News Update Bombay HC asks Maharashtra Government to withdraw order related to construction at Kanjurmarg 16 Dec 2020 Bombay HC asked Maharashtra government to withdraw an order plotting 102 acres of land for construction of a metro car shed. On 14th December, 2020, a division bench of Chief…
News Update Insult to Hindutva cannot be termed as Religious Insult; does not attract Section 295A of IPC: Argument before Karnataka HC 15 Dec 2020 Today, Dr Abhinav Chandrachud before Karnataka HC argued that,"Hindutava is an ideology or a political philosophy and cannot be termed as religion and insult to hindutava does not mean religion…
News Update Supreme Court notice over plea against Church confessions 15 Dec 2020 A notice has been issued to the Central Government, Kerala Government and 11 Syrian church bodies after a pertition had been filed here in the Supreme Court challenging the mandatory…
News Update MLC CP Yogeshwar’s plea to quash FIRs dismissed with costs for abuse of process 15 Dec 202015 Dec 2020 In relation to the alleged scam of Megacity Builders and Developers, its Managing Director and Member of Karnataka Legislative Council, CP Yogeshwar and others were facing criminal charges of cheating,…
News Update Emergency to be held unconstitutional, petition filed 15 Dec 2020 Background A plea has been filed by a 94-year-old, Veera Sarin, woman seeking a declaration that the proclamation of the Emergency in 1975 was wholly unconstitutional. Her husband had a…
News Update Karnataka High Court Initiates Suo-Motu Petition to Ensure Elections Are Held to Municipal Bodies 14 Dec 2020 A division bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty on Monday directed the registry to initiate a suo-motu writ petition to…
News Update Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand in PIL to ban gambling, betting websites 14 Dec 2020 In a petition seeking a direction to ban and prohibit all gambling, betting, wagering websites, the Delhi High Court today issued a notice. In public interest litigation, a Division Bench…
News Update Bombay HC moved by police officers’ requests to cancel anticipatory bail Republic TV’s COO 14 Dec 2020 Assistant police officers Sachin Waze and Riyaz Kazi visited CFO Shiva Sundaram’s home along with 2 other employees’ residence, but they were not available. This comes in the wake of…
News Update Tata Group willing to acquire Air India, Likely to file expression of interest today 14 Dec 2020 Tata Group will most probably file an Expression of Interest (EOI) to acquire national carrier agency Air India. It is also reported that Tata Group will use Air Asia as…
News Update Builder claims it owns land on which Mahakali caves stand, wants construction rights 14 Dec 2020 A Mumbai-based construction firm has staked ownership of the land on which the ancient rock-cut Mahakali Caves stand. Documents show that Motion Pictures Private Limited (MPPL), an associate of construction…
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