US President’s pledge to nominate a Black Woman to the Top Court
LI Network Umamageswari Maruthappan The current flow of retirement statements from the Judges of the US Supreme Court has given…
February 2021
J&K’s proposal for a new court complex in Raika Forest: A de trop project
Umamageswari Maruthappan A recent unwelcomed proposal is that of Jammu And Kashmir’s Administration which sought expeditious permission to…
Toolkit Case: Disha Ravi approaches Delhi HC to prevent the leakage of her private chats
Umamageswari Maruthappan Activist Disha Ravi who was under police custody in connection with the toolkit case has now…
Bombay Court dismisses plea against Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi filed by adopted son
Tanvi Sinha Mumbai Civil Court rejects plea of the adopted son of Gangubai Kathiawadi, Babuji Rawji Shah against…
Provincial Small Cause Courts
Supreet Kaur Courts of small causes are civil courts which adjudicate trivial matters of small value. These courts…
#MeToo: Delhi Court acquits Priya Ramani in M.J. Akbar criminal defamation case
Sushree Mohanty Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court acquitted Priya Ramani in a criminal defamation charge filed against her by…
PIL concerning pollution by wedding banquet halls filed before Madhya Pradesh High Court
Umamageswari Maruthappan A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court concerning the spread…
Bhutan Supreme Court Justice and Pemagatshel Judge Detained in alleged conspiracy case
Sushree Mohanty The Bhutan police arrested its senior-most judge of the Supreme Court, Kuenlay Tshering, alongside the Associate…
Char Dham Project Case: Supreme Court states, No link between the Project and Uttarakhand Floods
Umamageswari Maruthappan In response to the letter of the High Power Committee Chairman, Ravi Chopra, the Centre clarified…
Anti-Love Jihad laws: Supreme Court allows Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind as respondent
Tanvi Sinha The Supreme Court allowed the Islamic scholars belonging to the Deobandi school of thought in India,…
Toolkit case: Bombay High Court grants Nikita Jacob transit bail for three weeks
Sushree Mohanty The Bombay High Court has allowed three weeks transit bail to Mumbai-based Advocate Nikita Jacob, who…
Madras HC quashed CS Karnan’s defence of mental instability; rejects the bail plea
Umamageswari Maruthappan The Madras High Court rejected the bail petition of former Judge C S Karnan. The Single-judge…
Gujarat HC suggests guidelines to coercive recovery of dues by GST Officials
Umamageswari Maruthappan The Gujarat High Court has suggested some guidelines to ensure proper and standard procedure of search…
Suu Kyi presented to court- with no lawyer or legal representative
Tanvi Sinha In another turn in the never-ending tale of disasters to fall Myanmar since the coup that…
No suo motu contempt case registered against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai: SC clarifies
Sushree Mohanty A day after the Supreme Court’s official website indicated that the Hon’ble Court has accepted a…
TRP Scam Case: Bail plea of Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, Bombay HC, reserves order
Sushree Mohanty The Bombay High Court continued to hear the bail request filed by former BARC CEO Partho…
Supreme Court dismisses BJP member plea seeking leader of opposition status
Tanvi Sinha Supreme Court dismissed BJP leader Prabhakar Shinde’s petition that sought to be recognized as the leader…
Mumbai Special Court rejects plea that sought deportation of 8 Pakistanis on grounds of lack of jurisdiction
Umamageswari Maruthappan A special court in Mumbai on 15th February 2021 rejected the plea that demanded deportation of…
Indian Priest in Singapore charged for pawning jewellery worth 2 Million dollars from Temple
Tanvi Sinha An Indian priest in Singapore allegedly committed criminal breach of trust by pawning ceremonial jewellery worth…
Delhi Police seeks details from online applications to intensify investigations on the ‘Toolkit’ Case
Umamageswari Maruthappan The Delhi Police had sought details from video conferencing app Zoom regarding the virtual meet organised…