'We Are Pained by And In Disagreement With The Stand Taken By AG': SC On Delay In Appointment Of HC Judges

"All stake holders "should stop looking at shadows, the process is collaborative and the endeavour should be to improve the situation by reducing the time periods."

'NPR Wasteful Exercise As Govt Not Planning To Make NRC' : Plea In SC Challenges NPR Notification, In Addition To CAA [Read Petition]

As the Supreme Court is set to consider the challenge against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 next week, a petition has been filed in the top court challenging the notification for National Population Register (NPR).The petition filed by a NGO named 'Minority Front' states that NPR is the first step for National Register of Citizens (NRC). Since the Prime Minister has already announced...

POCSO : Bombay HC Grants Bail, Observes Minor Girl 'Surrendered' To Physical Desires Of Accused Out Of Love & Affection [Read Order]

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to one Anirudha Yadav, a 25-year-old man accused of raping a minor girl, in a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The Court observed that the conduct of the victim, a minor girl aged nearly 15 years, indicated the she had left home to go with the accused by her own will and that she had 'surrendered to the physical desires...

JNU Violence: Delhi HC Issues Notices To Whatsapp, Apple And Google On Plea For Preservation Of Evidence

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notices to Google, WhatsApp and Apple, in a plea moved for preservation of data pertaining to the violent incident that took place in the campus on January 5. In today's hearing, Advocate Rahul Mehra, who appeared for Delhi Police, submitted before the court that letters have been written to University authorities for preservation and...

Sabarimala - Essential Religious Practices- Nine Judge Bench Hearing- LIVE-UPDATES From Supreme Court

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Analysis Of Supreme Court Judgment on Kashmir Lockdown: Apar Gupta [Video]

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Tripura HC Stays Arrest Of Person Booked For FB Post Against BJP's Missed Call Campaign Supporting CAA[Read Order]

The Tripura High Court on Friday granted interim relief to a man, who was named as accused in an FIR which was registered on the basis of his Facebook post on the number advertised by the BJP for the missed-call campaign in support of Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.The accused had put up a Facebook post stating :"By mistake if you make a call in 8866288662, all of your data saved in the...

Why SC Held That A Juvenile Aged Between 16-18 Years Cannot Be Tried As An Adult For Committing Offence U/s 304 IPC?

The boy, who should now not be named, was aged 18 years minus four days, when he ran down a young man with his speeding Mercedes Benz. The 'accident' which killed the youth occurred in 2016, and reportedly the boy had been fined thrice before this incident for traffic violations while he drove his father's car. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 categorizes...

Acid Attacks : How Indian Laws Have Evolved To Deal With This Crime?

Acid attack is a brutal act of throwing acid (vitriol) or equally abrasive substance, which is a violent form of assault on a person with an intention to torture or disfigure or even to kill. Usually the offender throws acid at the victim's face inorder to disfigure the face by burning them and damaging the skin tissues. This inhuman and monstrous act will result in the permanent injury...

'Govt Servant Has Right To Free Speech' : Tripura HC Sets Aside Suspension Of Staff For Attending Political Rally & FB Post [Read Judgment]

As per a significant judgment rendered by the Tripura High Court on Thursday, government servants are entitled to hold and express their political beliefs, subject to the restrictions laid under Rule 5 of the Tripura Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1988. "As a Government servant the petitioner is not devoid of her right of free speech, a fundamental right which can be curtailed only by...

Kashmir Lockdown : SC Criticizes Centre For Not Producing Orders Imposing Curbs & Internet Shutdown

In the judgment on Kashmir lockdown, the Supreme Court has criticized the Central Government for not producing before it the orders which imposed curbs in Jammu & Kashmir region in the wake of abrogation of the special status of the state on August 5.The Court observed that the prohibitory orders passed under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure, and the internet shut down orders...

Seemapuri Protests : Delhi Court Grants Bail To All Accused; Asks Police To Remove Their 'Doubts' About CAA [Read Order]

A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to all the 12 accused, who were arrested by Seemapuri Police on allegations of indulging in violence during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.The Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Malhotra of Karkardooma District Court imposed an unusual condition in the bail order that the accused should appear before the Seemapuri police on...