Category: News
AN EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE CONSEQUENCES OF KASHMIR’S INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION
An exhibition on J&K, which opened at the National Archives, seeks to highlight just how the founding president of Jan Sangh, Syama Prasad Mookerjee, warned former PM Jawaharlal Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah about the […]
NALSA: A RAY OF HOPE FOR THE MARGINALISED
National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has decided to embark upon a new mission this year to hold camps in remote areas to spread awareness and provide justice at doorstep. Supreme Court judge […]
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Sentenced to three and a half years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI): Fodder Scam
A special CBI court Saturday sentenced RJD chief Lalu Prasad to three and a half years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) in a second case related to the Rs 950-crore fodder scam […]
SC Gives gay community hope, Agrees to Review Section 377 ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision on Monday to review its own four-year-old verdict criminalising consensual sexual relationship in private between adults of same gender was triggered five months ago, when a 9-judge […]
SC Stays Execution Of Death Sentence In Rape-Cum-Murder Case
The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence of a man accused of rape-cum-murder of an 8-year-old girl. The trial court had convicted Veerendra for rape and […]
BIHAR TO PLAY RANJI CRICKET AND OTHER DOMESTIC TOURNAMENTS: SC
Supreme Court today ordered BCCI to allow Bihar to play Ranji Trophy and other domestic cricket tournaments. It take 14 years to bring this cherishing moment for all interested parties […]
More Women Lawyers Should Engage With DLASs To Help Women Prisoners Standing Committee On Women Empowerment
The Standing Committee on Empowerment of Women has suggested that more women lawyers should engage with the District Legal Aid Societies (DLASs) to ease access for justice to women prisoners. […]
Kamala Mills Fire: Petition In Bombay HC Seeks CBI Probe, Arrest Of Owners Of Building Where Fire Broke Out Under S.304 IPC
Gaurav Sud, an 18-year-old from Mumbai studying in the United Kingdom, has filed a request in the Bombay High Court seeking a CBI investigation into the Kamala Mills fire tragedy […]
Decisive Role of Child above 5 years in Adoption Cases: Maneka Gandhi
Soon the consent of a child above five years of age will play a decisive role in the adoption of siblings; it is a significant development in the adoption pool […]
NO RIGHT TO USE ANY OPEN LAND ESPECIALLY GOVERNMENT LAND FOR BURIAL, DELHI HC CONFIRMED
A division bench of Delhi High Court by order dated 20/12/2017 confirmed that a person has no right to use any open land, especially government land, indiscriminately as a burial […]