Legal Articles PM Modi Degree Controversy: Gujarat High Court Declines to Halt Defamation Proceedings Against Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 | Leave a Comment Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Member of Parliament Sanjay Singh faced a setback on Friday as the Gujarat High Court declined to provide a temporary halt to the proceedings initiated against them over allegations of defaming Gujarat University in relation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s academic degree [Arvind Kejriwal v. Piyush Patel]. Justice Samir […] Read more »
Legal Articles Kerala High Court Dismisses “Baseless” Petition by Filmmaker Lijeesh MJ Regarding State Film Awards 2022 August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 | Leave a Comment On Friday, the Kerala High Court rejected the petition lodged by Malayalam Film Director Lijeesh MJ (petitioner) challenging the Kerala State Film Awards for the year 2022, which were announced by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy on July 21. [Lijeesh MJ v State of Kerala & Ors.] Justice PV Kunhikrishnan deemed the plea ‘frivolous’ and […] Read more » Kerala HC
Legal Articles Law to replace IPC will completely repeal sedition but will criminalize endangering unity and integrity of India August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 | Leave a Comment In the Lok Sabha on Friday, Union Minister Amit Shah announced that the forthcoming bill aimed at replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will eliminate the charge of sedition, which is currently defined and criminalized under Section 124A of the IPC. Presenting three bills for consideration – to substitute the IPC, the Code of Criminal […] Read more »
Legal Articles Delhi High Court Imposes 1-Month Jail Term on Woman for Breaching Divorce Settlement Agreement August 11, 2023 / August 11, 2023 | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court recently handed down a one-month simple imprisonment sentence to a woman for breaching the terms of a divorce settlement agreement with her husband and disregarding commitments made to a family court. In a ruling on August 9, Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora found the woman in contempt of court and imposed […] Read more »
Legal Articles The Kerala High Court mandates the State to issue a regulation within three months to oversee surgeries for gender selection in infants and children. August 8, 2023 / August 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment The Kerala High Court issued a directive on Tuesday, requiring the State government to issue a regulatory order within three months to oversee surgeries for gender selection on infants and children. Justice VG Arun specified that until such regulations are in place, sex-selective surgeries should only be performed based on the evaluation of a State […] Read more » Kerala High Court
Legal Articles The Delhi High Court directs the Central government to block 22 ‘unauthorized websites’ that are streaming cricket matches. August 8, 2023 / August 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment The Delhi High Court has recently issued a directive to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and the Department of Technology (DoT) to block 22 ‘illicit websites’ engaged in unauthorized streaming of television channels, including cricket matches from the France Ligue and the LaLiga. This order was given in the case of Star […] Read more »
Legal Articles Nuh Violence: Supreme Court Petition Lodged Against Calls for Muslim Boycott August 8, 2023 / August 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment A petition has been lodged with the Supreme Court, seeking action against the promotion of boycott and marginalization of Muslims in the aftermath of the Nuh violence. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal presented the plea before Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud while the Constitution Bench overseeing the Article 370 case was on a lunch […] Read more »
Legal Articles The GNCTD (Amendment) Bill, 2023 secures approval in the Rajya Sabha; Backed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who raises doubts about the validity of the basic structure doctrine August 8, 2023 / August 8, 2023 | Leave a Comment On Monday, the Rajya Sabha successfully approved the Government of NCT of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, effectively replacing the previously enacted Delhi Services Ordinance issued by the President of India on May 19. Due to technical glitches with the Automatic Vote Recorder, members of the Rajya Sabha had to cast their votes using slips to […] Read more » GNCTD (Amendment) Bill
Legal Articles Supreme Court’s Article 370 Hearing: Petitioner Contends that Parliament Cannot Assume Role of Constituent Assembly August 4, 2023 / August 4, 2023 | Leave a Comment Asserting a pivotal argument before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 2, senior counsel Kapil Sibal, representing the petitioner, conveyed that the Indian Parliament lacks the authority to proclaim itself as a Constituent Assembly. A constitutional bench of five judges, comprising Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices S.K. Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B.R. Gavai, […] Read more »
Legal Articles The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) initiated its survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque, even as the mosque’s representatives approached the Supreme Court. August 4, 2023 / August 4, 2023 | Leave a Comment Following the Allahabad High Court’s decision on Thursday, August 3, which paved the way for a comprehensive scientific survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Masjid to ascertain any potential existence of a pre-existing temple structure, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has initiated the survey early on the morning of Friday, August 4. Concurrently, the committee responsible […] Read more » survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque
