News Update Plea in SC Seeks Uniform Grounds for Divorce for all Citizens 16 Aug 2020 Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has filed a PIL in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre to take apposite steps to remove anomalies in the grounds of divorce &…
News Update Can Indian Courts grant Anti-Arbitration Injunctions against foreign seated Arbitration?: Discusses Calcutta HC 16 Aug 2020 On 12th August 2020, the High Court of Calcutta observed that the power to India civil courts to not grant anti-arbitration injunctions against a foreign seated arbitration should be used…
News Update German Citizen believed that he acquired Indian Citizenship by Naturalization; Kerala HC said Ignorance of Law had never been an excuse 16 Aug 2020 A German citizen by the name Roland Moesle is charged under Section 3 read with Section 14 (a) and (c) of Foreigners Act and Section 12(1) (c) of the Passport…
News Update From August 17th Case Hearings will take place: Calcutta HC 16 Aug 2020 The constitution of three Division Benches and three Single Judge Benches notified by the Calcutta high court for the disposal of cases.From 17th August for the disposal of cases there…
News Update Supreme Court directs de-sealing of properties in Delhi 15 Aug 2020 The Supreme Court declared that residential properties in Vasant Kunj and Rajokari areas of Delhi that were sealed for being unauthorized constructions should be returned to their owners.The bench of…
News Update Article 15(6) is Only an Enabling Provision: Kerala High Court 14 Aug 2020 A Kerala High Court bench comprising Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly dismissed a PIL seeking direction to earmark 10% quota for economically weaker section students, who…
News Update ‘All days auspicious’: Bombay HC tells devout Jains while rejecting plea to visit temple during ‘Paryushan’ 14 Aug 2020 Observing that spirituality comes from within and all days are auspicious, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to order the Maharashtra government to open Jain temples for 'Paryushan', a…
News Update Karnataka HC to hear a plea against conducting COMEDK On Aug 19 14 Aug 2020 A petition filed by Advocate Abdulla Mannan Khan in the Karnataka High Court challenges the decision to conduct COMEDK test by Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka…
News Update Judicial Independence is a foundation for the Rule of Law and guarantee of fair proceedings: Madras High Court 14 Aug 2020 Justice P. Pugalendhi while hearing the matter related to the acquittal of management officers of some granite firms accused of possessing and carrying business from illegal granite of worth of…
News Update Nun rape case: Kerala court frames charges against ex-Bishop of Jalandhar diocese 13 Aug 2020 A court here on Thursday framed charges against former Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese, Franco Mulakkal, in the case relating to rape of a nun in Kerala.The Additional Sessions Court Judge…
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