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Today, the Supreme court will pronounce its decision on petitions seeking ex-gratia payments of Rs 4 lakh to the Covid victims

The Supreme Court will pronounce its judgement on the pleas asking the Centre to pay ex-gratia compensation amount of rs.4 lakh to every family whose member died as a result…

Were the remains of Covid-19 victims buried in the absence of a death certificate? Karnataka HC

On Thursday, the Karnataka High Court ordered the state government to respond to the issue of covid-19 patients being buried without a death certificate. Advocate Shridhar Prabhu told the court…

Victims of the Emergency in 1975, seek status of freedom fighters

An organisation of persons arrested during the Emergency of 1975, moved Supreme Court seeking status of freedom fighters.Recently, the Bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul , Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh…

Bombay HC awards 20 years of imprisonment to school teacher under POCSO Act

According to the prosecution, on December 2nd, 2017, one of the three victims informed her mother about intermittent sexual assaults being committed by the teacher, Gopal Janbandu on her and…

COVID-19 Victim families allowed to perform final rites by Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court allows families of COVID-19 victims to perform the final rites upon death, after all the formalities of the hospital have been taken care of, provided that…

Lawyers write to MP CJ over police brutality in State

Advocates have written a letter to the chief justice of MP high court requesting him to look in the matter of police brutality in the state. This request has been…

Lawyers write to MP CJ over police brutality in State

Advocates have written a letter to the chief justice of MP high court requesting him to look in the matter of police brutality in the state. This request has been…

Migrants are victims, not criminals: Gujarat HC

The government has again brought attention to Gujarat HC not handling the migrant worker's issue promptly. Recently 33 were arrested for rioting outside IIM-Ahmedabad, and we're identified as 'victims' but…