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The ED’s attempts to book the party in the alleged liquor policy scam may come to naught as there is no separate law for financial misdemeanours of political parties

Congress leader Afzal Lakhani, who was arrested for posting anti-Indian and pro-Pakistani messages, besides derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Hiraben Modi, was granted bail by the Supreme Court recently. The Court has also intervened in other cases where bail was denied by the High Courts

The pleas seeking its legal recognition failed 2-3 at the doorstep of the Supreme Court’s five-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud

Debates over a woman’s autonomy over her own body vs the universal right to life of the unborn child have been keenly followed, but never more than after the latest case that arose due to a split verdict for termination of a 26-week pregnancy. The verdict was given by a Supreme Court bench that had voiced two opposite ideas of rights in such matters, but has finally come to an end

Recently, the National Restaurant Association of India and the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India challenged the July 4, 2022, guidelines of the Central Consumer Protection Authority in the Delhi High Court. The Authority had directed hotels and restaurants not to levy service charge on food bills. This issue has now become a legal bone of contention

The National Medical Commission notification staying the opening of new medical colleges has raised the ire of the state chief minister who said it was tantamount to punishing states which had invested in public health infrastructure

The draft, meant to ensure high standards in medical education, introduces a penalty of up to Rs 1 crore for colleges that do not comply with norms

The Kerala High Court recently sought inputs from the police chief to curb reviews which denigrated and tarnished a movie and whether those associated with it could file complaints

The Supreme Court said the Enforcement Directorate has to establish an unbroken chain of evidence linking Sisodia with the liquor lobby.

Opposition leaders say the trend is worrisome and deplorable