Judges Seniority Cannot Be Fixed On Basis Of Roster PointsThe Madras High Court has held that the seniority of judges cannot be decided on the basis of roster points and must be evaluated on the basis of the marks obtained in the recruitment exam. Th
Continue Reading »BACKGROUND Several newspapers such as the Deccan Herald, Indian Express, Times of India, Prajavani, etc. reported the killing of several monkeys in Karnataka. The incident took place in Belur Taluk of Hassan District of Karnataka, where on Wednesday
Continue Reading »BACKGROUND In July 2017, the Enforcement Directorate commenced inquiry under FEMA against accused Naresh Jain and others. The investigation by ED revealed that Naresh Jain, with his brother Bimal Jain and other accomplices, conspired to cause loss to
Continue Reading »FACTS The cousin of one of the petitioners, who is a sister and a social worker met the biological parents of the adopted girl and found that the child was severely malnourished and the biological parents were ready to give their daughter for adoptio
Continue Reading »BACKGROUND The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act is an Act passed by the then Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Kumari Selja that was passed in 2014. The Act was passed with an inten
Continue Reading »Case Background The petitioner was accused under Sections 342, 366, and 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. When the trial proceeding was being held in the Court of the 3rdAdditional Sessions Judge, an Investigation Officer was examined by the Counse
Continue Reading »Case Background The Uttarakhand High Court, in four cases, has passed some controversial comments against a senior practicing lawyer, in its order. The lawyer had approached the Supreme Court seeking the removal of the said observations passed agains
Continue Reading »Factual Background The daughter and minor granddaughter of a man have been detained in a prison of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. She had left India in 2016 to join the ISIS after her husband propagated the vision of the terrorist organisation in w
Continue Reading »BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Banka Ravikanth was detained under the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act 1986, by the orders of Cyber Police Commissioner in September 2020. This was after he had secured bail in five criminal cases in which he w
Continue Reading »BACKGROUND OF THE CASE When the crime occurred, Robin was the vicar of St.Sebastian's Church, Kottiyoor of Wayanad District. He was the manager of that church-backed school where the survivor, who was then a Class XI student, was studying. She go
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