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TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee moves Cal HC challenging freezing of his bank account

Banerjee's lawyer Ayan Bhattacharjee claimed that the private bank froze his personal bank account without following the proper procedure.

Ram Temple donations row: SC asks SIT to conclude probe expeditiously, file status report

Ensure compliance of CWMA directions on Cauvery water release to TN: SC to Karnataka

PIL on lack of toilets for girls in govt schools to be heard by another bench: SC

Are courts precluded from granting fair, just compensation in nuclear accident: SC asks Centre

SC asks Allahabad HC not to proceed with hearing DA case against Rahul Gandhi

SC asks Allahabad HC not to proceed with DA case against Rahul Gandhi

Voyage From A Dominion State to Sovereign Democratic Republic

SC refuses to interfere with ECI's decision to keep 2002 as base year for SIR in Sikkim

National News

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In four months, UP judge hands down 22 death sentences in 10 cases

Four people were sentenced to death on April 28, one on May 20, and two on June 20. In July, one received a death sentence on July 2, two on July 6, and four on July 17. In August, one person was sentenced to death on August 12, and four more on August 13.

Aug 17

Important cases listed before Supreme Court on Monday August 17:

SC to hear pleas seeking fair, time-bound probe into alleged embezzlement of donation money at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Aug 17

CJP's Dipke joins protest as candidates claim glitches during online Bombay HC clerk typing test

Dipke alleged that several candidates were declared failed without their fault and joined the demonstration demanding that the test be conducted afresh.

Aug 16

Kerala man acquitted in POCSO case over alleged sexual assault of minor daughter

Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act judge Bilkul G R acquitted Saji Kuttappan after finding him not guilty in the case.

Aug 16

Tribunal awards Rs 23.83 lakh compensation to man who lost arm in road accident

According to the claim, Jagan Rama Jadhav was riding a scooter on the Kalyan-Murbad road when a truck crashed into his two-wheeler. His left arm was severed in the accident.

Aug 16

Don't just adapt but lead in determining use of technology to reshape legal system: CJI to NLUs

Addressing the Vice Chancellors' Conclave 2.0 at National Law University, Jodhpur, the CJI said that the legal profession can no longer remain a late adopter of technology and rejected an outright prohibition of tools like generative AI in legal education.

Aug 16

Pune court remands 'drug kingpin' Virender Singh Basoya to NCB custody till Aug 21

The NCB's Mumbai unit took over the investigation and identified Basoya as the alleged mastermind who coordinated activities of the syndicate from foreign shores and smuggled out mephedrone consignments from India to other countries.

Aug 16

BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra apologises to law students over NALSAR row

In a statement issued on Independence Day, Mishra said recent developments had caused concern among students and expressed regret if any of his words or communications had hurt their feelings.

Aug 16

Supreme Court

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Ram Temple donations row: SC asks SIT to conclude probe expeditiously, file status report

A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana directed the SIT to file its status report in a sealed cover on the pr...

Ensure compliance of CWMA directions on Cauvery water release to TN: SC to Karnataka

The Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) had directed K...

PIL on lack of toilets for girls in govt schools to be heard by another bench: SC

The January 30 judgment, delivered by Justices J B Pardiwala...

Are courts precluded from granting fair, just compensation in nuclear accident: SC asks Centre

The bench asked the Centre to clarify its position on appoin...

SC asks Allahabad HC not to proceed with hearing DA case against Rahul Gandhi

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joy...

High Courts

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee moves Cal HC challenging freezing of his bank account

Banerjee's lawyer Ayan Bhattacharjee claimed that the private bank froze his personal bank account without following the proper procedure.

Delhi HC refuses anticipatory bail to man in human-trafficking case

Delhi HC to hear on Monday CBI's challenge to discharge of Arvind Kejriwal in excise case

MP High Court asks Collectors to probe paddy procurement fraud, submit report

Calcutta HC acquits ex-CPI(M) MLA, two other party leaders of murder charge

Allahabad HC seeks replies from Centre, UP govt on potholes on Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway

Madhya Pradesh High Court Clarifies Non-Requirement of Judicial Proceedings for Pregnancy Terminations Beyond 24 Weeks

HC stays FSSAI ban on pre-packed whisky, rum of Khargone firm

Allahabad HC directs Oudh Bar Association to provide 30% reservation to women advocates in executive council

Articles

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Voyage From A Dominion State to Sovereign Democratic Republic

Driven by these continuous struggles and changing global dynamics, the British Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act of 1947, which legislate...

Fair Trial

Section 314 Criminal Procedure Code provides that any party ...

Intervention Of Third Parties Including Defacto Complainant In Criminal Proceedings

The basic distinction drawn in the statute by introducing th...

Voice of Dissent under the Shadow of LATHI and Rule of Law

The true test of any democracy is not how it treats those wh...

Hierarchy Of Revenue Officers Under Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887

Financial Commissioner shall control all revenue officers in...

Love or a Crime?

Thereafter, what followed was the pain disintegration of hum...

Consumer Laws

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Hospital 'callous, insensitive' for delaying newborn's discharge over insurance: Consumer panel

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (SCDRC), in an order passed last month in the 2017 case, asked the hospital to pay a compensation of ...

Mumbai consumer panel orders insurance firm to cough up Rs 1.2 cr for liquor stock ruined in floods

The South Mumbai District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commis...

Delhi consumer commission fines railways Rs 25,000 for making two passengers share same blanket

A bench comprising commission president Monika Aggarwal Sriv...

Ordered iPhone, got beard oil: Flipkart, seller told to pay over 1.8 lakh to customer

The failure to investigate the complaint, recover the wrongl...

Men in 'ladies only' tour: Travel firm directed to pay compensation for service deficiency

The unilateral alteration of the itinerary after receiving t...

Taxation Laws

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ITAT Delhi Bench Upholds Taxation of Excess Share Premium on CCPS Issued by OYO to Holding Company; Rejects Disallowance of Management Fees

Tribunal rules tax authorities cannot revalue shares when valuation done by registered valuers per Rule 11UA; clarifies payments to joint venture for ...