What is the issue The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has directed the Additional Chief Secretary and Director of the Information Department of Uttar Pradesh to appear in the court on June 29th, in a contempt case. The Court had directed Ad ..
WHAT WAS THE CASE Criminal contempt proceedings have been initiated by the Madras High Court against an advocate who had shared WhatsApp audio messages regarding a judge that were derogatory in nature. Justice M Dhandapani had taken note of the messa ..
Background In the case of Ashwini Upadhyay & Ors. Vs. Union of India it was directed that each High Court must assign pending criminal cases against MPs and MLAs to trial and session’s court to expedite their disposal. The Hon’ble Cou ..
Facts of the case In this case, a 2-year-old girl was given up for adoption by her biological mother to a couple by executing a notarized document without complying with the Juvenile Justice Act. The adoptive parents moved to the Supreme Court agains ..
SC Will Hear Pleas Challenging Cancellation of CBSE, ICSE Physical ExamsThe Supreme Court will be hearing the writ petitions which challenge the CBSE and ICSE decision to cancel physical exams. The case will be heard by the Vacation Bench composed of ..
What is the case Actress Munmun Dutta is well-known for her role as ‘BabitaIyer’ on the show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma. A case was filed against the Actress on the grounds that she allegedly said some objectionable words about the SC ..
Overview The Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamta Banerjee wrote a letter to the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Rajesh Bindal, urging him to reassign the election petition filed by her to another judge instead of Justice Kausik Chanda to ..
WHAT DID THE COURT SAY The Supreme Court clarified that it was not intervening with the bail granted the student protesters. It however noted that the judgement of the Delhi high Court was not to be treated as a precedent for such cases. The decision ..
WHAT WAS THE CASE ABOUT The case began in 2017 due to Haasan’s remarks over the Mahabharata. During an interview, when questioned about the status of women and violence faced by them, he referred to the Mahabharata, where a woman had been used ..
What is the issue• The Allahabad High Court dismissed a public interest litigation petition seeking directions to the State authorities to dispose of dead bodies lying on the banks of the Ganga River in different ghats in Prayagraj.• The pe ..