Overview On 22nd June, a panel discussion featuring four former Supreme Court judges- Justices B. N. Srikrishna, M. N. Venkatachaliah, Justice Lahoti, Justice Raveendran took place. The topics for discussion were delays in disposal of cases and Techn ..
Basics of RTI Act Right to Information Act of 2005 replaced the Freedom of Information Act of 2002. The RTI Act enables the citizens to exercise their rights to ask pertinent questions to the concerned public authorities. It helps maintain transparen ..
Bombay HC: Wife Staying Abroad For Career Is Not Cruelty Or DesertionThe Bombay High Court has refused to grant divorce to a man who alleged his wife of cruelty and desertion for refusing to join him and live with him in India. The Court held that th ..
Background The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had given a 3 month time to the social platforms, including WhatsApp to comply with the new IT rules passed in February 2021. A Public Interest Litigation was filed by a software engin ..
FACTS OF THE CASE The case is connected with the kidnapping of a seven year old boy. The accused was arrested and jailed since 14.02.2019, under Sections 364-A and 120-B, read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). The chief examinati ..
Plea Seeking To Remove Health From State List and Including It Exclusively In Union List Dismissed By SC The Supreme Court has refused to entertain a plea that seeked the removal of the subject of ‘health’ from the State List and its excl ..
Background Lakshadweep filmmaker Aisha Sulthana approached the High Court of Kerala after an FIR was registered against her in the Karavatti police station accusing her of offenses u/s 124 A and 153 B of the Indian Penal Code. Senior Advocate P. Vija ..
Background Facts After learning that the state had compelled merchants, vendors, and cab drivers get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19 before restarting their business, the court filed a suo moto public interest lawsuit. Meghalaya's health d ..
Background ‘Nyay: The Justice’ was produced by Sarla A Saraogi and Rahul Sharma and directed by Dilip Gulati. The movie has been outlined by Sarla’s husband, Ashok Saraogi. The Movie was released on an OTT platform ‘Lapalap&rs ..
WHAT DID THE COURT SAY The Court said that there was a direct relation between the holding of the Kumbh Mela and the subsequent deaths. Hence the Court held that the pandemic should not be invited by allowing large gatherings to take place at religio ..