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Allahabad HC stays arrest of 'Mirzapur' web series directors, writers

Mandate of 30 days’ notice under Special Marriage Act optional: Allahabad HC

10:41 pm January 13, 2021

Lucknow: In a judgement that is likely to bring relief to inter-faith couples, the Allahabad High Court Wednesday declared as optional the mandatory publication of notice of intended marriages under the Special Marriage Act, saying it violated the Right To Privacy. Making such publication mandatory would invade in the fundamental rights of liberty and privacy, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad […]

Minor girl’s infatuation with kidnapper can’t be allowed as defence: SC

8:19 pm January 13, 2021

New Delhi: A minor girl’s infatuation with her alleged kidnapper cannot by itself be allowed as a defence as it would amount to “surreptitiously undermining” the protective essence of offence of kidnapping, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court, which upheld the conviction of a man for kidnapping a minor girl in 1998, said […]

Centre moves SC against proposed farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day in Delhi

11:59 pm January 11, 2021

Mavelikkara : The Centre on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor or trolley march or any other kind of protest which seeks to disrupt the august gathering and celebrations of the Republic Day on January 26. In an application filed through the Delhi Police, the Centre has said that it has come to […]

SC to pronounce orders on Tuesday on farm laws, farmers’ protests

8:38 pm January 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce orders on Tuesday on various issues related to the new farm laws and the farmers’ ongoing protest at Delhi borders and may take a call on setting up of a committee headed by a former Chief Justice of India (CJI) to find ways to resolve the impasse. A bench, headed by Chief […]

SC stays release of 10 women naval officers from services

3:10 pm December 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the release of ten women naval officers, who are seeking grant of permanent commission (PC), from the services as scheduled on December 31 this year. A vacation bench comprising justices Indira Banerjee and Aniruddha Bose took note of the submissions of senior advocate Meenakshi Arora, appearing for the women naval […]