News Update SC rejects the contention of physical disability of the accused as an excuse in rape case 17 Dec 2020 In Seelan v. Inspector of police, the Supreme Court rejected the contention that “a man with one hand cannot rape.” On 16th December 2020, a man was accused for raping…
News Update P&H HC directed Haryana to dispose off cases related to Tablighi Jamaat within 3 months: 17 Dec 2020 The Haryana Government and all its trial Courts are being directed by the HC to dispose off all the cases related to the Tablighi jamaat within 3 months. These directions…
News Update Karnataka High Court says denying a job on compassionate grounds to a married daughter violates right to equality 16 Dec 2020 This observation was made on Tuesday by the single-judge Karnataka High Court bench of Justice M. Nagaprasanna while considering a petition brought by Bhuvaneshwari V. Puranik challenging the denial of…
News Update Orders By Public Institutions Should Be Made Available Online For Good Governance: Delhi High Court 16 Dec 2020 A Single Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh, in M/S Civicon Engineering Contracting India Pvt. Ltd. v. Central Board Of Trustees & Ors., observed that…
News Update Case has been filed against Adipurush actor Saif Ali Khan for hurting religious sentiments 16 Dec 2020 A case has been filed against Saif Ali Khan by an advocate in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh over his remark in a recent interview about his upcoming film 'Adipurush', where the…
News Update Jamia one year violence anniversary 16 Dec 202016 Dec 2020 Students of Jamia Milia Islamia and Jawaharlal Nehru University organized a Candle March on 15, December on the eve of Jamia violence where students were brutally beaten up by Delhi…
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…
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