News Update Bombay HC awards 20 years of imprisonment to school teacher under POCSO Act 26 Dec 2020 According to the prosecution, on December 2nd, 2017, one of the three victims informed her mother about intermittent sexual assaults being committed by the teacher, Gopal Janbandu on her and…
News Update The Supreme Court held that blanket ban cannot be imposed on grant of anticipatory bail in illegal mining or quarrying cases 26 Dec 20201 Feb 2021 In S. Mohamed Shahul Hameed v. State represented by the inspector of police, the Supreme Court held that there can be no blanket ban on granting bail in cases of…
News Update Sharp spike in domestic violence cases in 2020: 26 Dec 202026 Dec 2020 For the Ministry of woman and child development, the prime cause of concern in the year 2020 is the huge spike in the cases of domestic violence with over 5000…
News Update Pakistan Court orders immediate release of Omar Sheikh 24 Dec 202024 Dec 2020 A Pakistani court has ordered the immediate release of Omar Saeed Sheikh declaring his connection with the abduction and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. The Sindh High Court declared…
News Update Kerala HC decision in regards to Sabarimala temple would increase risk of COVID-19: petition filed in Supreme Court 24 Dec 2020 Background In one of its judgement the Kerala High Court had directed the State government to raise the permissible limit of worshippers at Sabarimala temple from 2,000 to 5,000 per…
News Update Bombay HC reduces punishment to life imprisonment for man who assaulted his pregnant wife and relatives with a knife 24 Dec 2020 According to the prosecution, the incident took place on October 24, 2015, at Walkhed. Krishna Pawar, a 35-year-old labourer from Jalna district used to suspect his wife’s character and harass…
News Update Covaxin activates immune responses, no side effects: Bharat Biotech 24 Dec 2020 As per the information available in the research paper published by a Hyderabad based firm, the Bharat Biotech Covid vaccine is in the late stage clinical trials and haven't shown…
News Update Karnataka High court orders police officer to clean road for failing in registering the FIR. 24 Dec 202024 Dec 2020 In Tarabai v. State of Karnataka, the High Court of Karnataka orders the house officer of the police station to clean roads near the station for a week as a…
News Update HC on denial of promotion due to attendance shortage in NLSIU 23 Dec 2020 NLSIU refused to promote a student owing to shortage of attendance in Fourth Year. Justice Krishna Dixit stared:"As already mentioned above, in several cases the University had granted condonation of…
News Update Uttarakhand High Court Suspends District Judge Who Used Accused’s Car for Official Travel 23 Dec 2020 Prashant Joshi, District Judge, Dehradun has been suspended by the Uttarakhand High Court. He had visited a camp court on December 21 and 22 on a private Audi Q7 and…
