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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 on the grounds of 'manifes..

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 September 2020 and on 3rd October 2..

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 genuineness and responsibility towards her and her child from the pr..

Lakshadweep Administration Order Banning Meat Stayed by Kerala High Court The 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 farms and the second order sought to bring changes in the diet for school k..

KEY TAKEAWAYS 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 messages and initiated the suo moto co..

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 through releasing the prisoners who are above 70 years of age, either o..

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 Additional Chief Secretary, Inf..

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 messages and initiated the suo mot..

KEY TAKEAWAYS A case was filed against Kamal Haasan for causing hurt to religious feelings due to a comment made that hurt the feelings of Hindus. The comment was made during an interview when Haasan was asked about the violence faced by women. li style="text-align: just..

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 Court observed that since the be..

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 against the order passed by the Bom..

SC Will Hear Pleas Challenging Cancellation of CBSE, ICSE Physical Exams The 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 Justice A M Khanwilkar and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari. Senior Advocate Vikas..

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/ST community. In the impugne..

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 avoid prejudice against her. ..

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. T..