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Personal Law will not override Child Marriage Restraint Act, POCSO Act: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka High Court headed by a single bench while dismissing the bail application filed by one Nayaz Pasha held that, even though second marriage is permissible in the Mohammedan…

After 4 years in prison, NIA Court releases UAPA Accused in IISc Attack Case

A Special NIA court in Bengaluru has released Mohammed Habeeb, who was arrested for his alleged role in the December 2005 shooting at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), which…

Patna HC Pulls Up Bihar Govt for Not Disclosing COVID Deaths on Digital Platforms

The Patna High Court showed concern about Bihar governments’s “reluctance” to upload accurate information about Covid to digital channels. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S.…

Lakshadweep Administration: Shift of jurisdiction from Kerala HC to Karnataka HC

The Lakshadweep Administration who has been facing lot of protests over some of its policies, is mooting regarding shift of legal jurisdiction over the islands from Kerala High Court to…

Delhi HC: Suo motu cognizance of photographs for breaking Covid guidelines

The Delhi High Court has taken Suo motu cognizance of street food vendors in market locations violating Covid-19 guidelines. The Central government, the Delhi government, and the Delhi Police Commissioner…

Rs 4 Lakh compensation cannot be paid to COVID 19 victims : Center to SC

The Centre filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court in response to petitions seeking compensation of ₹4 lakh to family members of those who died of Covid19. Replying to the…

Are Supreme Court Guidelines in the LK Pandey Case Applicable to Personal Law Adoptions?’ SC To Investigate

In a case where a 2-year-old girl-child was given in adoption by her biological mother to a couple by executing a notarised document and failing to comply with the rigours…

Calcutta High Court Grants Bail to Saradha Chit Fund Scam Accused

Debjani Mukherjee, an accused in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, was granted bail by the Calcutta High Court on Saturday in one of several criminal cases against her. Mukherjee,…

Foreign State cannot claim sovereign immunity against enforcement of arbitral award arising out of commercial transaction: Delhi High Court

In a contract resulting from an advertising transaction, a remote state cannot seek a waiver for delaying the implementation of an associate degree arbitration award against it, controls Judge Jr.…

Medha Patkar to SC: Uniform policy for release of prisoners above 70 years

Social activist Medha Patkar has moved Supreme Court seeking to formulate a uniform mechanism to release prisoners aged 70 years with a view to decongest prisons across India. The petition…