Delhi High Court refuses to grant interim relief (for now) to The Wire, The Quint, AltNews in challenge to IT Rules 2021
By Sarasa The Delhi High Court today rejected to give interim relief in the challenges to the Information Technology (Guidelines for Intermediaries and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, filed by news websites The Wire, The Quint, and AltNews (IT Rules, 2021). The
West Bengal State Assembly Passes Resolution for the creation of Legislative Council
Written By – Arshita Anand The West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution yesterday to create a Legislative Council in the state under Article 169 of the Constitution of India that deals with the Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States. The
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking caste-based recruitment in paramillitary forces
The petitioners’ case was represented by the senior counsel Advocate Barun Sinha, who argued for caste-based recruitment criteria for filling up the vacancies at the national level.
Tracking Proclaimed Offenders: ‘Obtain Social Media Details While Arresting,Keep A Vigil On The Same’-Delhi High Court
"At the time of arrest or soon thereafter, the police shall collect the photograph, mobile and landline number, email ID, all Social Networking accounts like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and IT Communication tools and copies of at least two documents namely Aadhar Card,
Delhi HC urges mercy, stays transfer of HIV Positive BSF jawan
The High Court stated that it was “hopeful that the respondents (BSF) would have taken a more sympathetic approach, given the petitioner's medical condition; nonetheless, the respondents have chosen to oppose the petition.” The order further said that it was general knowledge that,
Wife Entitled To Maintenance Even If She Unilaterally Divorces Her Husband If She Is Unable to Maintain Herself: Calcutta High Court
Written By – Arshita Anand On 1st July, 2021, the Calcutta High Court ruled that a divorced wife is entitled to maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) even if the divorce had been unilaterally initiated by her. In
The ethics of Prostitution – should it be legalised?
The immoral traffic prevention act 1956, criminalises running a brothel, luring, and soliciting a person into prostitution and sexual exploitation but does not literally criminalise prostitution or prostitutes. Section 2(f) of The Immoral Trafficking Act (1956) defines prostitution as sexual exploitation of people
HOW TO ANALYSE AND ATTEMPT CLAT MOCKS?
Make sure you analyze the mock papers too. Usually, students attempt the mock papers but do not review it again to check where they went wrong. Number of mocks attempted would not do any good if you are not doing quality mocks, I.e.,
Position of LGBTQ+ community in Indian Army
After the NALSA judgment[1] of 2014, attempts were made to re-integrate the marginalized trans community in India. Navtej Singh Johar v Union of India[2] in 2018 decriminalized Section 377 of IPC which penalized “unnatural sex”, thereby legally allowing LGBTQIA+ community’s adults to engage
Confining inmate in a cell for 22 hours a day violates Article 21: Punjab & Haryana High Court
He claimed that these limits amounted to solitary confinement and that they violated his right to life under Article 21.
