Supreme Court to Review Haryana’s 75% Local Job Reservation Law After High Court Ruling.

Supreme Court to Review Haryana’s 75% Local Job Reservation Law After High Court Ruling.

Feb 7, 2024

The Supreme Court has issued notice on the Haryana government’s order to challenge the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision to quash a law reserving 75% of private job positions for local candidates in Haryana. The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act,

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“Telangana High Court Stresses Need for Credibility in PILs, Calls for Genuine Public Interest Advocacy”

“Telangana High Court Stresses Need for Credibility in PILs, Calls for Genuine Public Interest Advocacy”

Feb 6, 2024

The Telangana High Court has emphasised that being a lawyer alone is insufficient and that petitioners filing Public Interest Litigations (PILs) must provide their antecedents. The court, led by Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, urged petitioners to demonstrate their

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Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Plea Against ED Arrest to Be Heard by High Court

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Plea Against ED Arrest to Be Heard by High Court

Feb 6, 2024

The Jharkhand high court has scheduled a hearing for former chief minister Hemant Soren’s plea filed on February 5. Soren has challenged his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land scam case. The high court previously granted Soren five-day custody in

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Madhya Pradesh High Court Implements Three-Tier Scrutiny Process to Combat Disability Certificate Fraud and Ensure Reservation Compliance

Madhya Pradesh High Court Implements Three-Tier Scrutiny Process to Combat Disability Certificate Fraud and Ensure Reservation Compliance

Feb 6, 2024

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has implemented a three-tier scrutiny process for the issuance of disability certificates, led by Justice Vivek Agarwal, to address concerns about fraudulent claimants misuse of reservation provisions. The directive was prompted by a plea by the National Federation

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Supreme Court Misidentifies Kindle as Tinder in E-Library Discussion

Supreme Court Misidentifies Kindle as Tinder in E-Library Discussion

Feb 6, 2024

In a Supreme Court hearing, Justice PV Sanjay Kumar mistakenly referred to Amazon’s e-book reader, Kindle, with the dating app Tinder. The court was discussing plans for e-libraries and digitising textbooks. Justice Kumar asked if Tinder was the name of the device, which

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Inadequacy of infrastructure and staff in NCLAT Chennai: Advocates likely to move to court

Inadequacy of infrastructure and staff in NCLAT Chennai: Advocates likely to move to court

Feb 6, 2024

The Chennai bench of the NCLAT was set up three years back but now it is facing issues over its functioning. It is claimed by the Corporate Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Bar Association that the the Chennai bench was not strengthened as it

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Plea Filed in Varanasi Court for ASI Survey of Gyanvapi Mosque’s Blocked Cellar

Plea Filed in Varanasi Court for ASI Survey of Gyanvapi Mosque’s Blocked Cellar

Feb 6, 2024

Issue: A plea has been filed with the Varanasi Court asking the Archaeological examination of India (ASI) to carry out an extensive examination of the Gyanvapi Mosque’s inaccessible dungeons. According to the application, it is difficult for the ASI to finish surveying the

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“We will not allow democracy to be murdered like this” CJI DY Chandrachud on Chandigarh mayoral elections

“We will not allow democracy to be murdered like this” CJI DY Chandrachud on Chandigarh mayoral elections

Feb 5, 2024

Supreme court on Monday condemned the act of the presiding officer of Chandigarh mayor elections, saying that it is murder of democracy and is obvious that the ballot papers were defaced. “Is this the behaviour of the returning officer, and wherever there is

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Husband’s plea to test child’s paternity refused: Delhi HC

Husband’s plea to test child’s paternity refused: Delhi HC

Feb 3, 2024

On Wednesday, the Delhi HC rejected a plea by a man, who claimed that he is suffering from male infertility known as azoospermia. Due to this reason, he had sought blood samples from his wife as well as children so that he could

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Necessary to comply with the anti-conversion law to legalise marriage: Allahabad HC

Necessary to comply with the anti-conversion law to legalise marriage: Allahabad HC

Feb 3, 2024

It has been recently observed by the Allahabad High Court that if any person has converted to another religion even before the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021, then also they have to make the compliance with the act

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