News Update BCI issues revised schedule for All India Bar Examination, exam to be held on Jan 24 22 Oct 2020 The Bar Council of India (BCI) on 21th October issued a revised schedule for the conduct of All India Bar Examination AIBE-XV. As per the revised schedule, the exam will…
News Update Video conferencing hearing also has some norms: Karnataka High Court pulls up lawyer 18 Oct 2020 The Karnataka High Court on Friday pulled up an advocate who participated in a video conference hearing while sitting inside a car.When the matter was called out for hearing, the…
News Update Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea challenging order to pay maintenance as condition for anticipatory bail 17 Oct 2020 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain an appeal against a Patna High Court decision requiring the appellant to pay maintenance to his wife as a condition for securing…
News Update Youth Bar Association plea in Supreme Court: Make pre-litigation mediation mandatory 13 Oct 2020 The Youth Bar Association (YBA) of India has approached the Supreme Court with a suggestion that alternate and pre-litigation processes be made mandatory to avoid adding to the huge pendency…
News Update Is the pandemic slowing down in India? 6 Oct 2020 India has been recording an average of 64,000 cases daily so far this month, down from more than 86,000 daily cases in the last two weeks of September. It's also…
News Update Harvey J Alter, Charles M Rice, and Michael Houghton recieve Nobel Price in Medicine or Physiology for discovering Hepatitis C Virus 5 Oct 2020 The Nobel Committee on Monday in Stockholm awarded the Nobel Price in Medicine or Physiology to Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton. The…
News Update Kerala HC grants bail to youth accused of creating enmity for posters against custodial torture of 2 Muslim youth 4 Oct 2020 Several cases were registered against the petitioner in respect of the posters, in view of their wide circulation. Despite his being granted bail in some of the cases filed against…
News Update UPSC Candidates who possess admit cards are not obstructed in any manner from reaching their centers- Delhi HC 3 Oct 2020 The Delhi High Court has directed the state government and Delhi Police to ensure that candidates who possess admit cards for appearing in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination on October…
News Update Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020 Receives Presidential Assent 2 Oct 20203 Oct 2020 The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Act, 2020, that includes protection of healthcare personnels during epidemics, has received presidential assent and has come into force. The Act was passed by the Rajya…
News Update ROLE OF “MENS REA” NECESSARY TO PROVE ANY OFFENCE: SUPREME COURT 2 Oct 20203 Oct 2020 The Supreme Court of India, setting aside the conviction of a man in the abetment of suicide of his wife, stated that in order to prove any crime, the role…
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