SC refuses to entertain plea seeking proper mechanism to deal with alleged misuse of sedition law
Supreme Court: A bench headed by AM Khanwilkar, J has refused to entertain a plea seeking framing of a proper mechanism to
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CBDT issues FAQs on Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Scheme, 2020
The ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ Scheme was announced during the Union Budget, 2020, to provide for dispute resolution in respect of pending income
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SC rejects advocate Colin Gonsalves’s request to intervene in proceeding against Harsh Mander
Supreme Court: A bench headed by CJ SA Bobde has denied a request of senior advocate Colin Gonsalves to intervene in the
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Chattisgarh Triple murder| SC commutes death sentence of a man who killed 3 children to a life imprisonment
Supreme Court: A 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran, and MR Shah, JJ has commuted the death sentence of a convict,
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BREAKING | Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Murder case | Delhi Court sets the execution date of Nirbhaya Convicts to be — 20-03-2020
Delhi Court issues a fresh death warrant against the four convicts. They are to be hanged at 5.30 am on March 20,
Continue readingDel HC | Petition dismissed seeking directions to NHRC to intervene and enquire into mental and physical state of 4 death row convicts in Nirbhaya Case
Delhi High Court: A Division Bench of D.N. Patel, CJ and C Hari Shankar, J. declined to entertain a petition seeking directions to
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Delhi violence| SC directs Delhi High Court to take up the plea seeking action against BJP leaders over alleged hate speeches
Supreme Court: A bench headed by CJ SA Bobde has directed Delhi High Court to hear on Friday the PIL filed by
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Nirbhaya Case | Mercy Petition of Pawan Gupta rejected by President
President rejects the mercy petition of Pawan Gupta one of the convicts in Nirbhaya Case. A Delhi court had deferred till further
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In Rajya Sabha | Re-Introduction of COTPA Bill
The target envisaged in National Health Policy, 2017 for a relative reduction in prevalence of current tobacco use is 30% by 2025.
Continue readingMinistry of Information and Broadcasting issues advisory regarding Coronavirus
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued advisory to all private satellite news TV channels and all private FM radio channelsregarding
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Plea challenging Allahabad HC’s order granting bail to Chinmyanand in Law Student rape case dismissed
Supreme Court: The bench of Ashok Bhushan and Naveen Sinha, JJ has dismissed a petition filed against the Allahabad High Court order
Continue readingBreaking | UN High Commissioner for Human Rights files an Intervention Application in Supreme Court of India with regard to CAA [Read the Press Note]
Our Permanent Mission in Geneva was informed yesterday evening by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that her Office had filed
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Delhi Violence| SC to hear plea seeking action against BJP leaders Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur, etc. for alleged hate speech
Supreme Court: A bench headed by CJ SA Bobde has agreed to hear on March 4 a plea seeking immediate registration of
Continue reading[CAA Protests] Delhi HC issues notice to Centre & Delhi Govt. for clearance of roads blocked by protesters
As reported by ANI, A Division bench comprising of DN Patel CJ and C Harishanka, J. of Delhi High Court have issued
Continue reading[Delhi Violence] [Hate Speech] Petitions filed in Del HC seeking registration of FIR against people over their alleged hate speeches
As reported by ANI, Petitions have been filed seeking registration of FIR against Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandi, Manish Sisodia, Assaduddin
Continue reading[Delhi Violence] Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appointed to represent Delhi Police
As reported by ANI, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has appointed SG Tushar Mehta, Addl. solicitor General MK Acharya and two other Advocates
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Article 370| SC seeks J&K administration’s response on plea challenging Mehbooba Mufti’s detention
Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran and MR Shah, JJ has issued a notice to the Jammu and
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Citizenship (Amendment) Act Row| Shaheen Bagh protest issue to be heard on March 23
Supreme Court: A bench of SK Kaul and KM Joseph has adjourned March 23 hearing on pleas seeking removal of the crowd
Continue readingMinistry of Information & Broadcasting issues advisory for all TV Channels — to be cautious with regard to content encouraging violence
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issues advisory and reiterates that all TV Channels are advised to be particularly cautious with regard to
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Measures taken regarding H1N1 infection of Judges of Supreme Court
Five Judges of the Supreme Court of India have been affected by Swine Flu which is caused by H1N1 virus. In order
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