Legal Update – Page 15 – Lawcutor

Delhi high court sought response from the health ministry, SII, and Bharat biotech on vaccine production capacity

The Indian Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers, the Serum Institute of India (SII) and Bharat Biotech, have been ordered by the Delhi High Court to file an affidavit stating the existing ability…

Hearing for bail Application of lawyer sent to prison for sending birthday greetings to Judge

The Madhya Pradesh High Court will hear a bail application after a lawyer was sentenced to prison for sending birthday greetings to the judge. Advocate Vijaysingh Yadav was arrested by…

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…

UK court allowed Nirav Modi’s Extradition

On Thursday, an U.k court decided that diamond businessman Nirav Modi can be deported to India to face fraud and money laundering allegations in the Rs 14,000-crore, scam case of…

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…

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…

Disha Ravi can get access to lawyer, warm clothes, books as court allows

Delhi court on Tuesday allowed climate activist Disha Ravi's application seeking access to her lawyer, talktime with family during the police custody, warm clothes, books and home-cooked food. This 21…