News Update Election Commission can issue guidelines to ensure government funds are not brazenly used for election campaigns: Madras High Court 29 Mar 2021 The Madras High Court recently expressed its inability to entertain a petition to restrain ministers from drawing salaries out of the public funds from campaigning during elections. It also noted…
News Update Supreme Court: No rigid yardstick for acceptance or rejection of dying declaration 28 Mar 2021 Case- Naresh Kumar v. Kalawati & Others A woman had suffered 95% burn injuries in her matrimonial home on September 17, 1991, and succumbed in a hospital the next day.…
News Update New Covid-19 rules in Maharashtra, cinemas to be closed by 8 P.M. from today onwards 28 Mar 2021 On Saturday, new rules, guidelines and curbs were being issued in the state of Maharashtra in order to prevent the spread of the Covid-19. The fine of not wearing mask…
News Update Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 gets Presidential assent 27 Mar 2021 The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 recieved President ial assent bringing much awaited reforms which would allow abortions by unmarried women for contraceptive failure and abortions beyond the…
News Update Volkswagen will sue former CEO Martin Winterkorn for damages over the pollution scandal 27 Mar 2021 Volkswagen announced that it would seek punitive damages from its former CEO and the head of its Audi division, accusing them of failing to act after finding that diesel vehicles…
News Update No evidence of torture: Shashi Tharoor’s counsel to court 27 Mar 2021 Through his counsel, member of parliament from Congress, Shashi Tharoor said that there is no evidence against him indicating either physical or mental torture against his wife Sunanda Pushkar. Senior…
News Update Supreme Court pronounces the final verdict on Tata v. Mistry Case 27 Mar 2021 Cyrus Mistry, whose family holds a majority stake in Tata Sons, was appointed as Chairman in 2012. In 2016, Ratan Tata had asked Mistry to step down from his post…
News Update Bombay High Court reiterated: Hearing and speech impaired persons will need special masks 27 Mar 2021 The Bombay High court on Wed determined that in the continued pandemic, the special wants of speech and hearing impaired persons weren't thought-about by the govt whereas imposing the mandate…
News Update SC allows appeal of Tata Son’s against NCLT order 26 Mar 2021 The Supreme Court allowed Tata Sons' appeals against the NCLAT order reinstating Cyrus Mistry as the corporation's executive chairman, on Friday. The Tatas have hailed the decision as a victory.…
News Update Plea alleges BJP, Puducherry is using Aadhaar data to boost political mileage: Madras High Court expresses concern 26 Mar 2021 In the Madras High Court, a petition has been filed calling for a court-monitored probe into whether the Bharatiya Janata Party has been illegally using Aadhaar data of voters in…
