Source:- firstpost.com Last week, we learnt that two bar associations have passed resolutions calling upon their members to refuse to appear for people who have been charged with criminal offences as a result of cheering or posting congratulatory messages after the Pakistani cricket team defeated India in the ICC Champions Trophy Final. While the Burhanpur

Source:- dnaindia.com Opposing the bail application filed by an accused in a rape case, the victim told the Sessions Court that she had undergone as many as 12 abortions after the accused had forced himself on her. Taking cognisance of the alleged crime, which began ten years ago and went on till April 2017, the

Source:- indiatoday.intoday.in The Supreme Court today refused to pass any interim order against the Centres notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of various social welfare schemes. A vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha said that no interim order can be passed at this stage on the “mere apprehension” of petitioners

Source:- thebetterindia.com Born a woman, S Rekha Kaliamoorthy identified as female in her early years, but always felt and lived like a man. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana passed the order on the petition filed by him under his current name K Gowtham Subramaniam. Rekha, as she was known then, graduated from Anna University with BE (computer

Source:- thehindu.com Anganwadis do not come under the definition of educational institutions, the High Court of Kerala has ruled. The court issued the order while dismissing two writ petitions, including the one filed by the office bearers of two residents’ associations, against the opening of a foreign liquor shop at Ponnurunni. The petitioners contended that

Source:- ndtv.com NEW DELHI:  The government has made it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN of taxpayers with effect from July 1. Amending income tax rules and notifying the same, the government has made quoting of the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar or the enrollment ID a must at the time of application of Permanent

Source:- indiawest.com NEW DELHI — Senior Supreme Court lawyer K.K. Venugopal, an eminent constitutional lawyer who has five decades of practice in the apex court, was June 30 appointed the new attorney general of India. President Pranab Mukherjee signed the order of his appointment June 30 within 20 days of the resignation of Mukul Rohatgi,

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Bombay High Court today asked if the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament was a sports or a commercial activity and if the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) had taken water from the BMC for ground and pitch maintenance during the IPL this year. A bench of justices A S Oka and Vibha

Source:- firstpost.com New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail on medical grounds to an 89-year-old convict serving the life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. A vacation bench of Justices Manmohan and Yogesh Khanna released retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal on bail till 4 July on the ground that he has

Source:- timesofindia.indiatimes.com CHENNAI: For the first time in the 135-year history of the Madras high court, the prestigious first bench has become an all-woman bench. Headed by Chief Justice Indira Banerjee, it has Justice Bhavani Subbaroyan, who was sworn in on Wednesday , as junior judge. Justice Indira Banerjee herself is the only second woman