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Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21, accused of being involved in a scheme to deliberately introduce flaws in the now-repealed Delhi Excise Policy for 2021-22, benefiting specific liquor vendors. The ED has claimed that kickbacks from these liquor vendors funded the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) electoral campaign in Goa, […]
The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET (University Grants Commission – National Eligibility Test) exam on June 19, 2024, just a day after it had been conducted. This decision was made due to concerns over potential compromise in the examination’s integrity. The UGC-NET, which took place on June 18 across 1205 […]
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Sharjeel Imam in a case involving charges under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and sedition. Imam was accused of delivering inflammatory speeches at Aligarh Muslim University and Jamia Millia Islamia during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The court, comprising Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice […]
Case Title:- P. V. Jeevesh v Union of India and Others P.V. Jeevesh has filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Kerala High Court, challenging the Hindi and Sanskrit names of three new criminal laws: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, set to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian […]
On May 19, a Porsche allegedly driven by a 17-year-old collided with a motorcycle in Pune’s Kalyani Nagar, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. Police reports suggest that the juvenile driver was intoxicated during the incident. As the case gains national attention, criticisms have been raised over the Juvenile Justice Board’s (JJB) initial decision […]
The Supreme Court has rejected the petitions asking for a review of its decision to remove the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. A 5-judge panel, including Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and AS Bopanna, dismissed the review petitions. They […]
On Monday, May 20, the Supreme Court declined to consider a petition challenging the newly enacted criminal laws set to replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, and the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973. The petitioner, Advocate Vishal Tiwari, contested the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, […]
The case involved the adopted son/respondent of a female widow, who sought partition of a property inherited by his deceased mother from her husband’s Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). The widow had inherited the HUF property but was not in possession of it. Despite this, the adopted son filed a suit for partition of the HUF […]
Veteran lawyer and former Union Minister, Kapil Sibal, who celebrated 50 years at the Bar last year, has been elected President of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) after more than two decades. Sibal previously served as SCBA President in 2001-02, and before that in 1995-96 and 1997-98. In the recent election, Sibal garnered 1066 […]
In a landmark decision on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that lawyers do not fall under the Consumer Protection Act and thus cannot be sued for “deficiency in service” in consumer courts. The bench, comprising Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal, emphasized that the legal profession is sui generis (unique), noting that its specialized […]