RECENT DEVELOPMENTS Digital Media houses like The Wire and The Quint have challenged the Information Technology (Guidelines For Intermediaries And Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The petitions filed were to be heard by the Bench consisting of ..
Karnataka HC: Receiving Financial Benefits Due To Employee's Death Not A Bar For Compassionate AppointmentThe Karnataka High Court has stated that a person will not be disentitled from receiving compassionate appointment simply because the family ..
OVERVIEW Preeti Rajan,the 2nd petitioner went to the market to purchase fish during lockdown period. She was stopped by police officials. Preetiwas not having a valid pass for going out during the lockdown period. The police issued the challan of Rs ..
WHAT DID THE COURT SAY Several pleas had been filed before the Supreme Court seeking ex-gratia compensation of Rupees 4 Lakhs for COVID victims. The Bench of Justice M R Shah and Justice Ashok Bhushan have heard the matter. The Bench noted that every ..
WHAT DID THE CENTRE SAY The Union Government has told the Supreme Court that it is not feasible to provide ex-gratia compensation to all COVID 19 victims. The Central and State Governments are under fiscal strain due to fall in tax revenue and increa ..
What is the issue The Gujarat High Court on 21st June 2021 heard petitions challenging the prohibition on manufacture, sale, and consumption of liquor in the state of Gujarat as per the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949. The petition challenged the law o ..
Facts in Brief The victim, in this case, is a 15-year-old girl. The mother of the victim claimed that her daughter was abducted by the accused who is the petitioner in this case. It was alleged that the girl was abducted from the house on 28th Septem ..
Facts of the case In the case of Parveen Tandon vs. Tanika Tandon, the Respondent-woman claimed that the Petitioner did not disclose his marital status when they first met. She also stated the petitioner executed a marriage agreement with her to show ..
Lakshadweep Administration Order Banning Meat Stayed by Kerala High CourtThe two controversial orders passed by the Lakshadweep Administrator, Praful Khoda Patel have been stayed by the Kerala High Court. The first order directed the closure of dairy ..
What is the issue Social activist Medha Patkar has approached the Supreme Court for seeking directions to the Centre and all states and union territories for taking immediate steps to formulate a uniform mechanism to decongest prisons across India th ..