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A writ of mandamus is a court order issued by a judge at a petitioner's request compelling someone to execute a duty that they are legally obligated to complete. A writ can also be issued when the authority of a higher court is required to order a lower court or government agency to complete a duty to uphold the law or to correct an abuse of discretion..

What is a Look-Out Circular, and who can issue and when can it be issued? Does LOC lead to arrest? Whether anticipatory bail can be granted by Competent Court even if LOC was issued? Look Out Circular or LOC is nowhere defined in Criminal Procedure Code, although, in common parlance, LOC means a document i.e. letter used by aut..

The Supreme Court closed the contempt proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with 'a word of caution for the contemnor to be more careful in future.' The Bench comprising CJI Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice KM Joseph said that the persons holding such important positions in the political s..

In a major political setback for the Congress and its former president, Rahul Gandhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday not only dismissed the review petition in the Rafale case but also censured Gandhi for wrongly attributing his remark “Chowkidar chor hai" to the apex court. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded an apology from Gandhi and his party, alleging th..

While referring the Sabarimala case to larger bench, the majority judges observed that the matters involving the interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution touching upon the right to profess, practise and propagate its own religion,should be heard by a larger bench, for an authoritative pronouncement in these matters. p style="text-align: justify;"..

The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Centre over the worsening air quality in Delhi-NCR and most other regions in northern India, ordering that the government look for an appropriate solution." "The whole of North India is suffering and not much has been done by the government", criticised the bench of Ch..

It is official now that the seniormost Judge of Supreme Court - Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde to take over from the incumbent Chief Justice of India (CJI) - Justice Ranjan Gogoi on November 18 just a day after Justice Gogoi retires as CJI on November 17! PK Mishra who is the Principal Secretary to the PM Narendra Modi presented the warrant of appointment to the CJI-desi..

Observing that there is a general lack of sensitivity much less duty towards the disabled, the Bombay High Court held that the state government must conduct training programmes and workshops in order to make State officials aware of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016. The division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikar..

The High Court of Kerala on Monday held that investigation should be carried out into the alleged encounter killings of two Maoists - Karthika Kannan and Manivasakam - by Kerala police in Agali forests two weeks ago. Disposing of the petition filed by the relatives of the slain Maoists, Justice R Narayana Pisharadi ordered :/p..

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of former Karnataka Speaker's decision to disqualify 17 rebel MLAs on the ground of defection. However, in partial relief to the MLAs, the apex court held that the duration of disqualification cannot be till the end of the term of the house. This means that they can re-contest in..

A Delhi Court on Monday issued bailable warrant to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on a complaint about his remarks that an unnamed RSS leader had compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "a scorpion sitting on a Shivling". A criminal complaint filed against Tharoor by Delhi BJP leader Rajiv Babbar, who has alleged that hi..

In view of the continued political stalemate in Maharashtra, President Ram Nath Kovind imposed Presidential Rule in the state under Article 356 of the Constitution. The results of the recent assembly elections in Maharashtra returned a fractured mandate, with no single party getting simple majority. BJP emerged as the single la..

Everyone trusts doctors and other medical providers with their health and sometimes their lives. Medical technology today has advanced, and it aims to reduce the errors in the medical field. However, some errors are still widespread. Unfortunately, sometimes ,doctors and surgeons make mistakes that can put their patient's health and possibly their lives at risk...

The Bombay High Court on Thursday restricted Dheeraj Wadhwan and Kapil Wadhwan, promoters of the crisis-hit Dewan Housing Finance Ltd (DHFL) from travelling abroad while hearing an application filed by 63 Moons Technologies Ltd seeking recovery of Rs.200 cr owed by DHFL. The Jignesh Shah promoted 63 Moons had subscribed to the ..

Alan and Thawaha, activists of Communist Party of India (Marxist), were arrested by Kozhikode police last Friday on suspected Maoist links. The Kozhikode Sessions Court dismissed their bail applications observing that the books, pamphlets and banners claimed to have been seized from them by police prima facie showed their assoc..