Suriya objects the amendment of cinematograph act; says law should not ‘strangle’ freedom of expression

Jul 3, 2021

Written by – Himani Baid On July 2, Actor-producer Suriya tweeted his objection to the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, while asking his followers on Twitter to record their objections to the proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act of 1952. The central government announced

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Suriya objects to the amendment of the cinematograph act; says the law should not ‘strangle’ freedom of expression

Jul 3, 2021

Written by – Himani Baid On July 2, Actor-producer Suriya tweeted his objection to the draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, while asking his followers on Twitter to record their objections to the proposed amendments to the Cinematograph Act of 1952. The central government announced

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‘Are Caste-Based Reservations In Education For Eternity?’: Plea In Supreme Court

Jul 3, 2021

Written By – Arshita Anand An advocate has moved a plea to the Supreme Court on seeking directions to fix time limits for expiry of caste-based reservations in education. The petitioner, Dr Subhash Vijayran, has made the Union of India, through the Ministry

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Women looses inherited property rights on remarriage: Chattisgarh High Court

Jul 2, 2021

The court was still of the view “It is quite vivid that under Section 14(1) of the Act of 1956, to get attracted, the property must be possessed by the female Hindu on coming into force of the Act of 1956

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Right to religion can take a backseat when right to life is threatened: Madras High Court

Jul 2, 2021

The court’s judgement is of significance importance as it provides legal precedence to all high courts and district courts in the country to give primacy to right to life over other rights at a time when the country is grappling with the dangerous

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SC denies stay on 25% reservation for Karnataka students in NLSIU

Jul 2, 2021

The argument was further done regarding not filing the PIL in college admission disputes. Senior Advocate further declared that “last-minute adjustments” shouldn’t be done to admission requirements. In this, he spotlighted upon the last year’s judgment of Supreme Court where it busted upon

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US State Department to add gender marker for nonbinary and intersex persons

Jul 2, 2021

Written by Arshita Anand On Wednesday, the US State Department issued a statement that it is working to add a gender marker to U.S. passports thus including nonbinary, intersex and gender non-conforming individuals.  Secretary Antony Blinken stated that their department would be working

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Hindu Joint Family can reunite even after partition: Supreme Court

Jul 1, 2021

Written by Shrey Garg A two- judge bench of Supreme Court consisting of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy held in the case of Janakiammal vs. SK Kumarasamy (Deceased) [CA 1537 OF 2016] that a Hindu Joint Family can reunite after their

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Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises Defamation Suit

Jul 1, 2021

The sections of IPC dealing with defamation have been challenged and questioned on the grounds that these violate fundamental rights of an individual. Considering Section 499 of IPC as prima facie infringement of Freedom of Speech and expression, petitioner in the present case

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ICFAI Law School signs MoU with National Forensic Sciences University

Jul 1, 2021

By Arshita Anand To coordinate and collaborate in activities relating to the field of Forensic Sciences, Icfai Law School, Hyderabad, a constituent of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU),

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