The Madras High Court recently held that using abusive language or engaging in a heated argument with a superior does not necessarily warrant the severe punishment of dismissal from employment. The court made this decision while hearing the appeal of S Raja, a former trade union member who was expelled Read more
the State’s Internet Censorship The Supreme Court has received a plea challenging the perpetual internet blackout that Manipur has been subjected to since May 3 when unrest broke out in the State. Lawyer Chongtham Victor Singh and businessman Mayengbam James filed the suit, and they noted that the Manipur government had repeatedly Read more
Keywords – Covid-19 , vaccine, prima facie defamatory The Bombay High Court on Monday granted interim relief to Serum Institute of India (SII)and its CEO Adar Poonawalla in its defamation suit seeking damages to the tune of ₹100 crore from organisations and individuals who were allegedly posting prima facie defamatory Read more
The Kerala High Court on Monday raised pertinent questions regarding how society perceives and treats radically differently the nude or semi-naked male and female bodies. [XXX vs State of Kerala] Judge Kauser Edappagath pointed out that nudity should not automatically be considered sexual but must be viewed in the right Read more
Keywords – Judges, post-retirement appointments, Article 14,19,21,32,226, Supreme Court, High Courts In the middle of ascending criticism over the retired judges accepting post-retirement appointments, a PIL has been filed seeking a cooling off period of 2 years before any retired judge of the Supreme Court or the High Courts accepts Read more
Keywords : Plea, Petition, Supreme Court, Internet. A petition has been submitted to the Supreme Court challenging the ongoing internet ban in Manipur, which has been in place since May 3 following violence in the state. The petitioners, lawyer Chongtham Victor Singh and businessman Mayengbam James argue that despite de-escalating, Read more
KEYWORDS: Mukhtar Ansari, Ajay Rai, Awadhesh Rai, Varanasi Court, Avanish Gautam On Monday, a Varanasi court found gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari guilty of the murder of Congress leader Awadhesh Rai more than 30 years ago. On August 3, 1991, Awadhesh Rai, the brother of Congress politician Ajay Rai, was shot dead Read more
Keywords: Train collision, PIL, ATP system, Petion In a devastating incident, two trains collided head-on in Odisha, resulting in multiple injuries and chaos. The collision occurred near a densely populated area, adding to the severity of the situation. The accident took place when one train reportedly overshot a signal and Read more
The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that the state cannot discriminate against males, overturning a decision made by the Rajasthan State Electricity Board (RSEB) in October 1996 that only women would be appointed as lower division clerks (LDC) as part of a humanitarian initiative [Ashish Arora v. Rajasthan State Electricity Read more
Just a few hours before Dahal was about to leave for an important visit to Delhi, a solitary Supreme Court bench led by judge Manoj Kumar Sharma placed an interim stop on the implementation of the Citizenship Bill that President Ram Chandra Poudel had authorised. A mural on the wall Read more
