Month: August 2018

BJP-RSS Making Misleading Remarks Against Supreme Court: Mamata Banerjee

Source – ndtv.com West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP-RSS of making misleading statements against the Supreme Court and alleged that the core values of the country were being destroyed. She also alleged that every single action of the BJP-RSS was one of “deliberate destructiveness and political vendetta”. In a series of

Top court relief for Ignou BTech graduates

Source – telegraphindia.com New Delhi: Thousands of BTech graduates from the Indira Gandhi National Open University who have been facing discrimination at their workplaces can now breathe easy, with the Supreme Court last month dispelling all doubts about the validity of their degrees. A two-judge bench had on July 30 ruled that Ignou must adhere to the

Bombay high court reunites Hindu girl with Muslim foster family

Source – hindustantimes.com The Bombay high court recently reunited a 14-year-old Hindu girl with the four-member Muslim family that brought her up ever since her biological mother abandoned her. Justice Gautam Patel ignored the biological mother’s plea for her custody primarily on the ground that the woman was involved in some immoral activity. The girl was

Delhi High Court warns Amazon about fake goods sellers

Source – businesstoday.in The Delhi High Court has asked e-commerce giant Amazon to delist some sellers on their platform as they are selling counterfeit goods. The court’s order came after Beverly Hills Polo Club said that sellers were selling fake goods of the brand on Amazon. Beverly Hills Polo Club took Amazon to court last month

Muzaffarpur shelter sexual abuse: Extremely disturbed, says Supreme Court, notices to Bihar, Centre

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognizance of the alleged rape and sexual abuse of girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur in Bihar and issued notices to the state government and Union Ministry of Women and Child Development. The court also restrained media from telecasting morphed images saying the victims

Former BCCI chief Anurag Thakur files petition with Supreme Court asking for ‘his side of story’ to be heard

Source – firstpost.com It has been a year and eight months since Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke were ousted by the Supreme Court of India from the posts of BCCI president and secretary respectively for trying to hinder the implementation of the Lodha reforms. After spending all this time on the sidelines, Thakur has decided to approach the Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Issue is why adultery should be a crime at all

Source – indianexpress.com A Supreme Court Constitution bench, which started hearing pleas challenging Section 497 of the IPC which makes adultery a punishable offence for men, on Wednesday wondered why it should be an offence at all. “There were already civil liabilities and consequences of adultery. But making it an offence only for men is actually