“Because of shortcut in filing a petition, sec 97 of the CrPC has become a dead letter”: SC

Jun 7, 2021

Section 97 of the Criminal Procedure Code provides that if any District Magistrate, Sub-divisional Magistrate or Magistrate of the first class has reason to believe that any person confined under such circumstances that the confinement amounts to an offence, he may issue a

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Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of University Students

Jun 7, 2021

While the growing Covid 19 Pandemic is creating an undeniable impact on the lives of the students, the most aggravating impact it seems to have is the psychological one. The last survey to assess the impact of the pandemic  revealed that out of

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Adverse media coverage adds to the misery: Snr Adv Pahwa in Shashi Tharoor Case

Jun 7, 2021

In August 2019, Shashi Tharoor, Pushkar’s husband and Congress leader was accused in the case of his wife committing suicide, by delhi police. He still stands as the sole accused and the case is being heard before the Delhi court. The Delhi police

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Aaron Fischer becomes Marvel’s first gay Captain America

Jun 7, 2021

Marvel Universe’s one of the most admired superheroes, Captain America will be celebrating his 80th anniversary of creation, which also collides with the pride month observed every year as a symbol of fight for rights from the LGBTQ+ community. The storyline for this

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DELHI HC ORDERS INQUIRY AND FIR FOR PROVIDING FAKE COVID POSITIVE CERTIFICATE FOR SEEKING INTERIM BAIL

Jun 5, 2021

The Delhi High Court directed the Judicial Magistrate to enquire and file an FIR against the Petitioner, petitioner’s nephew, police authority, hospital assistant and the counsel. The petitioner had misrepresented the Delhi High Court for seeking bail extension by producing false and fabricated

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AMAZON SERVED BY SGPC NOTICE FOR SELLING SACRED SIKHS TEXT ONLINE

Jun 5, 2021

E-commerce giant Amazon, an online store has been served a legal notice from Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) yesterday for selling of holy books Guru Granth Sahib and Gutka Sahib. PTI reported that SGPC chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami about the incident said

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Nine-day Judicial Custody to Olympic Wrestler Shushil Kumar.

Jun 3, 2021

The court passed an order quashing the plea and observed that “Remand should only be granted when the situation so warrants it and it is justified”. The court opined that Shushil Kumar had already spent ten days in police remand and that there

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This is a George Floyd Moment for citizens of this country: Delhi High Court

May 22, 2021

The court held that the notification dated 03-05-2021 is in violation of Article 14 of the constitution as the “state cannot exclude a set of persons who would ordinarily fall within the exempted class by creating an artificial, unreasonable, and substantially unsustainable distinction”.

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Interim Relief for Salman Khan’s Radhe: Delhi High Court orders blanket protection against Piracy.

May 20, 2021

A suit was filled when the plaintiff received the information that the film "Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai" was a victim of rampant piracy through social media platforms including messaging app 'Whatsapp'.

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SC expresses profound grief over the demise of Justice Shantanagoudar

Apr 25, 2021

On the late Saturday evening of 24th April 2021, our country saw the demise of a great man, Justice Mohan M Shantanagoudar. He provided his services with excellence to the Supreme Court for almost four years. He was born on May 5, 1958,

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