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Kangana Ranaut moves to Supreme Court

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Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel have moved to Supreme Court for transfering their case registered against them from Mumbai to Shimla. They alleged that there would be threat…

in case of absence of any counsel on physical hearing dates, no adverse orders ought to be glided by the district courts: Delhi High court

The Delhi High Court ordered that just in case of absence of any counsel on physical hearing dates, no adverse orders ought to be glided by the district courts (Anil…

Five dead at Sivakasi firecracker factory

Several people are injured and till now 5 have been discovered as dead in a factory in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu. The blast took place at the Kalaiyarkurichi firecrackers factory, leaving…

Fine imposed on Lawyer for not maintaing the dress code

Background The case that the court was dealing with was an issue where the accused was convicted under Sections 363, 366A, 376(3) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6…

CBI summons wife of Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee in coal smuggling case

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday summoned Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s mate Rujira Narula in alleged coal importation scam case. A CBI team reached Banerjee’s house in city…

Courts overburdened with dishonest litigants dodging debts by resorting to non-existent, mercy jurisdiction of writ courts: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently noted that the courts are often burdened with dishonest petitions filed by litigants who try to dodge debts by resorting to non-existent mercy jurisdiction of…

Death row convict Shabnam, convicted of murdering seven family members, files second mercy petition

Shabnam has submitted her second mercy petition to Governor of Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel and President of India Ramnath. The Mathura Prison which is the only jail in the country…

Re-investigation of assault on Swami Agnivesh: Jharkhand HC dismissed the plea

Background Swami Agnivesh was attacked by a mob, for making anti-Hindu comments in July 2018, it was alleged by the petitioners that the attack was carried out by BJP Yuva…

Madras High Court: Guidelines regarding the ethical treatment of animals even if they are raised for consumption

A plea was filed by V S K Tamilselvan about the illegal transportation of cattle from place to place. The transportation and the treatment given to animals were against the…

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, author of controversial POCSO Act judgments, takes oath as additional Judge of Bombay High Court

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, the author of a series of controversial lawsuits on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, took an oath as an additional judge of the…