole world to approve the use of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 pandemic disease. They informed the media that they…
News Update Attorney General Venugopal grants consent for contempt proceedings against comic artist 2 Dec 2020 In response to a letter written by law student Aditya Kashyap, Attorney General KK Venugopal has granted his consent to initiate contempt of court proceedings against comic artist Rachita Taneja, for a cartoon uploaded on…
News Update Guhawati HC revoked the order of banning dog meat by Nagaland Government 1 Dec 20201 Dec 2020 Background Nagaland Government in the month of July (04.07.2020) has banned the commercial import and trade of dog meat and commercial sale of dog meat in markets and dining in…
News Update High court issues bailable warrants for Barnala SSP 1 Dec 2020 Bailable warrants are issued against Senior Supritendent Of Police, Barnala and also the Drawing and disbursing officer is being directed not to release his salary till further orders. Bench of…
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