The Law Commission of India, headed by retired Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, recently recommended a minor amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure to expedite the resolution of cases stuck at the cross-examination stage in civil courts across the country. The proposed amendment seeks to remove an anomaly that has Read more
The Supreme Court of India recently called out state governments for their failure to take action against hate speech in the country. During a hearing on a plea seeking contempt of court action against Maharashtra’s police and administration for failing to take action against several instances of hate speeches and Read more
The Supreme Court of India considered the case of Prakash Kumar Jena v. State of Odisha [1]in 2021. In the state of Odisha, the issue concerned the payment of Duty Call Allowance to Home Guards. The State of Odisha was recently ordered by the Supreme Court to reevaluate its decision Read more
A court in Delhi on Monday ordered the framing charges against Yasin Bhatkal, co-founder of the banned terrorist organisation Indian Mujahideen (IM), and 10 others in a case of conspiring to wage war against India in 2012. The ruling come as the court om 31 March noted that prime facie, Read more
The NGT, on the Suo Motu cognizance grounded on media reports of the case Death of children during illegal mining in West Bangal has ordered the district Magistrate of Darjeeling to pay compensation of ₹20 lakh to the heirs at law of 3 departed persons and ₹5 lakh to those Read more
The 104-year old organisation of Muslim scholars in India — the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind petitioned the Supreme Court against same-sex marriage. The center has also opposed a series of Supreme Court appeals to legalize same-sex marriage, saying it upsets the delicate balance between personal rights and accepted social values. Several other Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has moved toward a sessions court in Surat to challenge his conviction and two-year sentence in a criminal defamation case of evidence brought against him for criticizing the ‘Modi’ people group. The sessions court on Monday extended the bail allowed to Gandhi by the Magistrate court Read more
The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought to challenge the constitutional validity of Rule 39AA of the Conduct of Election Rules, which allows for an open ballot system in Rajya Sabha polls. The bench, comprising of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice Read more
Recently ex Congress President Rahul Gandhi was sentenced to 2 year imprisonment by Surat court under IPC Section 499(DEFAMATION) & IPC Section 500(Punishment for defamation) due to which he was disqualified from LOK SABHA under REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT,1951. In 2014,a RSS activist Rajesh kunte filed a criminal defamation Read more
The Delhi High Court in its order dated 29th March 2023 in the case of Goyal mg gases Pvt ltd v/s Panama infrastructure developers Pvt Ltd and Ors held that an order of arbitral tribunal rejecting to implead parties in arbitral proceedings is not an “interim award” under the arbitration Read more