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In the view of article 51-A authorities are required to work with secular mind: High Court Bombay

The petitioner was trustee for some time of Jagdamba Devi Sarvajanik Trust and temple of this Goddess is situated at Mohote, District Ahmednagar. It is his contention that he wants…

Supreme Court: Violation of speedy trial can result in bail under UAPA

The present appeal has been preferred by Union of India through National Investigation Agency against High Court order where respondent was granted bail under Sections 143, 147, 148, 120B, 341, 427, 323, 324, 326, 506(H), 201,202, 153A, 212, 307, 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 Section…

High Court can interfere at the pre-detention stage where there is a potential violation of fundamental rights: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently ruled that High Courts can exercise their writ jurisdiction even in the pre-detention stage where there is a risk or danger of a violation of…

Himachal Pradesh HC rejects bail plea of man accused of raping minor girl

The Judge observed that sending a friend request to someone does not mean that the sender wants some kind of mental or physical abuse. The Himachal Pradesh High Court has…

Plea that one of judges should rescue from hearing, rejected by the Supreme Court.

Background A domestic violence complaint was filed to the metropolitan magistrate of Bengaluru last yr. It was dismissed by them. Then an appeal was made to the additional sessions judge…

Centre tells SC that extra chance to civil service aspirants can be given

On Friday, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that they are willing to give an extra chance to the civil service aspirants who have exhausted their last exam attempt in…

Medical examination is not a proof, if a girl is minor as per her birth certificate, says Allahabad Court

BackgroundThe girl acknowledges that she has married her husband named Pintu with her own free will she does not want to live with her parents. The judicial magistrate at Hapur…

Enacting laws is absolutely pointless unless our mindset changes: Kerala High Court on NCC denying admission to Transgender persons

Enacting laws is absolutely useless unless we change our mindset, the Kerala High Court observed on Thursday taking exception to the inaction of the Central government in making provisions to…

Supreme Court granted bail to Munawar Faruqui

On Friday, the Supreme Court issued ad-interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in reference to the Madhya Pradesh Police case against him for allegedly offending religious feelings. The production warrant…

NCW on POCSO judgment of Bombay High Court.

The National Commission of Women (NCW) appealed in the supreme court against the High Court of Bombay judgment which stated that pressing the breasts of a child over the clothes…