A Public Interest Litigation seeking the inclusion of Judges, Judicial staff, advocates and the members of the legal fraternity in the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination has been filed in the Delhi High Court.
Hansa Research the complainant, who had filed a writ in the Mumbai High Court complaining of Police harassment in early November 2020 in the TRP scam case, has now filed a rejoinder in the Court to the reply filed by Mumbai Police. Hansa has stated that the reply by the Mumbai Police “contains nothing but few denials and unsubstantiated, vague and superficial allegations”.
The dilemma of “bail and not jail” resurfaced again in the Supreme Court in the case of granting bail to Najeeb, the accused in a case of chopping the hand off of a professor in the state of Kerala.
5 years of education, sleepless nights, years of hard work, finally one gets a case. Hours of research goes into preparation for each case. After all this, the lawyers who argued are not paid. even when they argue on behalf of the government.
The recent update on WhatsApp sends shockwaves throughout the country. The question of how safe is one’s privacy and how protected is one’s data privacy in our country rose yet again. Several PILs have been filed in the Supreme Court of the country raising the issue of data privacy especially associated with the sharing of UPI data with third-party apps.
The Delhi High Court clarified that intervention of elders and friends in the society cannot be grounds for quashing an FIR filed under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code,1860 and Section 4 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
The Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad Bench has given directions to the electronic media, print media, social media users such as Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc, to be cautious before circulating information regarding rape cases so that the victim is not identified directly or indirectly.
On Sunday, the Bar Council of Delhi decided to hold a meeting with all the bar associations in Delhi to work a plan to revert back completely to the physical mode of hearing by courts and Tribunals.
Does conversion to another faith strip a person of their Scheduled Caste status? Does the conversion of one’s parents or grandparents affect your status as a member of the Scheduled Castes? A petition on this matter was heard in the Kerala High Court today by Justice N. Nagaresh.
Union Budget 2021 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government will be presenting the most anticipated union budget today from 11 AM IST. This budget is likely to bring India back as one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world which will be done by boosting Job creation and rural development among other things.
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