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Supreme Court to Pronounce Judgment on Petition Challenging Inclusion of “Socialist” and “Secular” in the Preamble

On November 2022, the Supreme Court of India reserved its judgment on a batch of petitions challenging the inclusion of the words "socialist" and "secular" in the Preamble of the…

Bombay HC imposes cost on 16 bail petitioners for seeking time

Recently, the Bombay HC imposed costs of ₹5,000 each on 16 bail petitioners on the ground that their counsel sought time to seek instructions in a matter which was…

Centre defends the constitutionality of the new IT guidelines for 2021 against the pleas filed in Delhi High Court

In a response filed in response to a petition to the constitutional legitimacy of the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the central government…

DELHI GYMKHANA CLUB’S CASE

Facts of the case:-The case was about the company petition alleging that the affairs of the club are in a prejudicial manner to the public interest. The petition seeking for…

Tamil Nadu has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, asking the court to stop Karnataka from building a dam on the Cauvery River

State of Tamil Nadu has petitioned the Supreme Court for an injunction prohibiting the state of Karnataka, through its subsidiary Cauvery Neervari Nigama Ltd, from continuing with any activity associated…

Writ petition in Supreme Court challenges the decision of Uttarakhand High Court to have mandatory physical hearings

The Uttarakhand High Court had issued a notification on August 16th, which mandated that all lawyers would have to appear physically without an option of virtual hearings. All Indian Association…

Prior to Triple Talaq judgement, Any pronouncement of Triple Talaq will be void

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that judgment of Triple Talaq will be applicable to cases prior to Triple Talaq judgement in 2017. The Court was hearing a case…

The Calcutta High Court has issued a directive to the Centre in response to a petition challenging the validity of Section 39(7) of the Insurance Act

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On a plea challenging the constitutionality of Section 39(7) of the Insurance Act, the Calcutta High Court issued a notification to the Central govt. On August 19, while hearing a…

Delhi High court and district court will resume physical hearing from August 31 and August 24, respectively

The Delhi High Court and district Courts in the capital of India will resume physical hearing in a restricted way with impact from August 31 and August 24. As indicated…

Transman and woman who were in a relationship reunited by Madras High Court

The Madras High Court reunited a transman and a woman who were in a relationship and forcibly separated by the woman's father. They had been living together before they were…