News Update Emergency to be held unconstitutional, petition filed 15 Dec 2020 Background A plea has been filed by a 94-year-old, Veera Sarin, woman seeking a declaration that the proclamation of the Emergency in 1975 was wholly unconstitutional. Her husband had a…
News Update Karnataka High Court Initiates Suo-Motu Petition to Ensure Elections Are Held to Municipal Bodies 14 Dec 2020 A division bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty on Monday directed the registry to initiate a suo-motu writ petition to…
News Update Delhi High Court seeks Centre’s stand in PIL to ban gambling, betting websites 14 Dec 2020 In a petition seeking a direction to ban and prohibit all gambling, betting, wagering websites, the Delhi High Court today issued a notice. In public interest litigation, a Division Bench…
News Update Bombay HC moved by police officers’ requests to cancel anticipatory bail Republic TV’s COO 14 Dec 2020 Assistant police officers Sachin Waze and Riyaz Kazi visited CFO Shiva Sundaram’s home along with 2 other employees’ residence, but they were not available. This comes in the wake of…
News Update Tata Group willing to acquire Air India, Likely to file expression of interest today 14 Dec 2020 Tata Group will most probably file an Expression of Interest (EOI) to acquire national carrier agency Air India. It is also reported that Tata Group will use Air Asia as…
News Update Builder claims it owns land on which Mahakali caves stand, wants construction rights 14 Dec 2020 A Mumbai-based construction firm has staked ownership of the land on which the ancient rock-cut Mahakali Caves stand. Documents show that Motion Pictures Private Limited (MPPL), an associate of construction…
News Update Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere With Justice Dharmadhikari Committee Report 13 Dec 2020 In the dispute relating to distribution of personnel between the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporations, the supreme bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah, has held that…
News Update Vikas khanchandani has been arrested by Mumbai Police 13 Dec 202013 Dec 2020 The Mumbai crime branch on Sunday arrested Republic TV's CEO Vikash Khanchandani in connection with the TRP manipulation scam.Mumbai Police confirmed that he was arrested on Sunday morning. He will…
News Update Permission to cut trees on Dumna Road should be re-examined, says Madhya Pradesh HC 13 Dec 2020 Background Environmentalist Nikita Khamparia, a resident of Ganganagar Colony, Jabalpur, filed a PIL stating that the four-lane road from Rani Durgavati University to Dumna Airport is being constructed. Trees are…
News Update Government of Uttar Pradesh goes to Supreme Court against the order of Allahabad High Court 13 Dec 2020 The UP government goes to Supreme Court in the Kafeel Khan case. Kafeel Khan, a doctor from Uttar Pradesh are taken into detention for his speech. The High Court said…
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