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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…

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…

Discrimination based on vaccination status is an infringement of fundamental rights

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In the Rajasthan High Court, a Writ Petition has been filed to overturn a State Government decision prohibiting accessibility to indoor sports, gyms, restaurants, and other public spaces to those…

Now, Delhi Police Registers FIR Against Twitter Citing Access to Child Pornography

On the basis of a complaint from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), the Delhi Police's cyber department has filed a FIR against Twitter for allegedly allowing…

DELHI HC POSTS HEARING OF STAY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF IT RULES FOR JULY 7

The vacation bench of Justices C. Hari Shankar and Subramonium Prasad of the Delhi High Court today referred The Quint's petition for an interim stay on the implementation of the…

Gujarat HC Reunites Inter-Caste Couple Who Were Forced to Divorce

While the Gujarat high court reunited an inter-caste couple who had been forced into divorce by the woman's family within two weeks of marriage, the Punjab and Haryana high court…

Calcutta HC: Notice to BJP’s Ashok Dinde on TMC leaders

The Calcutta High Court has issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Moyna Constituency and Cricketer Ashoke Dinda on the election plea filed by All India Trinamool Congress' leader…

Narada Scam: SC Annuls HC Order Refusing to Accept Replies of Mamata Banerjee

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the Calcutta High Court's June 9 order refusing to hear West Bengal's chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, and state law minister Moloy Ghatak's reply-affidavits in…

Allahabad HC Issues Notice on Plea Against Barabanki Mosque Demolition

In the case of the demolition of the Gareeb Nawaz Al Maroof Mosque in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad high court has issued a notice. On May 17, the authorities…

Patna HC Pulls Up Bihar Govt for Not Disclosing COVID Deaths on Digital Platforms

The Patna High Court showed concern about Bihar governments’s “reluctance” to upload accurate information about Covid to digital channels. A division bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S.…