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Allahabad HC quashes case against 2 students booked for reading namaz at restricted site

Counsel for the applicants submitted that the two were merely students with no prior criminal record and had been implicated solely for intending to perform namaz in accordance with their faith.

Calcutta High Court Upholds Magistrate's Discretion in Ordering Further Investigation in Crypto Fraud Case

Karnataka High Court Allows Zo Pvt. Ltd. to Operate Frozen Accounts for Employee Salaries

Delhi High Court Rejects Mercy Plea for Non-Compliance with Surrender Order

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Pension Claim of Ex-Serviceman in Civil Re-employment

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging SARFAESI Notice

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Municipality to Settle Contractor Payments Despite Financial Constraints

Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam's Policy on Compassionate Appointments

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to Advocate Accused of Morphing National Emblems

National News

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After Shivraj Patil, Maharashtra Cong chief Sapkal new surety for Rahul in RSS defamation case

The Bhiwandi magistrate's court in neighbouring Thane district had asked the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition to furnish a new surety as Patil, who had stood as guarantor for him, passed away on December 12 last year.

Feb 21

Shirtless protest: Court reserves order on Delhi Police plea for custody of arrested IYC workers

The arrested protesters were Krishna Hari, national secretary of Youth Congress from Bihar; Kundan Yadav, IYC state secretary, Bihar; Ajay Kumar, IYC state president, Uttar Pradesh; and Narasimha Yadav from Telangana.

Feb 21

AI in legal sector needs ethical guardrails, strong data protection: Experts

He said that it was futile to compare AI with the intent, intelligence, emotional core, critical, refined and experienced mind of a seasoned practitioner of law.

Feb 21

RSS defamation case: Rahul Gandhi appears in Bhiwandi court; names Sapkal as new guarantor

The Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition was required to appear before the court in person in the case following the death of his previous guarantor, former Union Minister Shivraj Patil Chakurkar, who passed away in December last year.

Feb 21

Court denies bail to PFI national leader, NIA claims he organised armed training camps

NIA Court judge MK Mohandas on Friday dismissed the bail plea of Ashraf alias Karamanna Ashraf Moulavi, the national in-charge of the PFI education wing and vice president of the All India Imams Council affiliated to the banned organisation.

Feb 21

Rahul Gandhi appears in Bhiwandi court in RSS defamation case

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist Rajesh Kunte filed a complaint in the court alleging that the Congress leader, while speaking at a rally at Sonale village during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, stated that the Sangh was behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi

Feb 21

Former school headmaster, clerk get six years RI in corruption case in Kerala

According to the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB), during the period from July 2011 to October 2015, Kalam served as clerk and Rajan as headmaster at Kilimanoor Government Higher Secondary School.

Feb 21

Metro parapet section collapse: officials of contractor firm seek anticipatory bail

Alpesh Patel and Ganesh Gholap -- director and technical director of the contractor firm Milan Road Buildtech -- and project consultant T Sai Suresh Kumar moved the court with pre-arrest bail pleas.

Feb 20

Supreme Court

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SC notice to National Medical Commission on plea seeking parity in stipend to Kerala doctors

According to the plea, as opposed to a statutory stipend of Rs 27,300, the colleges are paying amounts ranging from Rs 8,000 to Rs 17,000....

SC refuses to entertain Uttarakhand forest officer's plea against prosecution sanction

“You please rest your case. If you argue further, then we wi...

Musician A R Rahman agrees in SC to give credit for song to Junior Dagar Brothers

The bench noted that the modified credit would be reflected ...

SC flags 'trust deficit', orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal's SIR exercise

During the hearing, senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing f...

SC orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal's SIR exercise

Ruing the "unfortunate blame game" between the EC and the TM...

High Courts

Allahabad HC quashes case against 2 students booked for reading namaz at restricted site

Counsel for the applicants submitted that the two were merely students with no prior criminal record and had been implicated solely for intending to perform namaz in accordance with their faith.

Calcutta High Court Upholds Magistrate's Discretion in Ordering Further Investigation in Crypto Fraud Case

Karnataka High Court Allows Zo Pvt. Ltd. to Operate Frozen Accounts for Employee Salaries

Delhi High Court Rejects Mercy Plea for Non-Compliance with Surrender Order

Punjab and Haryana High Court Denies Pension Claim of Ex-Serviceman in Civil Re-employment

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses Writ Petition Challenging SARFAESI Notice

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Municipality to Settle Contractor Payments Despite Financial Constraints

Gauhati High Court Upholds Assam's Policy on Compassionate Appointments

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to Advocate Accused of Morphing National Emblems

Articles

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Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia under stringent safeguards

The judgment in the case of Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug v. Union of India (2011), passed by the Supreme Court of India, extensively addresses the comple...

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...

Legislature Cannot Ignore Supreme Court Verdicts - A Constitutional Imperative

The Madras Bar Association judgment is a clarion call for th...

Even for a cognizable offense, an arrest is not mandatory : Understanding Satender Antil's case

Supreme Court simplified and redefined law of arrest and bai...

Consumer Laws

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Rajasthan panel stays warrant against Salman Khan in pan masala advertisement case

Khan's counsel told the state commission that the District Consumer Commission, Jaipur-II, had issued a bailable warrant without serving summons, and ...

Delhi State Consumer Commission Overturns District Forum's Verdict in Godrej AC Deficiency Case

Lack of Expert Evidence Leads to Reversal of Deficiency of S...

'Manufacturing defect lacks expert evidence', consumer court sets aside refund order against Godrej

The bench comprising Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal, preside...

Delhi consumer forum directs Air India to pay Rs 1.5 lakh compensation for poor services

"This commission, therefore, directs the opposite party 1 to...

Insurance claim for damage caused by snowfall - Storm can be interpreted to include “snowfall”

Supreme Court Restores Insurance Claim for Snowfall Damage i...

Taxation Laws

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"Event Management" - Contracts for booking individuals for event participation are not “event management”

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of HT Media in Landmark Service Tax Case Service Tax on Fees Paid to Event Speakers Deemed Inapplicable Under "Event Mana...