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In a major development in the Prajwala case relating to circulation of videos of sexual assault and child pornography on the internet, the Supreme Court today agreed to hold an in-camera hearing on the Committee report. A Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and UU Lalit acceded to the request by Whatsapp, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and other search engines […]
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The Supreme Court today directed the Bar Association of Gurgaon and its members not to cause any hindrance to the trial in the Ryan International School murder trial/ case. The Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud was hearing a transfer petition filed by Francis Thomas, regional head of Ryan International School. The petition filed […]
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The Madras High Court has issued a series of directions regarding the recording and production of statements under Section 164 CrPC, in the interest of reliable and speedy investigation. In the same order, it has also directed the state to establish Test Identification Parade centres in compliance with certain guidelines it has issued. The order […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Delhi High Court to decide the key issue in the Raghav Chadha defamation case by September 25. The Court has also asked the parties to appear before the High Court on Monday. The matter was listed for hearing before the bench Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud. Senior Advocate Anand Grover represented […]
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In light of the ensuing controversy surrounding the conduct of the 2017 Haryana Judicial Services Preliminary Examination, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has annulled the same. A three-judge Bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal, Rajan Gupta and GS Sandhawalia was hearing the petition filed by one Sunita, which alleges that the issue is not limited to mere leakage of the […]
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The Supreme Court today held that minimum period of six months stipulated under Section 13B(2) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (Act) for a motion for passing decree of divorce on the basis of mutual consent is not mandatory and can be waived by courts depending on the facts and circumstances of the case. The […]
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The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings pending before a trial Court at Dehradun against filmmaker Rakesh Roshan in a case pertaining to copyright issues involved in his movie Krrish 3. The matter came up for hearing before the Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chadrachud. Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, along with advocate Ravi Sharma and Dua Associates appeared on the […]
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The Delhi High Court will continue to hear the petitions filed by various parties to get marital rape declared as an offence after Advocate Gaurav Agrawal informed the court today, that the issues before the Supreme Court and the High Court did not overlap with each other. The court also requested Senior Advocate Raju Ramchandran to assist the Court […]
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1993 Mumbai blasts- A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) Court in Mumbai has sentenced Abu Salem to life imprisonment in connection with the 1993 blasts that rocked the city, according to various news reports. Another accused, Karimullah Khan, has also been handed a life sentence, while two others – Tahir Merchant and Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan – have been awarded the death […]
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the deadly Blue Whale Challenge in public interest, after coming across news that the game claimed the life of a 19-year-old college student. A Division Bench of Justices KK Sasidharan and GR Swaminathantook up cognizance of the matter last week, observing, “There is no proper mechanism as of now […]
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इस देश में रहने वाले सभी ‘बेटों’ को मैं बताना चाहता हूं कि आप अभी से अपने मां-बाप की सेवा में लग जाएं, नहीं तो अनर्थ हो जाएगा. और हां…मेरी बातों को हल्के में लेने की कोशिश भूल कर ना करें, नहीं तो आप अपने घर में हल्का भी नहीं हो पाएंगे. ख़ैर, अब मुद्दे […]
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Supreme Court judge AK Sikri is getting all the love from women and many on the internet. “When we talk of reproductive rights in this country, then there is hardly any choice so far as the woman is concerned. I can’t help but wonder how we as humans have failed humanity,” he said. It is […]
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