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If a foetus in the womb gets a choice it will definitely choose not to be born: Madras High Court in matter of 15 yr old pregnant girl

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) hearing the petitioner's minor niece, namely J, D/o.Late Kaaliappan, aged about 15 within the time frame fixed by this Court, said if a foetus in…

New tribunal bill overrides previous supreme court rulings on tenure of chairperson and member

Union Ministry of Finance prescribed for uniform norms for appointment and service of the chairperson and tribunal members.Earlier the minimum tenure of Chairperson and members of tribunal should be 5…

Amendment in Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment Bill

Arbitration and conciliation amendment Bill 2021 shall be deemed to have come into force on the 4th day of November, 2020.In the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (hereinafter referred to…

Lockdown violation cases in UP to be withdrawn:CM

On Saturday, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has ordered the withdrawal of over 2.5 lakhs cases which were being lodged for the violation of lockdown rules.All the common people…

Sedition case against Zakir Hussain

In Jammu and Kashmir High court, a sedition case against Zakir Hussain, councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill development Council, Kargil, was lodged for various comments against the Indian Army. The…

Supreme Court to begin hybrid mode hearings: Lawyers will have option to appear either physically or virtually in physical courts

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The Supreme Court will begin the hearings via hybrid mode where the option of appearing in the physical courts, either physically or virtually will be at the option of the…

An environment activist arrested from Karnataka

A, 21-year-old, Disha Ravi climate activist, has been 'picked up' from her house in Karnataka's Bengaluru in Greta Thunberg "toolkit" case. The student-cum-activist, was picked up from her house in…

Special PMLA court grants bail to former ICICI Bank CEO

BackgroundEnforcement Directorate had filed a criminal case against Ms Kochhar, Mr Kochhar and Videocon Group’s Venugopal Dhoot accusung them of money laundering. The agency alleged irregularities and corrupt practices in…

Amazon Institutes Legal Action Against Future Group in Indian Supreme Court

Amazon has filed an appeal in the Indian Supreme Court against its Mumbai-based partner Future Group to avoid the sale of Future's $3.4 billion retail assets to Amazon's business rival,…

Supreme court issues notice on petition regarding proper mechanism to check content on Social Networking sites

In a petition seeking a mechanism for monitoring Twitter posts and ads that are seditious, abusive, triggering, and promoting violence among the people in India, the Supreme Court today issued…