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09/11/2022, 3 years ago

Justice D.Y Chandrachud becomes the 50th Chief Justice of India

On Wednesday, Justice DY Chandrachud was sworn in as India’s 50th Chief Justice. Droupadi Murmu, President of India, administered the oath of office to Justice Chandrachud today at 10 a.m. at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Justice Chandrachud succeeded previous Chief Justice UU Lalit, who retired on Tuesday. On November 11, 1959, Justice Chandrachud was born. He graduated […]

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09/11/2022, 3 years ago

Sanjay Raut is granted bail in the Patra Chawl Scam case by a special PMLA court, ED’s request for a stay of order denied

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut was granted bail by a Special PMLA court on Wednesday in the Patra Chawl redevelopment money laundering case being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. Pravin Raut, Raut’s aide, was also granted bail by Special Judge MG Deshpande. On July 31, 2022, Sanjay Raut was arrested and charged […]

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09/11/2022, 3 years ago

Allahabad High Court dismisses appeal against Lucknow Court’s order acquitting LK Advani and others in the Babri demolition case

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal appeal filed against the order of the Special CBI Court in Lucknow, which acquitted all 32 people accused of hatching the criminal conspiracy that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid mosque on December 6, 1992 (including prominent BJP leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, […]

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07/11/2022, 3 years ago

The Kerala High Court instructs justices not to participate in a religious function for lawyers at Guruvayoor Temple because the court is a secular institution

The Kerala High Court last week instructed judges and other judicial officers in the Thrissur district not to participate in the annual Kodathi Vilakku (court lamp) celebration at the Guruvayoor Temple. A committee comprised of members of the Chavakkad Munsiff Court Bar Association, among others, organises Kodathi vilakku. On the recommendation of the judge-in-charge of […]

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07/11/2022, 3 years ago

The court cannot cancel bail for violation of terms unless a notice is issued and the accused is heard: the Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has decided that bail granted to an accused cannot be withdrawn due to violation of bail conditions unless notice is issued and the accused is given an opportunity to be heard. Justice Kauser Edappagath ruled that bail revocation decisions given without hearing the accused are unconstitutional. The Court emphasised that bail […]

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07/11/2022, 3 years ago

CBI Not Required to Provide Information Under RTI Act, Exempted Under Section 24: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is not required to provide any information requested under the RTI Act because it is listed in the second schedule under Section 24 of the Act, which exempts some organisations from the Act. According to Section 24 of the RTI Act, the […]

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07/11/2022, 3 years ago

The Karnataka High Court requests Law Commission to reconsider the age of consent for sexual relations

In a noteworthy observation, the Karnataka High Court stated that, given the ground realities, the Law Commission must reconsider the age of consent under the POCSO Act. “Having come across numerous instances involving minor girls over the age of 16 falling in love, eloping, and having sexual intercourse with the boy, we believe that the […]

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07/11/2022, 3 years ago

Supreme Court upholds the validity of 10% EWS Reservation by a 3:2 Majority

The Supreme Court Constitution Bench confirmed the constitutionality of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment, which established a 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in education and public employment, by a 3:2 majority. While Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Bela Trivedi, and JB Pardiwala upheld the 103rd Constitution Amendment, Justice S Ravindra Bhat wrote a dissenting opinion in […]

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04/11/2022, 3 years ago

The Madras High Court has granted RSS permission to hold a route march on November 6 at 44 of the 50 proposed venues

The Madras High Court on Friday granted the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) authorization to hold a route march on November 6 in forty-four locations in Tamil Nadu, out of the fifty locations for which permission was sought. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan stated that he had reviewed the sealed cover intelligence report presented by the Tamil Nadu […]

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