Source – indianexpress.com The Madras High Court Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to file by August 16 its counter to a petition by two life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking to be included in the list of 180 accused proposed for premature release on Republic Day eve. When the Habeas Corpus Petition filed

Source – lifenews.com A woman whose unborn baby has a fatal condition will be allowed to abort the baby after the India Supreme Court granted her petition for a late-term abortion this week. The woman, whose name is not included in reports, is 26 weeks pregnant with her unborn child, according to the Indian Express. She lives

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today said that there was no need to further clarify its order on prohibiting liquor vends within 500 metre of the national and state highways across the country. Recently, the apex court has modified its order and allowed the sale of liquor within 500 metre alongside highways in

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with the Madras High Court’s stay order on provisions of the Centre’s 23 May notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from markets for slaughter. The apex court, however, modified its earlier order and vacated its stay on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Case

Source – firstpost.com New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday indicated it may deliver its verdict on whether the right to privacy constitutes a fundamental right under the Constitution next week. A bench comprising Chief Justice JS Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud said by next week the judgement on the status of right to privacy could be pronounced.

Source – dnaindia.com The Delhi High Court has allowed the extradition of an Indian-origin man who was accused in four cases of molestation and sexual assault in Canada and allegedly fled from the country to save himself from the clout of law. Justice Ashutosh Kumar held that the offences for which 85-year-old Omesh Chandra Kashyap has

Source – indianexpress.com The Supreme Court today observed that there should be a common question paper for the medical examination – NEET. Hearing a plea filed by a student over the difficulty level of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, the apex court ruled that CBSE, conducting body, has to file an affidavit informing what mechanism they

Source – firstpost.com A few weeks ago, the Supreme Court issued a revolting directive around domestic violence and cruelty under Section 498A, ordering that such cases be verified and validated by a yet-to-be constituted “family welfare committee” before charges are pressed under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the husband and his relatives. Next is a

Source – livelaw.in The courts in Delhi don’t seem to be on the same page when it comes to observing holiday on account of Janamashtami. While the Delhi High Court has decided to observe holiday on account of Janamashtami on August 14, which was earlier a working day, it will be work as usual at the

Source – thehindu.com The proposal to create an All-India Judicial Service (AIJS) along the lines of the All India Services (AIS) is one that has been endlessly debated since the idea was first mooted by the Law Commission in the 1950s. It has never really moved forward as the same arguments both for and against it