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RESUMPTION OF PHYSICAL HEARINGS WITH VIRTUAL HEARING IN HYBRID MANNER

Supreme court advocates on record association has written to chief justice of india to grant resumption of physical hearing with the existing virtual Courts in a hybrid manner. It has…

Condition for bail should not be strict but reasonable – Chhattisgarh High Court

In the present petition, the petitioner is an accused u/s 420/34 of IPC. The petitioner has made the application for the bail which was granted by the learned magistrate on…

Delhi High Court permitted CBI to file Status Report in NSE Co-location Scam

The scam is related to the market manipulation by the members of the Stock exchange who were penalised by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. In reference to the…

Arrest Should be the Last Option for the Police: Allahabad High Court

9 Jan 20211 Feb 2021

The Allahabad High Court Bench of Hon’ble Justice Siddharth remarked in a recent ruling that indiscriminate and irrational arrests are a gross violation of human rights. According to the Bench,…

Lahore High Court Declares the Two-Finger Test on Rape Victims Unconstitutional

5 Jan 20215 Jan 2021

In a recent judgement of the Lahore High Court, Justice Ayesha A. Malik criticised the use of two-finger test and the hymen test on rape victims, and held such tests…

Delhi HC orders release of adult married woman kept in child welfare home after habeas corpus writ filed by husband

In the case of Avinash Sarvan v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors., the father of the woman had filed FIR under Section 363 of the IPC at Wazirabad…

Madras HC allows elephant to stay with its caretaker of 20 years despite not having the required certificate for possession

A writ petition was filed by Sheik Muhammed challenging the actions of the State Wildlife Department to take custody of "Lalitha". Though he had made an application seeking ownership certificate,…

Supreme Court to hear plea seeking permanent commission for Navy women officers next month

30 Dec 20201 Feb 2021

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea filed regarding the Permanent Commission for women officers in the Navy who are scheduled to retire on 31 December 2020.…

PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking guidelines to strictly restrict sale of fake Covid-19 vaccine

A PIL has been filed before the Apex Court of India seeking directions for strictly restricting the sale of counterfeit vaccine for COVID-19 and formation of guidelines under the Disaster…

J&K HC states that there is no fundamental right to do trade in liquor, licenses remain cancelled

The court passed directions for framing of new Excise Policy for 2021-2022, strictly in accordance with the Jammu and Kashmir Excise Act and the law laid down by the SC…