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Source: news18 Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, which recently witnessed an alarming spurt in the number of black magic cases, is gearing up to bring in a legislation to curb “inhuman” practices and exploitation in the name of superstition. The Kerala Prevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices, Sorcery and Black Magic Bill, 2019 has been submitted to

Source:barandbench.com The Delhi High Court has held that the claim of a mother under Section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 as the natural guardian of a minor cannot be used to decide the jurisdiction of the Family Court under Section 9 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890. The judgment was passed

Source:wefornews.com Prayagraj, July 15 In a sensational turn of events, the couple from Bareilly, who have been making headlines since last week claiming to be under threat from a BJP MLA over their inter-caste marriage, was on Monday kidnapped at gunpoint by armed men from outside the Allahabad High Court, where they had gone to

Source: legaldesire.com t must be said right at the outset that in a latest, landmark and laudable judgment titled Harendra Singh @ Harendra Bahadur Vs The State Of U.P. in Criminal Misc. Application No. 6478 of 2019 (Bail) delivered on July 8, 2019 by the Allahabad High Court, it has been held that plea for

Source: firstpost.com New Delhi: The union health ministry has entrusted an eight-member sub-committee with the task of drafting a central law to check violence against doctors and other medical professionals, a long-standing demand of the medical fraternity. The sub-committee has been directed to draft the law by 17 July, officials said.  The panel comprises officials

Source:dailypioneer National Legal Services Authority under Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, Judge, Supreme Court of India organized National Lok Adalat all over the country and Punjab on Saturday. Under the guidance of Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Punjab State Legal Services Authority, National Lok Adalat was organized at

Source:newdelhitimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday defended his decision to halt a legal fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census forms, one day after issuing an executive order directing the Department of Commerce to obtain citizenship data through other means. Speaking before departing the White House, Trump said he did

Source: ndtv.com Chennai:  President Ram Nath Kovind Friday advocated translating high courts’ judgements into vernacular languages so that people are able to understand them. “Over the years, our understanding of law and its applications has become larger and sophisticated,” he said addressing a special convocation of the state-run Tamil Nadu Dr Ambedkar Law University. Yet,

Source: hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the Meghalaya government to call off one of India’s longest rescue operations to retrieve the remains of 13 coal miners who were trapped in an illegally operated rat-hole coal mine at Khloo Ryngksan in East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 last year. The mine had flooded

Source: freepressjournal.in Mumbai: Observing that it is not an extended branch of any municipal corporation, the Bombay High Court reiterated that it would not pass any orders to maintain the ‘status quo’ in cases of dilapidated buildings in the city. The HC said the congested city has buildings, especially on roads and near stations, and