News Update Ernakulam Court Denies Bail to M Sivasankar IAS, Former Secretary to Kerala CM in Customs Case 30 Dec 2020 A Court in Ernakulam on Wednesday refused bail to M Sivasankar, former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the case registered by the Customs Department in relation…
News Update Supreme Court to hear plea seeking permanent commission for Navy women officers next month 30 Dec 20201 Feb 2021 On Wednesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea filed regarding the Permanent Commission for women officers in the Navy who are scheduled to retire on 31 December 2020.…
News Update PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking guidelines to strictly restrict sale of fake Covid-19 vaccine 30 Dec 2020 A PIL has been filed before the Apex Court of India seeking directions for strictly restricting the sale of counterfeit vaccine for COVID-19 and formation of guidelines under the Disaster…
News Update J&K HC states that there is no fundamental right to do trade in liquor, licenses remain cancelled 30 Dec 2020 The court passed directions for framing of new Excise Policy for 2021-2022, strictly in accordance with the Jammu and Kashmir Excise Act and the law laid down by the SC…
News Update Indian Railways completes 180 kmph speed trial of Vistadome tourist coach 30 Dec 2020 180 kmph speed trial of the new design of Vistadome tourist coach has been successfully completed. The state-of-the-art coaches will mainly operate in tourist locations namely in Kashmir Valley, Darjeeling,…
News Update Delhi Prepared to Face New Coronavirus Strain: CM Arvind Kejriwal 29 Dec 2020 On Tuesday, Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi Chief Minister reassured the capital's residents that they are prepared to deal with the new mutant strain of the coronavirus.As per the covid tests conducted…
News Update Wife of Shiv Sena MP summoned in PMC bank case 29 Dec 2020 The officials said that Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut summoned by ED for interrogation in PMC bank money laundering case on December 29. This is third…
News Update Madras HC allows celebrated music director Ilaiyaraja to meditate in his former music studio for a day 29 Dec 2020 After a long battle, the HC recently recorded a settlement between Ilaiyaraja and the proprietors of Prasad Studios that would allow him a day to meditate in the music room where he…
News Update Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act will override provisions of the NDPS Act in cases concerning juveniles, says Patna HC 29 Dec 2020 Background A minor was accused of abetting the transport of cannabis in his role as a khalasi of a truck. The minor’s counsel argued that the minor neither had knowledge…
News Update Entitlement of compensation under Section 357A (4) can be availed by victims even prior to the enactment 29 Dec 2020 Case title - District Collector Alappuzha v. District Legal Service Authority, Alappuzha and others [WP(C).No.7250 OF 2014(E)]. A landmark judgement was passed by Kerala High Court about the Section 357A…
