News Update Courts overburdened with dishonest litigants dodging debts by resorting to non-existent, mercy jurisdiction of writ courts: Madras High Court 22 Feb 2021 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…
News Update Death row convict Shabnam, convicted of murdering seven family members, files second mercy petition 21 Feb 2021 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…
News Update Re-investigation of assault on Swami Agnivesh: Jharkhand HC dismissed the plea 21 Feb 2021 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…
News Update Madras High Court: Guidelines regarding the ethical treatment of animals even if they are raised for consumption 13 Feb 2021 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…
News Update Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, author of controversial POCSO Act judgments, takes oath as additional Judge of Bombay High Court 13 Feb 2021 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…
News Update Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking directions to restrict sale of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine 12 Feb 202117 Feb 2021 The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the petitioner to withdraw his plea filed seeking directions limiting the sale of counterfeit vaccine for Covid-19 and framing of tips underneath the Disaster…
News Update The National Law school consortium challenging the decision of BCI to scrap one year LL.M has been moved to the Supreme Court 10 Feb 202117 Feb 2021 The decision of the Bar Council of India regarding the one year LL.M has been challenged by two individuals already. Now, a consortium of National Law Universities have been moved…
News Update Resolution to boycott the court of Justice Rajiv Gupta passed by Allahabad High Court Bar Association 10 Feb 202110 Feb 2021 The High court Bar Association of Allahabad (HCBA) on weekday wrote to the Chief judge of Allahabad court, informing that it's resolved to boycott the court of Justice Rajiv Gupta…
News Update Deep Sidhu remanded for 7 day police custody 10 Feb 2021 On 9 February, Deep Sidhu actor turned activist has been remanded for 7 day police custody, in connection with the Republic Day violence that happened during the farmers tractor rally…
News Update Sitting Members of NCLAT moved Supreme Court against the remarks of Five Member Bench. 9 Feb 2021 The petitioners were Justice Karat Kumar Jain, Bavinder Singh and Vijai Pratam, all members of NCLAT. They have all moved the supreme court against "cut paste methodology" that was adopted…
