News Update Allegations by estranged spouse affecting other’s reputation and career is mental cruelty 1 Mar 2021 Case: Joydeep Majumdar v. Bharti Jaiswal Majumdar The husband was an army officer, who filed a divorce petition, on grounds that he was subjected to numerous malicious complaints by the…
News Update Central government plans to impose a complete ban on cow slaughter, beef products in Lakshadweep 28 Feb 2021 The Central government has proposed to introduce a total ban on slaughter of cow, calf, bull and bullock in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep with a maximum punishment of life…
News Update Directions given by Delhi High Court on the issue of feeding street dogs 28 Feb 2021 Urvashi Vashist v. Residents Welfare Association In an ongoing issue of feeding street dogs in the residential colony of Delhi, the Delhi High Court gave directions. This hearing was done…
News Update Saudi Crown Prince-approved murder of Jamal Khashoggi: US intelligence report 27 Feb 202127 Feb 2021 Released on Friday, the US Intelligence report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi found that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman of Saudi Arabia had authorised an operation to capture or…
News Update Centre denies the legalisation of Same-Sex Marriage 27 Feb 2021 The Centre has denied to make any changes to the existing laws on marriage of same sex marriages. The High Court of Delhi on Thursday, heard three separate petitions by…
News Update UK court allowed Nirav Modi’s Extradition 26 Feb 2021 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…
News Update Judges of the Supreme Court cannot be addressed as “Your Honour” 25 Feb 2021 On September 28th, 2019, the Chairman of the Bar Council of India, senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, had issued a statement that a resolution was made to address judges of…
News Update The US is Enforcing Fresh Sanctions on Two Generals from Myanmar Involved in the Coup 25 Feb 2021 The US Treasury announced new sanctions on the two generals behind the recent Myanmar coup. Maung Maung Kyaw and Moe Myint Tun have been added to the Specially Named Nationals…
News Update Married woman’s heirs on her parental side not strangers for the purposes of succession under Hindu Succession Act: Supreme Court 24 Feb 2021 The Apex Court has recently pronounced that when a woman's parent heirs are included as people who may possibly succeed under Hindu Succession Act, then it cannot be held that…
News Update Popular Bhima-Koregaon case: Bombay High Court granted interim bail to poet-activist Varavara Rao on medical terms 22 Feb 2021 The High Court of Bombay has given interim bail to the poet-cum-activist Varavara Rao, Aged 81 for medical reasons in Bhima-Koregaon case. Varavara Rao is presently undergoing treatment at Mumbai’s…