News Update Three women take the oath as Supreme Court judges for the first time in history 31 Aug 2021 Three women were sworn in as Supreme Court justices on Tuesday, marking a watershed milestone for gender equality. There are Hima Kohli, B.V. Nagrathana, and Bela M Trivedi are among…
News Update ‘More than a lakh children were abandoned by one or both parents,’ Supreme Court, ordered CWCs to conduct an orphan investigation within three weeks 28 Aug 2021 The Supreme Court has urged child welfare committees to conclude outstanding probes into the lives of many children who lose their parents at a young age within three weeks, expressing…
News Update Filing of SLP against the dismissal of bail after a long time of wrong legitimate counsel: HC to Supreme Court 26 Aug 2021 The Supreme Court noted that the filing of a special leave petition challenging the High Court's rejection of release was unusual after such a long period of time and that…
News Update Default Bail Not Accessible For Not Filing Supplementary Charge sheet: Karnataka high court 24 Aug 2021 The Karnataka High Court has ruled that the extra charge sheet is essentially more evidence against the accused, and therefore the provisions of section 167(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code…
News Update ‘No sympathy for backdoor students’: SC dismisses plea of MBBS students admitted through private counseling 21 Aug 2021 The Supreme Court, in rejecting any review petitions filed by medical students, stated that no sympathy can be extended to students accepted through the backdoor. Medical admissions obtained through private…
News Update The Supreme Court has declined to issue a formal contempt order against lawyer Mehmood Pracha and has instead requested an apology 19 Aug 2021 In a plea contesting the Central Administrative Tribunal's ("CAT") order finding him guilty of contempt, the Supreme Court today invited attorney Mehmood Pracha to consider filing an unconditional apology. "Everything…
News Update “We don’t want a single word relating to national security,” said Supreme Court to citizens 17 Aug 2021 The Center told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that its responses to petitions on the Pegasus dispute are sufficient, and that whatever material it should submit to the court for…
News Update Chief Justice of India NV Ramana says police stations are a threat to human rights and bodily integrity 8 Aug 2021 NV Ramana, India's Chief Justice, voiced alarm over the extent of human rights breaches in police stations across the country. “In our culture, there are still issues of detention torture…
News Update “Are you as concerned about citizens as you are about cows?” the Gujarat High Court asks the District Magistrate 7 Aug 2021 On Friday, the Gujarat High Court asked Gir-Somnath, the district magistrate, if the assertion that the state is looking after citizens in similar jurisdictions is true? Justice Paresh Upadhyay's division…
News Update The Delhi High Court has requested the Centre’s response to a petition seeking compliance to the manual scavenging law 5 Aug 2021 In a PIL exclusively on the Prohibition of Employment in the Form of Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, the Delhi High Court has taken note of the Center's…
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