A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court of India challenging the provisions of Section 62(5) of the Representation of the People Act 1951 (RP Act). Section 62(5) prohibits a person confined in the prison from casting his/her
The High Court of Karnataka has been hearing an issue based on a reference. It has been noticed that the Assistant Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner both of them are discharging dual functions i.e. administrative and judicial under several ena
A magistrate cannot order the police to file charge sheet after receiving a closure or refer report, emphasized the Supreme Court of India. A criminal case filed against the accused charged under Section 326, 294 of the Indian Penal Code and Section
The Supreme Court of India rejected to stay the Election Bonds (EB) Scheme after 2019 General Elections. The court ordered all parties to provide all the details regarding the donations received by of EBs and the identity of the donors, total amount
The Supreme Court of India inflicted fine of Rs. 20 Lakhs on West Bengal Government for banning the film “BhobhishyoterBhoot”. The apex court showed concern over “growing intolerance” in the field of art in our society. It fur
The Bombay High Court recently made clear that if cases were settled by LokAdalats, the parties should be refunded the full court fee paid by them.The Bench cited Section 21 of Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and Section 16 of the Central Court
In the Review Petitions, the petitioners have relied upon the documents, some of which could not have been placed in public domain. The Central Government raised an objection that while considering Review Petitions, the said documents may not be cons
The Supreme Court of India noticed that in a cheque bounce case the complainant is bound to unfold the details of his/her financial capacity, while a question is raised by the accused through leading evidence to that effect.The accused questioned the
The move follows a decision taken in November last year, as a part of the bilingual litigation system requiring plaintiffs to translate court documents into English in all civil and commercial cases lodged in Abu Dhabi courts if the defendant does no
A Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna issued notice to the Election Commission in a petition filed by an NRI from Sharjah, Harpreet Mansukhani.The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Election
Candidates planning to contest the elections for Legislative Assembly of the states or Lok Sabha have to fulfill certain criteria. They also have to submit a list of documents without which their nomination will be rejected.The government has recentl
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has been directed by the Supreme Court to increase the verification of Voter Verified Paper Trail (VVPAT) from one Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) per constituency to any five randomly picked up EVMs in a consti
The Bombay High Court pronounced Landmark directions this Wednesday after hearing cases related to women seeking permission to medically terminate their pregnancy, it is to be noted that length of their respective pregnancies had exceeded the mark of
The Madras High Court has ordered the state authorities to put prohibition upon downloading the TikTok mobile application.A writ petition filed in the Madras High Court has highlighted a dangerous issue. The writ petition is to direct to take appropr
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a notice on February 122019, stating that banks should initiate insolvency proceedings against companies having debts of Rs. 2000 crores and above which has been struck down today by the Hon’ble Supreme Co
A petition was filed by Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay in the Supreme Court of India praying that all the political parties registered with the Election Commissionof India be brought under the Right to Information Act (RTI). He also prayed that political par
The Supreme Court pulled up the West Bengal Government after it was brought to its notice that the film ""Bhobishyoter Bhoot" has not been screened within the limits of Kolkata.The bench comprising of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended that eight lawyers be elevated as judges of the Karnataka High Court.The eight advocates are Savanur Vishwajith Shetty, SR Krishna Kumar, Maralur Indrakumar Arun, Mohammed Ghouse , Ashok Kinagi, Govindaraj
The Madras High Court propounded that there should be minimum experience criteria for lawyers to practice before the High Court.Further, the court stated in the order that legal profession is not a child’s play. In its observation the Court con
The bench was considering a suo motu PIL registered by the High Court in 2015 taking note of a report Eenadu Telugu daily News paper which highlighted the use of prohibited chemicals in ripening fruits in Gaddi Annaram fruit market. It noted the subm
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