Supreme Court adjourned pleas seeking Uniform Personal Laws, stating it a legislative work

Supreme Court adjourned pleas seeking Uniform Personal Laws, stating it a legislative work

Feb 22, 2023

Written By – Srijan A three Judges bench in supreme court consisiting of Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB pardiwala put off a batch of PIL seeking uniformity in personal laws regulating marriage, divorce, maintenance and alimony.  Senior

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MASSIVE SETBACK for Uddhav Thackeray camp: Supreme court rejects urgent hearing of petition filed by Uddhav Thackeray against election commission’s order

MASSIVE SETBACK for Uddhav Thackeray camp: Supreme court rejects urgent hearing of petition filed by Uddhav Thackeray against election commission’s order

Feb 22, 2023

Supreme court on Monday, 20th February refused the urgent hearing of the plea filed by former Maharashtra’s CM, Uddhav Thackeray against the order of the election commission regarding ‘shiv sena’ party name and symbol. The election commission passed orders on 17th February in

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Bombay High Court orders petitioner to deposit Rs. 3 Lakhs to demonstrate good faith: Statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Feb 21, 2023

Issue- A public interest litigation lawsuit filed, claiming to have raised Rs. 50 lakh through crowdsourcing for the statue’s construction, was being heard by the court. Facts of the case- The Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad branch recently demanded that an individual who wanted

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Delhi Police Report still misty in the ‘Dharam Sansad’ hate speech case

Delhi Police Report still misty in the ‘Dharam Sansad’ hate speech case

Feb 21, 2023

The background of the case is that the supreme court during the contempt of court proceeding which was against the Delhi police was informed by the Delhi police that the report was not yet ready as voice samples from the forensic laboratory are

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In Supreme Court, Public prosecutors appealed against District Bar Association’s unlawful obstruction

In Supreme Court, Public prosecutors appealed against District Bar Association’s unlawful obstruction

Feb 21, 2023

A number of public defenders in Bharatpur, district of Rajasthan, have claimed that the district bar associations and its office-bearers have been unlawfully preventing them from performing their duties during strikes against the National Legal Services Authority’s “Legal Aid Defense Counsel Scheme” being

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WHETHER THE CONVICTS OF GODHRA TRAIN BURNING CASE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PREMATURE RELEASE?

WHETHER THE CONVICTS OF GODHRA TRAIN BURNING CASE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PREMATURE RELEASE?

Feb 21, 2023

The Supreme Court addressed bail applications filed by convicts in the 2002 Godhra train burning case on Monday. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice JB Pardiwala heard the case. Tushar Mehta, appearing for the State

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Bigamy and Its Loopholes Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956

Bigamy and Its Loopholes Under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1956

Feb 20, 2023

Bigamy is defined to be an act where whoever having a husband or a wife living, marries another person. Section 494 and 495 of the IPC penalizes the act of bigamy. It  is classified to be a non- cognizable, bailable and compoundable offence.

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Amicus Curiae Suggests Eliminating SPV Contribution From Iron Ore Selling Value in Karnataka Mining

Amicus Curiae Suggests Eliminating SPV Contribution From Iron Ore Selling Value in Karnataka Mining

Feb 17, 2023

Senior Attorney Shyam Diwan, Amicus Curiae, in the PIL regarding the iron ore mining in some Karnataka districts, informed the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the Amicus was appointed due to the “serious environmental dimensions” of the case, which are no longer involved

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Would it not affect the Speaker’s impartiality if he could disqualify himself while a resolution to have him removed is pending? Asks Supreme Court.

Would it not affect the Speaker’s impartiality if he could disqualify himself while a resolution to have him removed is pending? Asks Supreme Court.

Feb 16, 2023

The Supreme Court’s constitution bench began hearing arguments regarding constitutional issues resulting from the split in the Shiv Sena party between the Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray parties. The Nabam Rebia v. Deputy Speaker (2016) decision should be referred to a seven-judge Supreme

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Big win for CENTRE as Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging delimitation commission in J&K

Big win for CENTRE as Supreme Court dismissed the petition challenging delimitation commission in J&K

Feb 16, 2023

The dismissal of the petition by the supreme court of India challenging the constitution of the delimitation commission in Jammu and Kashmir on 13th February can be observed as a big win for the central government. In august 2019, the special status of

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