Kite-flying is part of our culture and heritage, can’t pass orders banning it: Delhi High Court.

Aug 9, 2022

Written By Pretika Tiwari [Sanser Pal Singh vs. Union of India and Ors.] The Delhi High Court had recently observed that the Court could not impose an order prohibiting kite flying because it is a part of our culture and tradition. However, the

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Sex workers are entitled to all rights available to citizens but cannot claim special treatment for violating the law: Delhi High Court.

Aug 8, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Sarika v. State of NCT of Delhi & Ors.] The single-judge bench of the Delhi High Court, while refusing to grant interim bail to a sex worker, had observed that even though sex workers are entitled to the same

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Mere use of words ‘Arbitration’ or ‘Arbitrator’ in a clause won’t make it Arbitration Agreement: Supreme Court.

Aug 3, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. v. IVRCL AMR Joint Venture] The bench of justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna observed that a party’s decision and responsibility to submit a matter to arbitration must be disclosed in an arbitration agreement. It was

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Kerala High Court: Negligence of lawyer is sufficient cause to condone the delay.

Aug 2, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari [Rajesh Chandran v. MR Gopalakrishnan Nair & Ors.] The single judge bench of the Kerala High Court has observed that the negligence on the part of the lawyer is a sufficient reason to condone the delay in filing the

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[Virtual hearings as fundamental right] Supreme Court allows impleadment of all High Courts that stopped hybrid hearings.

Aug 1, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari [All India Association of Jurists vs Uttarakhand High Court and Ors.] The Supreme Court, on Monday, granted the impleadment applications to make all those High Courts, which have stopped entertaining requests for virtual hearings, a party to the issue

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Law Minister Kiren Rijiju: High Courts, and district courts have conducted a total of 1.92 crore virtual hearings.

Jul 29, 2022

Written By- Pretika Tiwari Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, High Courts and district courts all over the nation have performed a total of 1.92 crore virtual hearings, according to Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, who announced in the Rajya Sabha

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Judicial review breathes life into the Constitution: CJI NV Ramana

Jul 24, 2022

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Abusing Prime Minister is not protected under Freedom of speech: Allahabad HC

Jul 18, 2022

In the case Mumtaz Mansoori v. State of UP & 2 ors, Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rajendra Kumar-IV did not quash FIR filled against a man who was accused of putting an abusive Facebook post against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home

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NIRF Rankings 2022: Symbiosis Pune makes a big surprise

Jul 17, 2022

Out of 23 National Law Universities, only 12 featured in the top 30 law schools this year. The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore has topped the list of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF 2022) of law schools in India, followed

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Central government to regulate digital news, revives Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill

Jul 17, 2022

@sociolegalcorpThe union ministry of information and broadcasting are in an attempt to amend a regulation on digital news media, calling it one of the first laws on digital news media. The aim of this Bill is to replace  the British-era Press and Registration

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