The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has asked the Deputy Legal Advisor of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Lucknow Zone to explain in two weeks why the agency had only one lawyer on its panel to argue cases in the high court.
On wee hours of Sep 6, the Pontiff of Edneer Mutt of Kerala left for heavenly abode. Ordinarily, the death of a religious head would not concern the legal world – except, this Pontiff who gave to us the most important constitutional case in our history, for his name was His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati.
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Meghalaya High Court alleging that Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minority (NCM) Act is arbitrary and contrary to Articles 14, 15, 21, 25, 26, 29 & 30 of the Constitution.
The Central government has informed the Supreme Court that using disinfection tunnels is clinically and psychologically harmful and appropriate directions regarding its ban will be issued by tomorrow.
Different court complexes and the Delhi High Court have reported at least 10 new COVID-19 positive cases. The cases include five from Saket Court, one each from Karkarduma and Rouse Avenue Courts and three from Delhi High Court.
A taluka civil court in Sabarkantha District of Gujarat has ordered removal of the name of Narendra Modi from a civil suit that demanded damages for the murder of 3 British nationals during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Rhea Chakraborty has filed a complaint at Mumbai’s Bandra Police Station against Priyanka Singh (Sushant Singh Rajput’s) sister and others under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Telemedicine Practice Guidelines 2020.
The Supreme Court has granted special leave to appeal in a petition against the Madras High Court’s acquittal of a man accused of killing his daughter's husband in the Udumalpet honour killing case. The SLP was from the Tamil Nadu government.
The Rajasthan High Court has decreed that as per the provisions of Rule 31 of the Rajasthan Prison Rules, 1951, wages for prisoners working in prisons for the last five years have to be revised.
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) said yesterday that no member of the university, including the vice-chancellor or any member of the staff, will participate in the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020.