News Update Delhi Prepared to Face New Coronavirus Strain: CM Arvind Kejriwal 29 Dec 2020 On Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister reassured the capital's residents that they are prepared to deal with the new mutant strain of the coronavirus.As per the covid tests conducted…
News Update Wife of Shiv Sena MP summoned in PMC bank case 29 Dec 2020 The officials said that Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut summoned by ED for interrogation in PMC bank money laundering case on December 29. This is third…
News Update Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act will override provisions of the NDPS Act in cases concerning juveniles, says Patna HC 29 Dec 2020 Background A minor was accused of abetting the transport of cannabis in his role as a khalasi of a truck. The minor’s counsel argued that the minor neither had knowledge…
News Update Entitlement of compensation under Section 357A (4) can be availed by victims even prior to the enactment 29 Dec 2020 Case title - District Collector Alappuzha v. District Legal Service Authority, Alappuzha and others [WP(C).No.7250 OF 2014(E)]. A landmark judgement was passed by Kerala High Court about the Section 357A…
News Update Delhi HC Issues Summons in Copyright Infringement Suit Filed by Elsevier 28 Dec 2020 Justice Rajiv Shakdher of the Delhi High Court has issued summons in the suit filed by Elsevier Ltd. against Alexandra Elbakyan and others alleging infringement of Elsevier’s copyright in several…
News Update Holding hand of minor to express love, inadvertent physical touch without sexual intent not assault under POCSO 28 Dec 2020 The Bombay High Court recently held that merely holding or touching hand to express love towards a minor without sexual intent does not amount to offence of sexual assault under…
News Update Jammu and Kashmir High Court directs doctors to end two-finger test in rape cases 28 Dec 2020 The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has strictly asked health professionals in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh to stop the practice of two-finger test on rape…
News Update Petition in Supreme Court seeks independent, regulatory media tribunal 28 Dec 2020 A petition seeking the creation of an independent, regulatory Media Tribunal for the expeditious hearing of complaints lodged by viewers against media corporations, has been filed in the Supreme Court.…
News Update Maharashtra Government pays 50,000 damages for illegal detention of 2 men 28 Dec 2020 The petition is filed for giving direction to Respondents to pay compensation of Rs.5,00,000/- to each of Petitioners on the ground that the Petitioners were illegally arrested and detained in…
News Update Jharkhand High Court Observes Procedural Irregularity at the Behest of Disciplinary Authority 27 Dec 2020 In a case past two decades, Justice Deepak Roshan of the Jharkhand High Court has observed that the court is having no hesitation to hold that there is a procedural…
