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Court cannot be a mute spectator: Karnataka High Court

The high court of Karnataka has discharged an appeal for leniency and upheld the sentence of rigorous imprisonment for seven years obligatory on a convict for raping a 69 year-old…

NGT asked companies like Amazon, Flipkart, others to ponder about environment audit

The National Green Tribunal has asked the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to consider an environmental audit against entities such as Amazon, Flipkart, soft drink companies and packaged drinking water…

PIL in SC against 4 states for non-implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court criticising the non implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, alias Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme, by Delhi, Telangana, Odisha…

Freedom of speech not absolute: Bombay High Court

The Bombay high court has mentioned that freedom of speech and expression given beneath Article nineteen of the Constitution isn't an absolute right whereas denying interim protection from arrest to…

Second Marriage Under Muslim Law May Be Considered as Cruelty Against First Wife Even While Its Legal

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The Kalaburagi bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising Justice Krishna S Dixit and Justice P. Krishna Bhat while hearing an appeal held that even though it is legal to…

Technical problems faced by students in NLAT to be raised by query :NLSIU

Statement to record the successful completion of the the National Law Aptitude Test has been given by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru for its law school…

Stalin vs. State Represented by the Inspector of police

[Criminal Appeal No. 577 of 2020 *Facts* : The incident happened during a beer party in Tamil Nadu. All were friends and the incident occurred in a sudden quarrel. The…

A 77year old women moves SC challenging Rules prescribing age limit to study law

RISHABH DUGGAL & ANR (PETITIONERS)VERSUSTHE BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA & ANR (RESPONDENTS) Rules of Legal Education and BCI rules which sets the upper limit of admission of 3 years LLB…

SOP for physical hearings issued by Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court has issued a Standard Operating Procedures (SoP) for resumption of Physical Hearings. The court was closed from September 12, after 12 employees tested Covid positive. Physical…

DU to resolve matters related to UG and PG students seeking admission abroad

In a hearing in the Delhi high court, DU stated that its officials are exploring the best possible solution to provide an early results for the students who have got…