OVERVIEW The Supreme Court recently ruled that a High Court can quash an FIR if it is found to be an abuse of the process of law, as per the powers vested by Article 226 of the Constitution of India.In the case in question, a writ petition was filed ..
NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES1. Couple in their 80s sent to jail for sexual abuse• An elderly couple, in their 80s, has been sentenced to imprisonment for sexually abusing a 4 year old child.• The 4 year old was the neighbor of the octog ..
President of India, in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed Shri Mohammed Ghouse Shukure Kamal to be an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court. A notification in this regard has ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The pair were found by police in Morley, close to Derby, on Monday night. Officials fined the couple and furthermore gave a cannabis cautioning after the revelation.The new norms came in after a couple was found 'having sex under th ..
KEY TAKEAWAYS The Supreme Court on Monday, 7th March 2021, lifted the augmentation of the restriction time frame for documenting of cases allowed by the Court in March a year ago by virtue of COVID-19 pandemic and the public lockdown. A seat containi ..
Govt Can Cut Excise Duty On Petrol, Diesel By Rs 8.5/Litre Without Hurting Revenues, Say Analysts KEY TAKEAWAYS The public authority has space to cut excise on petroleum and diesel by up to Rs 8.5 per litre without affecting its objective for income ..
NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES1. NCLT or NCLAT cannot interfere with the ‘commercial wisdom’ of COC. In the case of Kalparaj Dharamshi & Anr v. Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd & Ors, the Supreme Court has held that the NCLT ..
OVERVIEW The Bombay High Court, in a Full Bench comprising of Justice MS Sonak, Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu and Justice Bharati H Dangre on March 5, 2021 in a landmark judgment titled Mr Vassudev Madkaikar and others vs. State of Goa and others in Wr ..
German Prison Changes Over 600 Locks After Intern Shares Selfie With Special Key On WhatsappKEY TAKEAWAYS The German jail specialists obliterated the old bolts and introduced 600 new bolts and keys changing the password from the one that the assistan ..
NATIONAL NEWS SUMMARIES1. Police protection provided to lesbian woman by Delhi HC• The Delhi High Court has provided police protection to a lesbian woman who had run away from her matrimonial home when her mother tried to ‘cure&rsquo ..