Category: Law News
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Order to make Ganga water worth bathing
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: Even after monitoring the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal for nearly four decades, the river Ganga, considered sacred, has not yet been cleaned. Now taking it seriously, the tribunal has asked the committee formed in the states for the rejuvenation of the river to prepare and strictly…
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Hearing will be held on August 24 against Prashant Bhushan
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: The next hearing in the 2009 Supreme Court contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan will be held on August 24. During the hearing on Monday, former law minister and advocate Shanti Bhushan asked for a hearing in the open court in the Supreme Court. On this, Justice Arun Mishra…
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High Court closed again for three days
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Prayagraj: In view of covid-19 infection, the Allahabad High court and its Lucknow bench will remain closed from August 17 to 19. During this time, there will also be no manual filing of cases. Only urgent cases will be heard on all three days. Chief Justice in chief bench Allahabad and…
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Petition seeking equal grounds for divorce filed
(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) New Delhi: A public interest litigation filed in the Supreme Court has demanded equal rights of divorce for all citizens of the country in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution and international agreements. The petition has been filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. In this, he has…
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SC holds lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): On Friday, the Supreme Court held activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt for his two offensive tweets against the judiciary. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said it would hear on August 20 the arguments on quantum of sentence to be awarded to Bhushan in the matter. The apex court…
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SC refuses demand of inquiry into center’s Covid-19 ‘mismanagement’
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): On Friday, the Supreme Court said that it is not in favor of appointing a commission to inquire into the alleged mismanagement of the covid-19 pandemic in the country. A bench headed by Justice L. Nageswara Rao along with Justices Hemant Gupta and S. Ravindra Bhat observed that it cannot have…
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PIL to stop inhumane animal husbandry procedures
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The Delhi High Court on Friday sought response of the Centre and Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) on a PIL seeking prohibition of allegedly “inhumane animal husbandry procedures” in India. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the Centre, AWBI, and animal…
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Consider amending Official Languages Act: SC tells Centre
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): The Supreme Court today stayed the Delhi High Court’s contempt of court proceedings initiated against the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MOEF) for failing to publish the draft EIA notification in multiple regional languages. The Solicitor General of India, Mr. Tushar Mehta seeks permission to withdraw the special leave petition with…
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Advocate Rajeev Dhavan ‘smoking’ during virtual hearing
(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist): Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan got some advice on the perils of smoking from a high court judge on Thursday, as a video clip surfaced showing the lawyer apparently taking a puff from a hookah during a virtual hearing. The clip shows Dhavan holding a sheaf of papers in front of his…
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Daughters will get equal Inheritance in properly: SC
Saloni Subha ( Intern Journalist ) considering that daughters cannot be deprived of their right to equality, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that daughters will have equal Inheritance rights in joint Hindu family property even if the father died before the Hindu Succession (Amendment ) Act, 2005. The provisions contained in substituted section 6…