Calcutta High Court: Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not permit delays in filing appeals under the NIA Act

Calcutta High Court: Section 5 of the Limitation Act does not permit delays in filing appeals under the NIA Act

Mar 3, 2023

Issue: The Calcutta High Court ruled that an appeal under Section 21 of the NIA Act of 2008 that is submitted after the allotted 90-day term from the date of the judgement, decision, or punishment cannot be considered. Arguments: The court stated that

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Madras High Court Judge Safeguarded a 60-year Old Elephant named Lalitha

Madras High Court Judge Safeguarded a 60-year Old Elephant named Lalitha

Mar 3, 2023

A Madras High Court judge visits a wounded 60-year-old temple elephant and urges the state to relocate elephants captive to rehabilitation centres. The Madras High Court recently stated that the Tamil Nadu government must execute the Court’s 2020 judgement forbidding temples or private

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“Transfer of probe to CBI would result in the miscarriage of Justice”: Dushyant Dave

“Transfer of probe to CBI would result in the miscarriage of Justice”: Dushyant Dave

Mar 2, 2023

The background of the case is that on 26th October, a member of the Telangana legislative assembly filed an F.I.R. that the members of the BJP had come up to him offering 100 crores and the contract of the central government. Moinabad police

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Jammu & Kashmir High Court notifies rules for Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings

Jammu & Kashmir High Court notifies rules for Live Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings

Mar 2, 2023

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court notified rules for live streaming and recording court proceedings published by Shahzad Azeem, registrar general of the high court, on Monday.  In its notification, it said, “these rules shall be called, ‘live streaming and recording

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SC issued notice to TN govt, recovery of the missing diaries directed

SC issued notice to TN govt, recovery of the missing diaries directed

Mar 2, 2023

Written By – Shianjany Pradhan On Tuesday, the supreme court issued a notice to Tamil Nadu concerning a plea related to the missing 41 case diaries of the investigation in the temple idol theft case.   The bench which comprised Justices V. Ramasubramanian and

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THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT IMPOSED FINE ON MAHARASHTRA FOR UNJUSTIFIED ARREST OF CONGRESSMAN. 

THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT IMPOSED FINE ON MAHARASHTRA FOR UNJUSTIFIED ARREST OF CONGRESSMAN. 

Mar 2, 2023

Written By – Unnati ISSUE: The Bombay High Court recently said that the law should not be used to silence dissent and intimidate people from expressing their thoughts. The court dismissed a lawsuit against a congress member who had made a social media

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Supreme Court Judge Justice MR Shah refuses to abstain from the hearing of Sanjiv Bhatt’s appeal

Supreme Court Judge Justice MR Shah refuses to abstain from the hearing of Sanjiv Bhatt’s appeal

Mar 2, 2023

Written By – Nikita Shankar Issue: Sanjiv Bhatt, a former member of the Indian Police Service, filed a criminal appeal in the Gujarat High Court appealing his conviction in the 1990 case of a custodial death, and Supreme Court Justice M.R. Shah stated

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Supreme Court mandates the Centre to provide information regarding steps taken to end Manual Scavenging and outlaw dry latrines.

Supreme Court mandates the Centre to provide information regarding steps taken to end Manual Scavenging and outlaw dry latrines.

Mar 1, 2023

The Prohibition of Work as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act 2013 prohibits the employment of manual scavengers, and the Supreme Court has ordered the Union of India to document the measures it has taken to do so. The Court has further mandated

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Supreme Court: Section 45 of the PMLA Applies To Anticipatory Bail for Money Laundering Offences

Supreme Court: Section 45 of the PMLA Applies To Anticipatory Bail for Money Laundering Offences

Mar 1, 2023

Issue: The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that anticipatory bail petitions under Section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure are subject to the same requirements for the bail granted under Section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Arguments: The requirements under

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Supreme Court criticises Suvenda Adhikari’s move to bypass High Court: Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn

Supreme Court criticises Suvenda Adhikari’s move to bypass High Court: Petition stands dismissed as withdrawn

Feb 27, 2023

Opposition leader in the West Bengal legislative assembly, Suvendra Adhikari, withdraws his plea before the Supreme Court after SC disapproved their move to bypass Calcutta High Court. SC allowed to file the petition in the high court to take recourse to proper remedies. 

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