Keywords – FIR, Allahabad High Court, person not named. The Supreme Court recently upheld an order of Allahabad High Court which dismissed an appeal filed by a person, who was not named in the FIR, under Section 14A(1) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 Read more
Keywords: Aam Aadmi Party, Article 239AA, LG, Arvind Kejriwal, Transfer and posting of IAS The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi petitioned the Supreme Court on Friday in response to the Centre’s law governing officer transfers and postings. According to the petition, the Ordinance is unlawful since it fails to Read more
Keywords – CJI, Jammu, frontline warriors, DMS, N-Step. On Wednesday, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud inaugurated the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new High Court complex in Raika area, Jammu. During his speech, Justice Chandrachud recognized judicial officers as frontline warriors and urged them to fulfill the Read more
Few days ago, a government order by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department was issued allowing the devotees to climb the Kanakasabhai Mandapam at the top of which lies the Sri Sabhanayagar (Natarajan) Temple at Chidambaran in the Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu. This order is now being Read more
___________________________ On Friday, the Karnataka High Court rejected Twitter’s appeal against directives from the Centre to prohibit specific social media accounts and posts. The business was fined Rs 50 lakh by the high court for failing to follow instructions from the Indian government. Under Section 69A of the Information Technology Read more
Keywords – Kerala, Kannur district, stray dogs, rabid dogs The Kannur district panchayat in Kerala had filed an application in the apex court seeking the euthanization of rabid or dangerous dogs because of their increased attacks in the district. The application states that an 11 year old child was Read more
Keywords – High court, supreme Court, collegium system, chief justice, judges. The existing five-judge collegium system of the Supreme Court has underwent a change this summer vacation with the retirement of two justices, Justice K M Joseph & Justice Ajay Rastogi. The new two justices appointed as new members of Read more
Keywords – Namaz , Temple, Jammat members, Pathway area. The Madras High Court has refused to ban the offering of Namaz in a pathway towards the Kashi Vishwanath temple in the Madurai district. The petition was filed by the state organization secretary of Agila Bharat Hanuman Sena, the petition submitted Read more
Keywords: Uniform Civil Code, All India Muslim Personal Law Board, 22nd Law Commission, PM Modi All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has asked for an extension of at least six months from the 22nd Law Commission for presenting their views on the Uniform Civil Code. On June 14th, The Read more
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informed the Bombay High Court on Wednesday that it may not be possible to replace crores of currency notes with new ones that are more accessible to people with visual impairments. Senior Advocate Venkatesh Dhond appeared for the RBI and presented to the Court Read more
