During a hearing for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s plea to stay his conviction in a criminal defamation case for his comment “all thieves have Modi surname” at an election rally, Justice Hemant Prachchhak, a single-judge of the Gujarat High Court, emphasised that since Gandhi is an elected representative of the Read more…
Justice BV Nagarathna also flagged the dangers of fake news, yellow journalism and fear mongering by media. According to Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court, self-regulation by electronic media has shown to be ineffective and requires a regulatory authority. According to her, the purpose of such a body should Read more…
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ved Kumari stated that any claims of bullying or mental strain against any student in the name of discipline are without merit. Another student at National Law University Odisha (NLU Odisha) has died by suicide for the second time in about a year. Aniraj Mansa Tudu, a fourth-year Read more…
The market regulator argued that because the 12 suspicious transactions listed in the Hindenburg report are intricate and have numerous sub-transactions, a thorough investigation is required. In its application to the Supreme Court on Saturday, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) requested an additional six months to finish Read more…
Introduction In the case of Estate of Smith v. Prudential Insurance Company, the Supreme Court held that proximate cause is necessary to establish coverage for accidental death. In other words, if you’re injured in a car accident and die from complications related to those injuries, your estate cannot recover under Read more…
RSS proponent S. Gurumurthy told the Delhi High Court on 27 April 2023 that he will not file a second affidavit presenting an ‘unconditional apology’ for his tweet against former Delhi High Court judge and serving Chief Justice of Orissa High Court, Justice S Muralidhar. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani presented Read more…
On Thursday, the Supreme Court made available a list of more than 10,000 judgments from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2023, along with suggested neutral citations, in order to make crowdsourcing checking easier. This way, any items that are missing or incorrect can be fixed with the assistance of Read more…
CJI DY Chandrachud said orally during Thursday’s marriage equality petition hearing that Indian culture was “extraordinarily inclusive” and that the British Victorian morality forced Indians to abandon their cultural ethos and exclude queer people. When Solicitor General Tushar Mehta argued that the queer movement began in India around 2002, a Read more…
The Apex Court on 27 April 2023 conveyed that bestowing legal commendation to same-sex unions comes down to the realm of the Parliament. Yet the Court’s pursuit in listening to the same-sex marriage lawsuit is to guarantee that standards are developed to grant same-sex pairs social and other advantages and Read more…
On Thursday, the Delhi High Court overturned a Delhi University (DU) decision that had prevented Lokesh Chugh, the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) national secretary, from attending the university. Chugh was accused of arranging a screening of a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav Read more…