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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…

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…

POCSO verdict Judge gets one year tenure extension

The tenure of additional Judge of Bombay High Court, Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala is extended by another one year after Supreme Court collegium recommendation being accepted. The order of her…

Directions given to state officials for appearance before Karnataka High Court for a survey.

The Karnataka High Court directs the state officials to be present before the court for a survey to be conducted regarding the children working in the street vending. The aim…

Supreme Court delayed the arrest of the accused when he entered into a marriage comprise with the victim

BackgroundThe girl, hereinafter the complainant, had gone to Australia for higher studies in 2016 where she met the accused who asked her hand in marriage. The complaint denied that they…

Delhi High Court seeks for reaction by National Human Rights Commission, Manipur govt over extra-judicial murder of 2 people

The Delhi High Court on Friday released a legal notice to the National Human Rights Comnission (NHRC) and Manipur state government over a plea challenging an order passed by the…

Denial of Maintenance Allowance to wife would cause a Economic Abuse u/s 3 of DV Act – Tripura HC

In the case of Ramendra Kishore Bhattacharjee v. Smt. Madhurima Bhattacharjee (Crl. Rev. P. No. 36 of 2020), the Tripura high court held that denial of maintenance allowance to the…

Ordinance with regards to Regulating inter faith marriages and religious conversion, challenged in the Supreme Court

Citizens for Peace and Justice, NGO, challenged the validity of Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2019 and Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020, within its previous Petition that…

Twitter to Impose Limits on Accounts in India Following the Threat of Government Legal Action

Upon receipt of a notice of non-compliance and threat of legal action by the Indian government, Twitter will re-implement restrictions on certain Indian accounts. Thousands of farmers have protested following…