News Update Since public servants cannot be discriminated against based on their location, the CBI does not need to investigate central government personnel: HC Calcutta 29 Jul 2021 On Wednesday, the Calcutta High Court refused to interfere with the CBI's ongoing probe into livestock and coal smuggling cases involving former TMC leader Vinay Mishra. The defendants have been…
News Update Delhi High Court asks Centre to develop a policy to protect children from online gaming addiction 29 Jul 2021 A NGO called Distress Management Collective (DMC), filed a petition through advocates Robin Raju and Deepa Joseph, seeking a national policy to protect children from gaming addiction. It was stated…
News Update Virtual hearing cannot replace physical hearing; Soon financial relief for lawyers: Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju 29 Jul 2021 The newly appointed Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju recently said that the virtual hearing of cases by the courts cannot replace the face-to-face / physical hearing and that the government will…
News Update AP High Court said to state govt to consider Forest Beat Officer for promotion 28 Jul 202129 Jul 2021 The petitioner argued that till now, no action has taken place and his juniors are being promoted, denying the case of the Forest Beat Officer only on the ground that…
News Update An arbitral award based on no evidence or overlooking of vital evidence would be perverse: Supreme Court 28 Jul 2021 While hearing the case of an appeal filed by PSA Sical Terminals Pvt. Ltd. against the order of Madras High Court, the Supreme Court dismissed the said appeal while observing…
News Update The Karnataka HC rejected a plea which claims State government should be directed to conduct research on Covid drug 28 Jul 2021 A Division Bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice NS Sanjay Gowda concluded that the petition is outside the scope of a writ court. The court said: "Writ…
News Update Former Supreme Court judge Justice SC Agrawal passes away 28 Jul 2021 On Wednesday former Supreme Court judge, Justice SC Agrawal passed away, aged 87. The mortal remains of the judge Agrawal is at his residence at Neeti Bagh and will be…
News Update Direction to undergo others sentences after life sentence illegal :SUPREME COURT 28 Jul 2021 The Supreme Court observed that a court cannot stipulate that other sentences would begin after expiration of life sentence awarded to convict. In a case, the Trial court had convicted…
News Update Children orphaned in and as a result of Covid-19 should be covered by the PM CARES Fund: Supreme Court 28 Jul 2021 The Supreme Court stated that welfare programmes like the PM CARES Fund should support those children who've become orphans during the Covid-19 outbreak as well as those who became orphans…
News Update “Want Daughters To Be Safe; From Where Do One Get Decide To Throw Acid?”: Gujarat HC Refuses To Suspend Sentence 28 Jul 2021 Case title - Jayeshkumar Budhabhai Zala v. State Of Gujarat The Gujarat court on weekday refused to suspend the sentence of a man guilty under Section 326A of the Indian…
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