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Kerala HC decision in regards to Sabarimala temple would increase risk of COVID-19: petition filed in Supreme Court

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…

Covaxin activates immune responses, no side effects: Bharat Biotech

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…

Karnataka High court orders police officer to clean road for failing in registering the FIR.

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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…

HC on denial of promotion due to attendance shortage in NLSIU

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…

Uttarakhand High Court Suspends District Judge Who Used Accused’s Car for Official Travel

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…

Cabinet approves revision in DTH guidelines, license now to be issued for 20 years

Union cabinet on Wednesday has approved for the revised guidelines in DTH services in the country for which licenses is to be issued for 20 years.Union minister Prakash javadekar informed…

J&K HC asserts that its residents can freely approach NHRC if rights violated

The J&K HC has rightfully asserted that residents of the UT facing any sort of grievance regarding violation of their human and basic fundamental rights, may have to approach the…

28 Yrs Later, Father, Nun Found Guilty in Murder of Sister Abhaya

In 1992, Sister Abhaya, a Class 12 student, was found dead inside a well at the Pious X Convent in Kerala. Initially, the case was ruled as a suicide by…

Bombay HC answers whether Kangana has the right to express through twitter handle

Background In a petition filed before Bombay HC, Advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Desmukh has alleged that Kangana Ranaut’s tweets hurt his religious sentiments and created religious animosity between different communities.…

Orissa High Court: Filing of fabricated evidence amounts to contempt of court

In Chandramani Kanhar v. State of Odisha, the High Court of Orissa held that any forged document filed before the court amounts to criminal contempt under 2(c) of contempt of…