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The  15th Law Commission under the Chairmanship of Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy in its 159th Report submitted to the Ministry of Law, Justice & Company Affairs on 28th July 1998 has proposed for the repeal of the Press & Registration of Books Act, 1867 under Para 3.14 about the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Accordingly, the report had laid do..

Below mentioned are few of the most important judgments passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the year 2020. Despite the major controversies, the Apex Court’s stand of moving towards progress is evident through these judgments. From allowing daughters to have an equal share in property and giving this a retrospective effect, to giving a clear m..

The year 2020 has brought immense changes in all of the things around us. Be it our lifestyle or be it the legal aspect of life. This year has brought in several changes in various Indian Laws. Few were amended and few were replaced or rules out. Interestingly the year has also brought forward certain landmark judgments. The Judgments which might change the legal re..

Background • The door of an Advocate’s home was broken down following which he was dragged out of his home while he was in his Advocate’s dress, manhandled and beaten down mercilessly by the police personnel, in the Etah district of Uttar Pradesh. • The video of the..

AT A PANEL DISCUSSION AT THE BOOK LAUNCH OF “IN PURSUIT OF JUSTICE – AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY” BY LATE JUSTICE RAVINDER SACHAR, JUSTICE (RETD.) MADAN LOKUR, AND SENIOR ADVOCATES KAPIL SIBAL AND MUKUL ROHATGI EXPRESSED STRONG VIEWS ON THE TOPIC “PERSONAL FREEDOM AND JUDICIARY”. VIEWS OF JU..

• The Supreme Court recently notified about the new roster leading allocation of cases to different Benches of the apex court. • There are no changes when compared to the previous roster notified in October 2020. • The same will come into effect upon the reopening of the cou..

Background of the case • Case - Badri Nath vs. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (Bail App No. 139/2020, CrlM Nos. 1444/2020 & 1445/2020). • Charges under Sections 354-A (sexual harassment), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint)..

THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT RECENTLY GRANTED BAIL TO A 20 YEARS OLD BOY, CHARGED UNDER VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE IPC AND THE POCSO ACT, WHILE OBSERVING THAT THE PURPOSE OF REHABILITATIVE SENTENCING IS TO REFORM THE OFFENDER AS A LAW ABIDING CITIZEN. PROVISIONS CHARGED UNDER IPC ..

The Delhi HC has ordered the Union Bank of Indian and Indian Overseas Bank to maintain Status Quo, on a plea filed by Anil Ambani's Reliance Communication and Reliance Telecom against the declaration of their accounts as ‘Fraudulent’. Business tycoon Anil Ambani recently filed a petition before the High Court of Delhi against the declaration of certain bank ac..

Video Conferencing equipment provided to all Court Complexes including Taluk level courts; Funds sanctioned for additional VC equipment for 14,443 court rooms Nine virtual Courts have been set up; These courts handled 35,02,896 cases and realised Rs.130.72 Cr in fines as on 08.12.2020 Covid-19 Software Patch developed to help in smart ..

E-committee of Supreme court of India was conferred with the Platinum award for Excellence in Digital Governance  by the President of India in today’s online Digital India Award presentation ceremony. E-Courts project visioned and implemented by the eCommittee, Supreme court of India along with Department of Justice ..

OVERVIEW · Recently, the HC of Jammu and Kashmir held that the assumption of guilt against the defendant under Section 29 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) would apply even during the pre-trial stage.a name="..

Background • The appellant was convicted by a trial court and awarded life imprisonment in a 1987 murder case. • He filed an appeal before the Allahabad High Court in 2017 against the aforesaid conviction. • The Allahabad High Court a..

THE KERALA HIGH COURT RECENTLY RULED THAT SECTION 357A(4) CRPC IS A SUBSTANTIVE PROVISION AND THAT THE VICTIMS ARE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION EVEN FOR CRIMES THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO ITS ENACTMENT. WHAT IS SECTION 357A(4) CRPC? • This section was added vide a 2009 amend..

"IT IS NOTHING BUT OPEN GUNDAGARDI OF UTTAR PRADESH POLICE" - BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA (SLIDE 1, picture below) Background • Recently, a video from Etah, a district in the state of Uttar Pradesh went viral. • The vid..