News Update Lok Sabha passes three agriculture sector bills in ongoing monsoon session 19 Sep 2020 Three bills on market reforms, contract farming and essential commodities were passed by the lower house in the monsoon parliamentary session that began on 18th September. The cabinet had cleared…
News Update Himachal Pradesh HC :SC ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act does not restrict the Practice of accused surrendering and getting Interim Bail under section 439 18 Sep 2020 The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an accused under Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, resorting to Section 439 of Code of Criminal Procedure and…
News Update 200 metre as minimum distance between stone quarries and residential structures set by NGT 17 Sep 2020 200 metre was earmarked as the minimum distance to be maintained between stone quarries and residential or public structures across the country by the National Green Tribunal. A bench headed…
News Update PIL filed against Justice Markandey Katju alleging defamation of Indian Judicial System 17 Sep 2020 Deposing in the Nirav Modi extradition case before a UK High Court, Justice Markandey Katju had remarked that the fugitive businessman "is unlikely to get a fair trial back home…
News Update Accused granted bail under NDPS Act in “unusual times” of COVID-19 by SC 15 Sep 2020 Orders for release of persons on bail to decongest jails, applicable to cases of up to seven years sentence were passed by the SC. The order was passed given the…
News Update EX-JNU student Umar Khalid remanded to 10-day police custody by Delhi HC 15 Sep 202015 Sep 2020 Judge Amitabh Rawat of the Kakardooma Additional Sessions Court passed the order allowing Umar Khalid's 10-day custody to the Delhi Police who shall investigate the allegations pursuant to a UAPA…
News Update Delhi HC gives directions to Arnab Goswami in plea filed by Shashi Tharoor 12 Sep 2020 Shashi Tharoor has filed a plea in the Delhi High Court against the derogatory statements made by Republic TV host, Arnab Goswami, with respect to Sunanda Pushkar's case. While the…
News Update Maharashtra government files affidavit on action taken against police in Palghar Lynching incident 8 Sep 2020 18 police officers were punished by the Maharashtra government after an inquiry was conducted into their alleged involvement in the Palghar Lynching incident. An affidavit with the particulars of the…
News Update NLAT for NLSIU Admissions 2020: Instructions for PWD candidates released 7 Sep 2020 The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru has notified instructions for Persons with Disabilities (PWD) who are writing the National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) for NLSIU admissions this year.…
News Update Odisha floods: 14 lakh people in 20 districts affected 5 Sep 2020 Heavy rains caused by a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal have increased the water levels of the Mahanadi and 11 other rivers, leading to floods. The floods…
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