Centre constitutes UAPA Tribunal headed by Delhi High Court judge Justice Sachin Datta to review ban on JKDFP

The Union of India has set up a tribunal under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, headed by Delhi High Court judge Justice Sachin Datta, to decide whether there was…

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Allahabad High Court denies police protection to inter-faith couple, says live-in relationships lack sincerity

The Allahabad High Court has rejected a petition filed by an inter-faith live-in couple seeking police protection on the grounds that such relationships were predominantly ‘time pass’ and lacked stability…

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Supreme Court seeks response from CAG on whether relatives of State Executive Head can be awarded govt contracts

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on whether very close relatives to the Executive Head of the State could be awarded Government…

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Kerala High Court says women not slaves of mothers, mothers-in-law; fully capable of taking own decisions

The Kerala High Court has recently observed that women were not slaves of their mothers and mothers-in-law, but were fully capable of taking their own decisions. The single-judge Bench of…

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Supreme Court rebukes Rajasthan HC for wrong clubbing of FIRs, calls it gross abuse of process of law

The Supreme Court has come down heavily on the Rajasthan High Court for entertaining a civil writ petition seeking consolidation of all First Information Reports against an accused, who was…

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Intention to evade tax cannot be attributed to movement of assessee’s goods from one unit to another: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High while allowing the petition filed challenging the order dated 23.02.2019 passed by the Additional Commissioner, State Tax, Mathura as well as the order dated 16.05.2018 passed by…

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Courts have become focal point for social transformation, people approach us to be the voice for constitutional change: CJI Chandrachud

Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud has said that the courts have today become the focal point of engagement for civil society and social transformation, noting that people nowadays…

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