Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: The Bombay High Court recently granted protection from being arrested to a police officer of the Maharashtra Police Force, who is accused of raping a woman colleague. The HC while granting him relief noted that the accused as also the alleged victim were in a ‘consensual’ relationship. A bench of Justices Indrajit Mahanty
Source: dnaindia.com In a major victory for the state government, the division bench of Gujarat High Court on Wednesday put a stay on an earlier order by a single-judge bench in connection with the medical bonds that medical students in the state have to sign. Earlier, the single-judge bench had quashed and set-aside a government
Source: thehindu.com Against the backdrop of rising cases in the Supreme Court, the Union Cabinet on July 31 approved increasing the number of judges in the top court from the present 31 to 34, including the Chief Justice of India, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said. At present, the sanctioned strength of the apex court is 31. Once
Source: indianexpress.com The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed Tihar Jail authorities to produce before it AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case accused Christian Michel, while hearing a plea challenging an order allowing him to make international calls for 15 minutes a week in violation of prison rules. The court listed for August 21, jail authorities’ plea
Source: thewire.in Jaipur: Rajasthan parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced two Bills in the assembly on Tuesday to check incidents of honour killing and mob lynching in the state. ‘The Rajasthan Prohibition of Interference with the Freedom of Matrimonial Alliances in the Name of Honour and Tradition Bill-2019’ and ‘The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill-2019’ were
Source: indiatoday.in The YS Jaganmohan Reddy government has overturned his predecessor N Chandrababu Naidu’s pre-poll decision to grant five per cent reservation to Kapus with an eye on the vote bank in Andhra Pradesh. Naidu had deftly divided the central government sop of providing 10 per cent reservation to the economically weaker sections (EWS) among
Sourcec: hindustantimes.com Whether it’s the Durga Puja committees, the Calcutta high court bar association or the Bengali film industry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been making inroads everywhere since it stunned poll pundits by winning 18 of 42 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. On July 23, BJP-backed candidates won a majority of
Source: financialexpress.com The Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday recommended appointment of 16 additional permanent judges to the Allahabad High Court and deferred the recommendation of four additional judges. The three-member collegium headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that it has considered the views of consultee colleagues (top court judges), the report of Judgement Evaluation
Source: indiatoday.in Opposing the contentious triple talaq bill, parties like Congress, TMC, SP, AIADMK and DMK on Tuesday demanded in Rajya Sabha that the proposed legislation be sent to select committee for further scrutiny. Most of the opposition members objected to the provision of criminalising instant triple talaq. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad moved the
Source: orissapost.com Bhubaneswar: Members crossing across party lines Tuesday urged Law Minister Pratap Jena to take in-principle decision to invite local MLAs during inauguration of court buildings. Raising the issue during Question Hour, BJD legislator Prabhu Jani said local MLAs are not being invited to inaugural functions of court buildings. He wanted to know whether there
