Karnataka High Court extends life of all interim orders till January 7
Synopsis: The effect of the interim orders set to expire within a period of one month has now been extended until 7 January 2021....
Rajasthan High Court directs trial courts: Give complete details of criminal antecedents in bail...
Synopsis: The Court is of the view that the learned courts below in the hierarchy are not specific in relation to the accused persons’...
Orissa High Court directs Registry: Provide details of infrastructure, staff required to set up...
Synopsis: An affidavit filed by the state in relation to the steps it took to fast-track long-pending criminal proceedings against former and sitting legislators...
Governor signs UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020
Synopsis: The State Law Commission of Uttar Pradesh submitted a report to the CM in 2019, along with a draft of 'Uttar Pradesh Freedom...
Bombay High Court quashes FIR filed by wife after amicable settlement between couple
Synopsis: After confirming with the complainant wife that the couple were co-habiting and reached an amicable settlement, the Court quashed the FIR accusing the...
Supreme Court in Arnab Goswami interim bail order: Pressing need for courts to address...
Synopsis: 91,568 bail applications were noted to be pending before the High Courts, while 1,96,861 such applications were pending before the district courts.
The...
Kerala Governor signs off on ordinance withdrawing Section 118A of Kerala Police Act
Synopsis: An Ordinance repealing the earlier one adding the contentious Section 118-A of the Kerala Police Act, 2011 has been signed by the Kerala...
Farmers’ Advocacy group protests ‘illegal’ detention of farmers, moves Punjab & Haryana High Court
Synopsis: The group assaults the detention as a violation of the right to liberty, the right to life and the protection against arrest and...
Centre to Supreme Court: AAP government took no effective steps to prevent Covid-19 surge...
Synopsis: The Central Government claimed, the Delhi Government did not take measures to increase testing capability or plan appropriate ICU beds to deal with...
Karnataka High Court to State government: Reconsider decision asking visually impaired employees to report...
Synopsis: Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari argued that blind workers would require support, suggesting that they would have physical contact with different persons.
On Thursday,...