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The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved setting up of a Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh.  The "Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh" will be set up in Relli village of Vizianagaram District as provided under the Thirteenth Schedule to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (No. 6 of 2014).&..

An advocate cannot be penalised simply because he does his professional duty to defend a client accused of having Maoist links, the Madras High Court recently. As noted in its order, “Appearing for a Maoist is not a crime. On the other hand, if a Maoist accused of an offence seeks the professional assistance of a lawyer, it i..

To begin with, it has to be appreciated and applauded in the right earnest that in a latest landmark judgment in W.P.(C) No. 35073 of 2014 delivered recently on August 8, the High Court of Kerala has in a historic move directed the Indian Railways to treat identity cards issued to lawyers by respective Bar Councils as a valid identity proof to undertake a train journe..

Story 1: Year 1998- Mr Alok Sharma had borrowed Rs. 4 Lakhs from Mr. Dinesh Patnayak. He promised to return it in 2 years and also promised to pay 12% interest p.a. on the same. However, Mr Sharma refused to pay after 2 years and after negotiating for 2 more yea..

It has to be exclaimed with exuberance right at the outset that in a landmark judgment titled Arjun Gopal and others v Union of India and others in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 728 of 2015 with Writ Petition (Civil) No. 891 of 2016, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 895 of 2016, Writ Petition (Civil) No. 899 of 2016 and Writ Petition (Civil) No. 213 of 2017 delivered on October ..

It has to be exclaimed right at the start with considerable degree of satisfaction that in one of the most landmark judgment that Supreme Court which is the highest court in India has delivered since independence which has garnered not just national headlines but also international headlines, the Apex Court on September 28, 2018 in Indian Young Lawyers Association &..

The working strength of the Supreme Court has now gone upto 28 judges after today’s swearing in of 4 new judges. The number is just 3 short of the sanctioned strength of 31 SC judges. The central government had notified the appointments of Justices MR Shah, Ajay Rastogi, Hemant Gupta and R Subhash Reddy to the Supreme Court j..

In a striking departure from the past, a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court comprising of Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Navin Sinha in a landmark judgment titled Mohammed Imran v State of Maharashtra and others in Civil Appeal No(s). 10571 of 2018 (arising out of SLP(C) No. 6599 of 2018) delivered on October 12, 2018 has directed..

The Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute in the Supreme Court has been adjourned for January 2019. The order was passed by a bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi & Justices KM Joseph and Sanjay Kishan Kaul. The matter was listed before the aforementioned Bench after a 3-judge Bench gave a verdict on S..

Freedom of speech The expanse of freedom of expression, a fundamental right is well known. Supreme Court struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, which restricted online speech, as unconstitutional on grounds of violating the freedom of speech.  But can that justify paid trolli..

It has be said right at the beginning with considerable degree of satisfaction that the Supreme Court which is the top court of our country has in a latest landmark judgment titled Mallikarjun Kodagali (Dead) represented through Legal Representatives versus State of Karnataka and others in Criminal Appeal Nos. 1281-82 of 2018 [Arising out of S.L.P. (Cri.) Nos. 7040-70..

It's official now that the Supreme Court which is the highest court in India has now finally in the landmark case titled Joseph Shine v Union of India in Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 194 of 2017 delivered on September 27, 2018 struck down the 158 year old most discriminatory and most reprehensible law of adultery under Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code! The 5 J..

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition challenging the Bombay High Court’s order which set aside the extension of time granted for the completion of investigation in the Bhima Koregaon case. The Bombay High Court yesterday passed an order which effectively set aside the Special Judge’s order extending the deten..

To begin with, in a latest landmark judgment with far reaching consequences, the Apex Court Bench comprising of Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee in Ram Lal vs. State of Himachal Pradesh in Criminal Appeal No. 576 of 2010 with Criminal Appeal No. 577 of 2010, Criminal Appeal No. 578 of 2010 on October 3, 2018 minced no words in stating it clearly and con..

A learning system based on formalised teaching but with the help of electronic resources is known as E- learning. While teaching can be based in or out of the classrooms, the use of computers and the Internet forms the major component of E-learning. E-learning can also be termed as a network enabled transfer of skills and knowledge, and the delivery of education is ma..