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HC recognises 'right to be forgotten', directs search engines to disable 'name-based' search in court orders, news

The court passed the verdict on a batch of over thirty petitions by individuals who invoked their "right to be forgotten" to de-index judicial records from name-based search results and to mask their personal identifiers from publicly accessible digital versions of those records

SC notice to Centre on plea seeking compliance with recommendations of disability commissions

SC questions waqf institution's plea for court fees exemption in tribunals

SC refuses to accept plea to conduct NEET-UG retest in CBT mode

HDFC Asset Management Company gets HC relief in cyber theft case; injunction granted against hackers

Supreme Court Affirms State Power to Regulate Betting and Gambling Including Games of Skill Played with Stakes

Supreme Court Upholds GST on Actionable Claims in Betting, Gambling, Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports, and Casinos

Suppression or non-disclosure of material facts by litigants can disqualify them from relief

Frivolous complaint filed against an Advocate with oblique motives quashed by Supreme Court

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Delhi court acquits man in 2021 firing case that left policeman, civilian injured

Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan was hearing a case against Sujeet, who was accused under charges of attempt to murder, and obstructing, assaulting and deterring a public servant from discharge of duty.

Jun 1

NEET paper leak: Delhi court sends 3 accused to 14 days’ judicial custody

Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI’s plea seeking judicial custody of physics translator Manisha Sanjay Hawaldar, paediatrician Dr Manoj Shirure and physics teacher Tejas Harshadkumar Shah.

Jun 1

Venkita Mohana becomes second woman to be directly elevated to SC from Bar

Mohana, 59, graduated from the Coimbatore Law College in 1988 and has been practising since then. The Supreme Court designated her as a senior advocate in 2015.

Jun 1

Will not allow senior advocates to argue during partial court working days: SC

The summer vacation in the top court has been rechristened as partial court working days. This year, three to four benches would be holding court each week during this period.

Jun 1

Punjab: AAP MLA Pathanmajra gets regular bail in rape case

Pathanmajra, a first-time MLA from Sanour in Patiala, was arrested from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, on March 25. He had been on the run in the rape case since September 2 last year after escaping from custody when Punjab Police went to Haryana's Karnal to arrest him.

May 31

Thane court acquits three women accused of running prostitution racket

Special Judge (POCSO) S P Agarwal acquitted Sharminbanu, alias Zeenat Yunus Siddhiqui (36), Rizwana Javed Khan (27), and Afsana, alias Muskan Anis Shaikh (25), who were charged under the Indian Penal Code, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (PITA), and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

May 31

Man gets 20 years in jail for raping 15-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai

In July 2019, Nirmal pulled the victim, a Class X student, from a common water tap into his house and raped her twice. As per the prosecution, he put a speaker on full volume to drown out her screams. After she became pregnant, her kin got a case registered in December that year.

May 31

T'gana CM appears before court in Hyderabad over cases registered during BRS regime

While one case was registered at Huzurnagar police station in Suryapet district, the other was booked in Kamalapur police station in Karimnagar district. They were registered during the previous BRS regime.

May 30

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SC notice to Centre on plea seeking compliance with recommendations of disability commissions

This defeats the purpose behind having a specialised commission to deal with violations of disability rights i.e. ensuring that such cases are adjudic...

SC questions waqf institution's plea for court fees exemption in tribunals

The high court rejected the contention that court fees were ...

SC refuses to accept plea to conduct NEET-UG retest in CBT mode

A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Aravind Kumar, which p...

Supreme Court Affirms State Power to Regulate Betting and Gambling Including Games of Skill Played with Stakes

Landmark Judgment Sets Aside High Court Rulings, Upholds Tam...

Supreme Court Upholds GST on Actionable Claims in Betting, Gambling, Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports, and Casinos

Landmark verdict clarifies that staking money on uncertain o...

High Courts

HC recognises 'right to be forgotten', directs search engines to disable 'name-based' search in court orders, news

HDFC Asset Management Company gets HC relief in cyber theft case; injunction granted against hackers

Lok Adalats, DLSAs have no authority to grant divorce: Allahabad HC

Punjab and Haryana High Court suspends former CBI court special judge

Punjab: AAP MLA Pathanmajra gets regular bail in rape case

People visiting temple does not establish public character of trust managing it: Allahabad HC

HC dismisses plea seeking protection for land linked to two dargahs on KGMU premises

Allahabad HC imposes Rs 20,000 personal costs each on Lucknow DM, ADM (judicial)

Calcutta High Court Grants Interim Relief to Actor Parambrata Chatterjee in Alleged Social Media Instigation Case

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Love or a Crime?

Thereafter, what followed was the pain disintegration of human bond into cold, legal terminology. Allegations and legal proceedings followed. Differen...

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...

Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia under stringent safeguards

The judgment in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Uni...

Money Laundering : A Magistrate taking cognizance of an offence must provide an opportunity of hearing before taking cognizance

Supreme Court sets aside cognizance in Money Laundering case...

Voluntary Euthanasia and Non Voluntary Euthanasia

The Supreme Court of India’s landmark judgment in Aruna Ramc...

Money Laundering : When ED can not arrest and accused even need not apply for bail

Supreme Court of India in Tarsem Lal v. Directorate Of Enfor...

Consumer Laws

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National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Awards Rs. 2 Crores for Medical Negligence

Surgeon Found Guilty of Removing Healthy Kidney, Leading to Patient's Death; Compensation Includes Rs. 1.5 Crores for Negligence...

NCDRC awards Rs 2 cr to family after woman’s healthy kidney removed in botched surgery

The commission comprising President A P Sahi and member Bhar...

SBI must pay Rs 5 lakh to woman despite 6-yr delay in claim: Nagpur consumer panel

A bank cannot use the 90-day claim window as a shield when i...

Himachal: Hamirpur consumer panel sends three to one-year jail for selling defective machine

The case pertains to a defective machine purchased in 2015 b...

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission Overturns Medical Negligence Ruling in PRP Therapy Case

Medical professionals cleared of negligence; Commission emph...

Taxation Laws

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CESTAT Orders Remand in Elora Tobacco Case Over Cross-Examination Denial

Tribunal mandates strict adherence to Section 9D of Central Excise Act, highlighting natural justice principles....

ITAT Delhi Bench Quashes Reassessment Proceedings Against Lalit Kumar Modi

Tribunal Rules Reassessment Invalid Due to Concurrent Scruti...

You want us to run entire country, asks SC; dismisses plea seeking sweeping directions

It is nearly impossible to issue directions which will be co...

ITAT Rules Against PCIT's Revisionary Powers in Mukul Rohatgi Case

Tribunal Quashes Revision Order on Grounds of Insufficient E...

CESTAT Chennai Exempts Hotel Property Leasing from Service Tax

Tribunal Rules in Favor of Hotel Property Lease Exclusion un...

Corporate Laws

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NCLAT Upholds CoC’s Commercial Wisdom in Vedanta vs. Jaiprakash Associates Insolvency Resolution

Committee of Creditors’ rejection of Vedanta’s Addendum and approval of Adani Enterprises’ Resolution Plan affirmed; Court emphasizes limited judicial...