News Update Supreme Court says that Criticism of government action cannot be a ground for a penal action 8 Dec 20208 Dec 2020 In the case of journalist Amish Devgan, the court observed that criticism about the government will not be a ground for penal action. The petitions were filed by the journalist…
News Update Telangana High Court has refused grant bail to accused in Honor Killing 6 Dec 2020 In the case of Gudur Sandeep Reddy v. State of Telangana, the bail was denied to the accused. The plea was dismissed and Justice K. Lakshman observed that the people…
News Update Bail granted by the Madhya Pradesh HC on the condition of going for “counselling” 5 Dec 2020 The Madhya Pradesh High Court sets the man free who was arrested for a WhatsApp status regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. A bail was given on the basis of…
News Update CLAT Coaching Institute Owners found to be duping Students: FIR Registered 5 Dec 2020 Two directors of a CLAT Coaching institute in Jaipur named *CLAT Prep Education Jaipur* have been booked under section 420 and 406 of IPC by Jaipur Police for fraudulently duping…
News Update Justice DY Chandrachud addressed the Summit on Legal Professionals with Disability 5 Dec 2020 Hon'ble Justice DY Chandrachud of The Supreme Court of India, expressed concerns on the professionals with disability and the limitations of CLAT examinations and Law schools regarding such. Quoting him:…
News Update Cannabis has been now officially removed from the category of world’s most dangerous drugs 4 Dec 2020 The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to officially delete cannabis and cannabis resin from the listing of the world’s most dangerous drugs.This removal is expected to highly impact…
News Update Love jihad: Two petitions in Supreme Court challenge Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand anti-conversion laws 4 Dec 2020 Two petitions were registered in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the constitutional validity of the recently formed Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of the Unlawful Conversion of the Religion Ordinance 2020…
News Update Adults are allowed to Have Live-in Relationships. 3 Dec 20203 Dec 2020 In the case of Kamini Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh, The Allahabad High Court held that Live in relationship between consenting adults is not a crime. In this case…
News Update Bail granted to Showik Chakraborty by special NDPS Court in Drug Case 3 Dec 2020 Background Showik, 24, was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drugs-related case on September 4, as part of the investigations into the death of actor Sushant Singh…
News Update The Supreme Court gives direction for installation of CCTV cameras in all investigating offices and probe agencies. 3 Dec 2020 On 2nd December 2020, the Supreme Court gave directions to the Centre for installation of CCTV cameras in CBI, National Investigation Agency (NIA), ED and other probe agencies. It included…
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