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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 against him by the High Court...

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 waging war against Asiatic Nat..

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 was accused of cheating, crimi..

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 got pregnant due to the crime a..

Tribunal Reforms Bill Passed In Lok Sabha The Tribunal Reforms Bill 2021 ("Bill") was passed in Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid opposition demanding further discussion on the Bill. The Bill seeks to provide for uniform terms and conditions of the various members of the Tribunal and abolish certain tribunals as a part of i..

KEY TAKEAWAYS There have been increasing animal cruelty cases in India, and the recent examples are the killing of monkeys in Karnataka. The brutal killing of a dog named Bruno in Kerala shook the courts also. Organizations like PETA, SGAC..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Crimes are on a rise due to the prevailing conditions in the society despite the various progressive laws. Rape is one of such crime that affects women gravely, but has also not left innocent men from its clenches. While most..

WHAT WAS THE MATTER The case Shubas Jain v. Rajeshwari Shivam was a case if dispute between a landlord and a tenant regarding demolition of a wall without causing harm to the remaining property. The Bombay Municipal Corporation passed an order to vacate the building due to its d..

WHAT WAS THE MATTER The Delhi HC was hearing the case of Tajunissa & Anr. vs Mr. Vishal Sharma &Ors.in which the third defendant (Kotak Mahindra Bank) was present without being issued a summon and neither did they filed a caveat. The said defendant contended that the pla..

Factual Background The PUCL had filed an application seeking direction and guidelines against the FIRs filed under Section 66A of the IT Act. The NGO has requested directions to the Union through NCRB or any agency for data collection regarding the FIRs where Section 66A has bee..

Case Background The petitioner, Javed, was alleged to have converted a Hindu girl into Islam to marry her. He has been accused under Sections 120-B, 366, 368 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 5 (1) of the Uttar Pradesh State Act. This..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE The petitioner alleged that there was a conspiracy between Sengar and his aides. Moreover, they conducted the collision between a truck and a vehicle boarded by the Unnao Rape survivor, her counsel, and two aunts. The collision caused the immediate death o..

BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Considering that 12 states have declared journalists as frontline workers, The Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh, a journalist association, has filed a PIL in the Bombay High Court seeking directions from the Maharashtra Government to do the same. It prays bef..

BACKGROUND The Sachar Committee was a high level committee in India formed by the then PM Manmohan Singh in 2005 and it was headed by former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Rajinder Sachar. It was formed to study the social, economic, and educational condition of Muslims in I..

BACKGROUND A petition was filed before the Madras High Court challenging the validity of certain law courses offered by Annamalai University. The University awarded LLB (general) and LLB (Academic) courses given by the Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University and ..