Source: cnbc.com The Supreme Court said Friday it will not hear arguments over a 2016 Alabama abortion law that outlaws the most common procedure used during a pregnancy’s second trimester. The decision means the law, which had been blocked by lower courts, will not go into effect. The case concerned a law enacted by Alabama

Source: dailyexcelsior.com JAMMU, June 28: Over one lakh criminal cases including those relating to terrorism, juvenile terrorism and rapes are pending in the High Court and Subordinate Courts of Jammu and Kashmir and shortage of Judges particularly at the top level in the judiciary is creating hurdles in ensuring speedy disposal of the same. This

Source: business-standard.com A six-year-old tribal girl was allegedly raped by a 50-year-old man when she was playing near her house in Nowrozabad area of Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh, police said on Friday. Shivnath Kulke has been arrested for allegedly raping the minor girl when she was playing in her neighbourhood in Kathautiya village under

Source: thehindu.com India has abstained from voting on a General Assembly resolution aimed at examining options to end trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture, saying it is unacceptable to place death penalty on par with torture. The 193-member UN General Assembly Friday adopted the resolution ‘Towards torture-free trade: examining the feasibility, scope

Source: jantakareporter.com In an extraordinary development, the Chhattisgarh High Court has stayed the investigation into the death of a BJP MLA, who was killed in a Maoist attack in April this year. Since the victim is a BJP MLA, the National Investigation Agency had decided to take control of the investigation. The state government had

Source: newindianexpress.com KANNUR/KOCHI: Ten days have passed since NRI businessman Sajan Parayil committed suicide, but the investigation into the case has made little progress with the police not pressing charges against anyone so far though four officials of Anthoor Municipality have been suspended by the state government. Even an anticipatory bail petition filed by suspended

Source: thehindubusinessline.com The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) does not want its work/role hampered, especially in the areas of security and law enforcement, by the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019. The government is in the final stages of working on the Bill and has started discussions on what could be best in the Indian context.

Source: telegraphindia.com The high court on Thursday directed the state government to file an affidavit on the measures taken by it to ensure students’ safety in schools. The court also sought a report from the authorities of a private English-medium school in Regent Park on the steps taken by it to strengthen students’ security after

Source: deccanchronicle.com Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday asked the state government for its stand on a petition seeking a CBI investigation into the money transactions of the Heera group of companies. The direction was given by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Raghavendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Shameem Akther which was dealing with

Source: thehindubusinessline.com The much-talked about government’s decision to compulsorily retire some senior tax officials has now reached the courts. The Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court had refused to give relief to one of the officials citing jurisdictional issue. Meanwhile, the Kolkata High Court will on Friday hear the government’s plea against the interim