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Insults to religion made carelessly without intention to outrage religious feelings will not attract Section 295A IPC: Tripura High Court

The Tripura High Court in a recent order observed that insults to religion made unwittingly or carelessly without any deliberate or malicious intention to outrage the religious feelings of a…

Poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in Bhima-Koregaon case dischraged from hospital

BackgroundPoet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in Bhima-Koregaon case, was undergoing treatment at a private hospital where he was admitted by Maharashtra government following intervention from the High Court…

Supreme Court to commence limited Hybrid physical hearing from 15th march 2021

The Supreme Court of India has been hearing cases through video-conferencing since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in a latest order it said that it will begin…

¬Unlawful detention of Hilal Akbar Lone, probable MLA candidate

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir at Srinagar in a recent Writ Petition dealt with the detention of a probable MLA candidate.In this present case (Hilal Lone v. Union…

Supreme Court to hear the case of termination of pregnancy of 14 year old girl on Monday

On Monday, the plea of a 14 year old girl seeking termination of pregnancy will be heard by the Supreme Court. The girl seeks termination of her 26 weeks old…

Rape case filed after 27 years when son seeks answer

A case of Gang-rape was registered against two brothers after 27 years in Shahjahanpur police station of Uttar Pradesh. The case was filed by a woman who is in her…

Indigenous Amazonians have Filed a Lawsuit Against a French Supermarket Chain, Alleging Deforestation

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Indigenous activists from Brazil and Colombia's Amazon areas, as well as conservation organisations from France and the United States, sued a grocery chain in a French court for selling beef…

Delhi HC seeks reply over reopening of Markaz

Centre, Delhi Government and police were given time by Delhi High Court to file their reply to the plea which seeks to reopen the Nizamuddin Markaz , which was locked…

Bar Council Of India passes a resolution against criticism of Judiciary

The Bar Council Of India (BCI), the Indian adjudicating body of Law field has recently passed a resolution against of the criticism and reckless comments being continuously used against the…

Supreme Court : Voicing opinion against the Government does not amount to sedition

Case: Rajat Sharma v. Union of India The petitioner, Rajat Sharma, had accused Dr. Abdullah, who is the President of the National Conference of Jammu and Kashmir, for sedition based…