CIC directs Defense Ministry to provide a revised reply as per Section 8 of the RTI Act
Background:- Activist Vihar Durve had filed an RTI where he sought comprehensive information on the Agnipath Scheme. It was said by the Defence Ministry that the files are classified as secret and cannot be disclosed as per the provision of section 8(1)(a) of
BCI chairman requests CJI DY Chandrachud to “declare a holiday for all courts” on Ram Mandir inauguration day
Recently, the Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman, senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra, has written a letter to CJI DY Chandrachud requesting him to declare a holiday for all courts across India on January 22, on which the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir
Whether SFIO Officers are police officers under the CrPC? Question of Law left opened by SC
Background:- The litigation came up when the Ministry of Corporate Affairs had ordered the investigation into the affairs of 15 companies. The SFIO had appointed the team of inspectors who were supposed to carry out investigations but later they were sanctioned to investigate
Gujarat Encounters : Petitioners plead to SC to prosecute the identified police officers
In the issue of the pleas that were filed, the petitioners informed the SC that the report of the monitoring committee led by Justice HS Bedi has found that there was foul play in 3 cases out of 17 and the police officers
Plea to implement women reservation before the Lok Sabha Polls to be heard next month by SC
Background:- The One Hundred and Sixth Amendment Act, 2023 was signed into law in September by the President of India, by the act cannot be implemented until a delimitation exercise has been carried out after the next census. Issue:- A PIL was filed
PIL filed against the ‘PRAN PRATISHTHA’ ceremony on January 22 in Allahabad High Court
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Allahabad High Court seeking a ban on the upcoming Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav (consecration ceremony) of Shri Ram Lalla’s idol at Ayodhya’s Ram Mandir scheduled to be held on January 22. As per the
Gauhati High Court grants bail to accused in 2019 Guwahati grenade blast case
The Gauhati High Court recently granted bail to one of the accused in the 2019 grenade blast incident near Guwahati Central Shopping Mall, on the grounds of insufficient evidence. A bench comprising Justice Michael Zothankhuma and Justice Malasri Nandi granted bail to the
Allahabad HC’s order on the appointment of a commissioner to inspect Shahi Eidgah Masjid stayed by SC
On Tuesday the SC stayed the Allahabad HC’s implementation order, where it appointed a commissioner for the inspection of the Shahi Eidgah Mosque at Mathura in the Krishna-Janmbhoomi Case. The bench comprised of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta passed the interim order
“The Division Bench cannot remand the matter back to the single Judge under Article 226 of the Constitution”: Karnataka HC
Recently, the Karnataka High Court while hearing an intra-court appeal, observed that the single bench is not subordinate to the division bench of the high court and that it cannot remand the matter back to the single Judge in the exercise of its
Calcutta High Court Upholds Right to Dignity: Orders Reconsideration of Convict’s Release Plea
In a recent verdict, the Calcutta High Court, through a single-bench led by Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, underscored the inviolable right of an individual under Article 21 to live a life of dignity, asserting that a prior conviction should not be a perpetual barrier.
