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WHAT DID THE COURT SAY A Delhi Court has remanded freelance journalist Rajeev Sharma to the custody of the Enforcement Directorate till July 14. The decision was given by the Additional Sessions judge, Justice Dharmendra Rana. The judge op..

Background The petitioner is the Principal of Sabari PTB Smaraka School, Ottappalam. He purchased a registered Heavy Passenger Motor Vehicle and applied for permission for alteration of the vehicle as Educational Institution Bus (Contract Carriage). li style="text-align:..

What did the Court say While upholding a murder conviction, the Supreme Court noted that recovering the weapon used in the conduct of the crime is not a sine qua non for convicting an accused. Minor inconsistencies that do not get to the heart of the matter and/or such contradic..

CASE PROCCEDINGS A Division Bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani refused to hear student activist Gulfisha Fatima’s plea on her alleged illegal detention in the Delhi Riots case, after her advocate Mehmood Pracha took recourse to heckling and placing dependency on facts which were ..

INTRODUCTION As the COVID situation in Delhi is now under control and there is a dip in cases, the SCBA has again written a letter to CJI NV Ramana requesting him to recommence the physical hearing of cases in the Supreme Court strictly following the COVID guidelines and appropriate behaviour. li style="text-a..

Who are the Parties to the case The case is Dr. M. Manikandan v. State. The petitioner is M. Manikandan. He is a former minister of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). The complain..

SC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging AIIMS' Decision To Provide 80% Reservation To Women In Nursing Attendant Post  A plea had been filed against the decision taken by AIIMS to provide 80% reservation for women candidates for direct recruitment to the post of nursing attendant. A notice has been issued by the Supreme..

High School Teacher Says It's Her Constitutional Right To Sleep With Students A 47 year old high school teacher in Alabama, Carrie Witt, has been sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment for having sexual intercourse with a student. She will be spending 1.5 years in jail, 18 months on community service and the rest of her se..

KEY TAKEAWAYS The citizens of India have the right to assemble subject to reasonable restrictions. Section 151 of the Indian Penal Code is one of the sections that talks about unlawful assembly. When 5 or more people gather together intend..

BACKGROUND The Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021 was enacted by the President and notified on 4th April 2021. The ordinance amended various acts relating to the protection of Intellectual Property Rights. li style="text-align: ..

What Is The Case A Delhi court has dismissed a revision appeal submitted by Sudhir Chaudhary, the Editor-in-Chief of Zee TV, contesting the trial court's summoning decision in a defamation..

Supreme Court Emphasizes On The Need To Write Short And Clear Judgements The Supreme Court has emphasized the need to have more crisp, clear and concise judgements that the litigants can understand. It has also stated that the time for oral submissions by lawyers should be restricted. The decision was given by the Bench compr..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Reservation to Other Backward classes was implemented through Mandal Commission in 1990. The certificate for OBC is issued by National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC). Eligible people can apply for the certificate thro..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Section 79 of the Information Technology Act provides the intermediaries with protection against liability from any third-party content. Safe Harbour Immunity is nothing but protection granted to the intermediaries from any unlawful content posted by the users and ..

KEY TAKEAWAYS Father Stan Swamy, who was arrested under the UAPA for his involvement in the Bhima-Koregaon violence, passed away on 5th July 2021. He was a Jesuit Priest who tirelessly worked for the rights of the Tribal communities in Jharkhand. li style="text-align: ju..