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'Slumdog Millionaire' Actor Madhur Mittal Granted Interim Protection In Sexual Assault Case
A sessions court in Mumbai granted Slumdog Millionaire actor Madhur Mittal interim protection from arrest till March 26, in a sexual assault case filed against him by a 28-year-old woman on February 23, 2021.The woman, his former girlfriend, has accused him of sexually assaulting and battering her on February 13, at her Mumbai residence, after they broke up.Additional Sessions Judge...
Gender Sensitisation & Internal Complaints Committee Of Supreme Court To Organize Virtual Symposium On International Women's Day
The Gender Sensitisation & Internal Complaints Committee of the Supreme Court of India is organizing a Symposium (virtual) on 17th March, to observe International Women's Day. Date: March 17, 2021 Time: 5:30 PM Meeting Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nlBQiZJPgEo&feature=youtu.be The Chief Guest at the occasion is Dr. Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, Under Secretary-General...
Mehmood Pracha Office Raids- Delhi Court Asks The Police To Address The Concern On Lawyer-Client Privilege While Receiving Data
Noting the consent given by Advocate Mehmood Pracha for furnishing data through pen drive to the Delhi Police's Special Cell, a Delhi Court on Friday sought response of the Investigating Officer by 19th March 2021 on how it proposes to receive the "target data"of the pen drive without creating any evidentiary vulnerability and retrieval of target data without any alteration or disclosure to...
No Inherent Right Vested In Husband Or His Relatives To Claim Custody Of Minor Girl By Filing Habeas Corpus Plea: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Underlining the principle of paramount welfare of child, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a minor girl who marries with her consent and refuses to stay with her parents, can be sent to child protection home. A Single Bench of Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri held that there is no inherent right vested in the husband or his relatives to claim custody of the minor girl...
Karnataka High Court Orders Release Of ₹53.46 Lakh Cash Seized From DK Shivakumar's Associate
The Karnataka High Court on March 4, directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to release cash seized from Sachin Narayan, an associate of Congress leader DK Shivakumar and a company run by Narayan.An amount worth ₹53.46 lakh in cash was seized by the CBI during a probe of a case against Shivakumar under the Prevention of Corruption Act. A single bench of Justice John Michael...
Wilful Disobedience: Telangana High Court Holds District Collector Guilty Of Contempt; Sentences To Three Months
The Telangana High Court recently held a District Collector and two others guilty of contempt of court for wilful disobedience of its order restraining dispossession of certain farmers from their agricultural lands for the purpose of building a reservoir. A Single Bench of Justice MS Ramachandra Rao sentenced them to undergo simple imprisonment for three months and to pay...
WB Assembly Polls 2021- Calcutta High Court Set Aside Election Commission's Rejection Of Trinamool Congress Candidate's Nomination
Setting aside the Election Commission's (EC) decision to reject the nomination of Trinamool Congress candidate Ujjwal Kumar from the Joypur constituency in Purulia district, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday (11th March) permitted him to contest polls based on his nomination papers. The Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya was hearing the plea of Kumar who challenged...
Centre Notifies Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2021
The Central Government has notified the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2021. It replaces an Ordinance and is deemed to have come into force on 4th November, 2020. The legislation was passed by the Lok Sabha on February 12, 2021, and by the Rajya Sabha on March 10, 2021. It seeks to amend the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 so as to (i) enable automatic stay...
"Cannot Be Morally Accepted In Society": P&H HC Declines Protection To Couples In "Contractual Live-In-Relationship"Which is Not A "Marital Relationship"
The Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday (10th March) registered its disapproval of 'new concept of contractual Live-In-Relation' backed by a deed, wherein parties state that their live-in-relationship is not 'Marital Relationship'. The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan opined that "especially stating (in the deed) that it is not a 'Marital Relationship' is nothing but...
Delhi Court Extends Interim Protection To Subham Kar Chaudhuri Until Mar 15 In Toolkit Case
A Delhi Court today granted environmental activist Subham Kar Chaudhuri protection in Toolkit case until Mar 15 on state's submission of no objection to such extension.Assistant Public Prosecutor Irfan Ahmed submitted that a co-accused person's application was coming up for hearing on Mar 15 and that he had no objection to the extension of interim protection. Chaudhari was granted transit bail...
'Will Pollute Young Minds, May Result In Abuse & Exploitation Of Children': NCPCR Asks Netflix To Stop Streaming 'Bombay Begums'
Issuing a notice to Netflix, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Thursday (11th March) asked subscription-based streaming service provider to stop the streaming of its new series Bombay Begums. Citing inappropriate portrayal of children in the web series, the apex child rights body NCPCR has asked Netflix to immediately stop streaming 'Bombay Begums'...