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Judge Uttam Anand`s death: PIL before Supreme Court seeks guidelines for protection of Judicial officers and Legal fraternity

In the aftermath of the recent killing of Justice Uttam Anand of Dhanbad, a PIL has been filed before the Supreme court seeking directions to immediately enforce and initiate guidelines…

Tokyo Paralympics: The International Paralympic Committee refuses to accept an additional competitor; the Supreme Court rejects shooter Naresh Kumar Sharma’s case

In a stunning turn of events in the case of 5-time Paralympic shooter and Arjuna Award winner Naresh Kumar Sharma, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that an additional…

Admission of students to Universities on their performance in entrance exams rather than Grade XII results

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On Monday, The Kerala High Court directed the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations to refrain from publishing the rank list before disposal of the petition. The petition ment that to admit…

Delhi High Court allows a woman to terminate pregnancy

A 32-year-old woman, who completed 22-week gestation period, had sought permission to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy as her foetus was suffering from various defects and abnormalities. Advocate Sneha…

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend general insurance law

The Lok Sabha has passed the General Insurance Business Amendment Bill, 2021 with the sole motive to amend the general insurance law to allow the Government to pare its stake…

Supreme Court to hear urgently Naresh Sharma plea against his non-selection in Paralympic, Tokyo 2020

After the plea was brought in front of bench headed by Justice Ramana, the matter has been listed for urgent hearing before three judge bench today.The paralympian(petitioner in this case)…

BRICS finalises Counter Terrorism Action Plan

BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) brings together five of the largest developing countries of the world, representing 41 per cent of the global population, 24 per cent of the global GDP and…

The Supreme Court rejects to decrease the Rs 5 lakh cost imposed on the petitioner who challenged CJI Dipak Misra’s appointment; direct recovery

On Friday, the Supreme Court denied Mukesh Jain's request for a reduction in the Rs 5 lakh cost imposed on him for filing a writ petition challenging Dipak Misra's nomination…

CJAR Condemns phone hacking aimed at “attacking the independence of the judiciary”; Requires SC-monitored SIT probe

CJAR expressed “deep concern” about the revelation that the Pegasus software owned by the Israel National Bureau of Statistics group was allegedly used to invade the telephones of Indian citizens,…

The Bombay High Court has refused to restrict the media, claiming that there is a “regulatory limitation” to good and bad reporting

In the case involving Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra, the Bombay High Court declined to impose a ban on the journalists, holding there is a jurisdictional…