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Reaffirming Open Justice: The Supreme Court on speech and contempt
In the case of Wikimedia v. ANI Media Private Limited & Ors. the apex court reaffirmed free speech and restrained a Delhi High Court order that was held, on examination to be disproportionate
“Bulldozer Injustice”: Time for courts to actively step in
Demolishing homes of alleged miscreants or gangsters has become the norm in states like UP, MP, Gujarat and Delhi, Uttarakhand, Karnataka seem to be catching up as well. Lack of stringent action by courts has not helped the victims.
“No prima facie case,” says Bom HC granting bail to Anand Teltumbde on merits
The court additionally held that since he has no criminal antecedents and also has spent more than 2.5 years in prison, the case for bail is made out.
Delhi violence 2020: Court acquits 4 accused of arson, rioting and theft
The court held that the witness were unable to prove the case against the accused beyond doubts while the accused asserted that they were not present at the time of incident
Gyanvapi mosque: Cannot conduct carbon dating of ‘Shivling’, says ASI
The ASI told the Allahabad High Court that carbon dating cannot be conducted on inanimate objects that do not contain fossil.
Assam: Forest guards shoot at woodcutters during patrol; one dead
The injured person is still undergoing treatment at the hospital and a third person is untraceable since the incident
Lower court judges hesitant to give bail: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud
NEW DELHI: India’s 50th Chief Justice, DY Chandrachud stated that...
Young, junior lawyers are not slaves, renumerate them decently; legal profession should not be an “Old Boys’ Club”: CJI DY Chandrachud
The newly appointed Chief Justice of India (CJI) on...
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill seeks to amend RTI Act to bar disclosure of personal information
The draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on November 18 to invite public comments, has a provision which proposes to amend the Right To Information Act 2005.
89 Members of Assam Foreigners Tribunals move Supreme Court against dismissal from service
These members were appointed on a contractual basis pursuant to a Supreme Court direction passed on May 30, 2019, which called for establishment of additional Foreigners Tribunals.
The Flaws in the prosecution case: Anand Teltumbde’s bail plea
Extensive arguments made by senior counsel Mihir Desai assisted by Devyani Kulkarni before the Diwali vacation and thereafter on the courts re-opening extensively dealt with these flaws.
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