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Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies Non-Requirement of Judicial Proceedings for Pregnancy Terminations Beyond 24 Weeks

Court Directs Health Authorities to Implement Guidelines in Compliance with Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971

SC dismisses plea against AP HC order quashing case against CM Chandrababu Naidu, minister

Delhi HC receives bomb threat via email ahead of Independence Day

Odisha: Man gets life imprisonment for raping girl last year

Delhi HC upholds conviction of man for sodomising 11-yr-old rag picker

Why can't state govt provide employment: SC stays order of HC on govt jobs to relatives of Karur stampede victims

SC slams BCI's move against NALSAR students, says they have right to protest

Bank account freeze must be proportionate to suspected proceeds of crime: Allahabad HC

SC quashes criminal defamation complaint, summon against Rahul Gandhi for remarks against Savarkar

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Seven sentenced to life imprisonment in 2016 Vishnu murder case in Thiruvananthapuram

Vishnu was murdered on October 7, 2016, after the accused allegedly broke into his house following a fallout between two criminal gangs led by Puthenpalam Rajesh and Dini Babu.

Aug 14

What happened in Supreme Court on Thursday 13th Aug

LGD20 SC-PLEA-SANATAN DHARMA (5.46 PM) A PIL has been filed in SC seeking directions to the Centre and social media platforms to identify, remove and block online content allegedly insulting Sanatan Dharma and Hindu deities and disturbing communal harmony.

Aug 14

Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Friday August 14:

SC to hear plea by Rahul Gandhi for quashing of summons in Savarkar defamation case.

Aug 14

Will place BCI's directive for inquiry into CJI invite issue before Executive Council: NALSAR VC

The initial letter was followed by another one which reversed the directive to the state bar councils disallowing the enrollment of the graduating students, he said.

Aug 14

Thane court acquits 8 Shiv Sena activists, office-bearers in 17-year-old power tariff protest case

Police intervened to stop the protesters. Following the rally, police registered a case against several Shiv Sena activists under various legal sections the same day.

Aug 13

Odisha: OAS officer gets 3 years' rigorous imprisonment in bribery case

The convict, Govinda Dandasena, is a former additional tahasildar of Bijepur and is currently serving as executive officer of Rajgangpur Municipality in Sundargarh district.

Aug 13

BCI modifies order after flak, allows state bar councils to enrol 2026 NALSAR graduates

The new notification modified the earlier order, saying the "vast majority" of the students were innocent and should not be made to suffer for the alleged misconduct of a few.

Aug 13

Man in UP's Mainpuri sentenced to 10 years' RI for molesting woman who later died by suicide

The woman later wrote a suicide note alleging that Kumar had raped her earlier and was again attempting to assault her. She subsequently hanged herself at her home and died, the prosecutor said.

Aug 13

Supreme Court

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SC dismisses plea against AP HC order quashing case against CM Chandrababu Naidu, minister

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana said it is not inclined to interfere with the high court order and clari...

Why can't state govt provide employment: SC stays order of HC on govt jobs to relatives of Karur stampede victims

A division bench comprising Justices CV Karthikeyan and R Sa...

SC slams BCI's move against NALSAR students, says they have right to protest

The bench, also including Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Moh...

SC quashes criminal defamation complaint, summon against Rahul Gandhi for remarks against Savarkar

A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu said the r...

SC stays order of Madras HC on govt jobs to relatives of Karur stampede victims

A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran issued...

High Courts

Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies Non-Requirement of Judicial Proceedings for Pregnancy Terminations Beyond 24 Weeks

Court Directs Health Authorities to Implement Guidelines in Compliance with Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971

Delhi HC receives bomb threat via email ahead of Independence Day

Odisha: Man gets life imprisonment for raping girl last year

Delhi HC upholds conviction of man for sodomising 11-yr-old rag picker

Bank account freeze must be proportionate to suspected proceeds of crime: Allahabad HC

Allahabad High Court Quashes Gangster Act Proceedings Due to Procedural Lapse

'Sand mafia' Tulu Mondal moves Cal HC seeking quashing of FIR against him

Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Relief to Contractual Teacher; Questions State on Regularization

Cal HC says stay on OBC reservations to 114 classes revived as govt withdrew plea challenging it

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Fair Trial

Section 314 Criminal Procedure Code provides that any party to a proceeding make oral arguments and can submit written arguments in support of his cas...

Intervention Of Third Parties Including Defacto Complainant In Criminal Proceedings

The basic distinction drawn in the statute by introducing th...

Voice of Dissent under the Shadow of LATHI and Rule of Law

The true test of any democracy is not how it treats those wh...

Hierarchy Of Revenue Officers Under Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887

Financial Commissioner shall control all revenue officers in...

Love or a Crime?

Thereafter, what followed was the pain disintegration of hum...

Glorification of Singham Style Police Encounters is a Vicious Attempt to Deviate From the Due Process of Law Exigency of Anti Torture Shield to Curb the Sin in the Cells

The argument of the government that the notification and imp...

Consumer Laws

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Hospital 'callous, insensitive' for delaying newborn's discharge over insurance: Consumer panel

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), in an order passed last month in the 2017 case, asked the hospital to pay a compensation of ...

Mumbai consumer panel orders insurance firm to cough up Rs 1.2 cr for liquor stock ruined in floods

The South Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commis...

Delhi consumer commission fines railways Rs 25,000 for making two passengers share same blanket

A bench comprising commission president Monika Aggarwal Sriv...

Ordered iPhone, got beard oil: Flipkart, seller told to pay over 1.8 lakh to customer

The failure to investigate the complaint, recover the wrongl...

Men in 'ladies only' tour: Travel firm directed to pay compensation for service deficiency

The unilateral alteration of the itinerary after receiving t...

Taxation Laws

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ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees

Tribunal rules tax authorities cannot revalue shares when valuation done by registered valuers per Rule 11UA; clarifies payments to joint venture for ...