Zero FIR and FIR: Know the difference
FIR, First Information Report can be understood under section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. It refers to the first information provided to the police officer regarding the happening of an event which has to be reported. The one who files
There is no rule of refusing bail in socio-economic offences: Delhi HC
In a recent case heard before the Delhi court by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dr Pankaj Sharma. The accused is a businessman named Vikas Goyal, and his charge is wrongful availment & passing of Input Tax Credit (ITC) on purchase & sale of goods
‘The Wire’ challenges the validity of IT(Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021
On 25th February 2021, the centre announced the new IT(Intermediary Guidelines & Digital Media Ethics Code)Rules 2021. These rules have been framed under the Information Technology Act 2000. The 2021 rules have introduced a new three tier content regulation mechanism and a new
SC forms a 7 member panel to recommend norms to cut trees for development projects
When the government of West Bengal announced their intention to widen roads and construct roads over bridges (ROBs) by way of cutting trees, a petition was filed pleading to discard this decision. The petition was filed in Supreme Court by Association for Protection
Right to Privacy cannot be inherited: Madras HC on the release of Jayalalitha’s Biopics
The former Chief Minister Jayalalitha’s niece, J. Deepa filed a petition in court seeking the order of injunction against the release of her biopics, Thaliva and Queen saying that the consent of Jayalalitha was not taken for the same. The film Thaliva stars
Rajasthan HC notes abuse of power and quashes FIR filed by state police
A petition was filed in court by Puneet Solanki, Abhishek Kharb, Surendra Solanki, Ashok Solanki, Ankit Gulania, Akshay, Pradeep Mishra and others,against the action of the SHO, Police Station, Bhiwandi alleging that an illegal and ill-motivated raid was conducted on the factory premises
Punjab HC dismissed the ‘live-in’ petition of a couple on ‘moral grounds’
In the recent case of ‘Moyna Khatun and another v. State of Punjab and others’, the Punjab and Haryana High Court disapproved the concept of parties entering into a deed which not only backs their ‘live in relation’ but also segregates it from
COVID RIGHTS: A PRO BONO LEGAL PLATFORM FOR CITIZENS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharon decided to create COVIDRights, a website dedicated to assisting people in finding pro-bono legal counsel on COVID-19-related legal matters and learning about their rights. COVIDRights India, Sharon’s website, compiles all such orders and instructions issued by central or
Petition filed against Dr. Ambedkar Law University Ph.D. regulations mandating 2yr LLM course
Dr. Ambedkar Law University Ph.D Regulations, 2020 (Ph.D Regulations) mandates only post graduates with a ‘Two Years Master’s Degree in law to apply for a PhD. This provision has been challenged via a petition filed in Madras High Court. The petition by Suganya
NUJS to introduce Harry Potter themed competitive house system to better student politics
The National University of Juridical Science, Kolkata (NUJS) has voted upon a new British-style house system to enhance student politics while at the same time curbing hostility among each other. The student juridical association (SJA) will be replaced with a system of four representatives