News Update Order VII Rule 11 is not Exhaustive – SC 26 Feb 2021 In the case of K. Akbar Ali v. K. Umar Khan (SLP 31844/18), the apex court observed that the order VII and rule 11 which talks about rejection of plaint…
News Update Judges of the Supreme Court cannot be addressed as “Your Honour” 25 Feb 2021 On September 28th, 2019, the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, had issued a statement that a resolution was made to address judges of…
News Update The US is Enforcing Fresh Sanctions on Two Generals from Myanmar Involved in the Coup 25 Feb 2021 The US Treasury announced new sanctions on the two generals behind the recent Myanmar coup. Maung Maung Kyaw and Moe Myint Tun have been added to the Specially Named Nationals…
News Update No extra chance to civil service aspirants:SC 25 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the plea filed by some civil service aspirants who have exhausted their last chance of preliminary examination held in October 2020. They were, in…
News Update Calcutta High Court held that dismissal of a person from a job position solely based on disability is violation of rights 25 Feb 202125 Feb 2021 Case: Dr. Shishir Kumar Biswas v. State of West Bengal. Bench: Justice Ravi Krishan Kapur Disability cannot be the sole ground of removal of a person from a job position.…
News Update Married woman’s heirs on her parental side not strangers for the purposes of succession under Hindu Succession Act: Supreme Court 24 Feb 2021 The Apex Court has recently pronounced that when a woman's parent heirs are included as people who may possibly succeed under Hindu Succession Act, then it cannot be held that…
News Update Simply because a person does not agree with state policies cannot be imprisoned: Delhi High Court 24 Feb 2021 Bail application was filed before Delhi High Court, where it was submitted that the applicant was falsely arrested on 13.02.2021 and was brought to New Delgi without obtaining a transit…
News Update Kerala High Court directs to expedite probe against false rape charges 23 Feb 2021 The Kerala High Court asked the State Police Chief to entrust to a competent officer the investigation charges of a false rape case as well as expedite the investigation. A…
News Update The Consumer Forum of Hyderabad has held that charging costs for carry bags with the logo of supermarkets is unfair trade practice 23 Feb 2021 Case: Baglekar Akash Kumar v. More Megastore Retail limited In this case, the consumer court of Hyderabad has observed that the “more megastore” has imposed additional cost of carrying bags…
News Update Popular Bhima-Koregaon case: Bombay High Court granted interim bail to poet-activist Varavara Rao on medical terms 22 Feb 2021 The High Court of Bombay has given interim bail to the poet-cum-activist Varavara Rao, Aged 81 for medical reasons in Bhima-Koregaon case. Varavara Rao is presently undergoing treatment at Mumbai’s…
