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Source:- ipleaders.in There are more than 2.18 crore cases pending in district courts across the country. 12 states have more than 5 lakh cases to decide while a little more than one case, on an average, is awaiting conclusion for at least 10 years. Cases for divorce is not an exception. In India, divorce cases

Source:- indiatimes.com KOCHI: The high court held that if a dangerous animal poses threat to human lives, a public servant, such as a police officer, should give preference to saving human lives. Even if the public servant’s decision to kill the animal turns out to be wrong, he is protected under law and cannot be

Source:- indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: Five new judges were on Wednesday appointed to the Supreme Court, taking it working strength to 28. President Pranab Mukherjee has signed their Warrants of Appointment and the notifications will be issued shortly, sources in the government said here. Those elevated to the apex court are five high court judges, including

Source:- ndtv.com AHMEDABAD:  The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday directed police in Anand district to take a pregnant girl to the family of her alleged rapist, after she told the court that she loved him and wanted to give birth to his child. The court also asked the social welfare officer of Mahisagar district, where

Source:- hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court refused to entertain AIADMK chief V K Sasikala’s plea on Wednesday seeking more time to surrender for undergoing jail term in the disproportionate assets case. “We do not intend to pass any order on this. We are not going to change anything in the judgement,” a bench headed by Justice

Source:- indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: In its judgment deflating Sasikala’s ambition to become CM of Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court has dealt a blow to gift-loving public servants by ruling that presents could not be counted as income from lawful sources. A bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy said: “Gifts to Jayalalithaa, a

Source:- india.com New Delhi, Feb 16: A Mumbai-based woman has filed a petition in the Supreme Court alleging that online pornography has destroyed her married life. In her plea, she said that her married life has hit a roadblock as her husband became addicted to online pornography. The woman, a mother of two, pleaded the

Source:- indiatimes.com KOLKATA: All 42,900 candidates selected for appointment in state primary schools after having cracked the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) have to hold their breath for six more weeks for legal scrutiny. Calcutta high court on Wednesday made these appointments provisional, subject to the outcome of the court hearing in April. Now, selected candidates can

Source:- dnaindia.com The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up search engine giants Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft for allowing online advertisements on sex determination tests, prohibited in India. The apex court was hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), which was filed in 2008 by Sabu Mathew George, seeking a ban on foreign websites which are soliciting

Source:- indianexpress.com THE SUPREME Court on Tuesday said it would decide issues pertaining to only the legal aspects of the practices of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims but would not be debating the Uniform Civil Code. “We will not be debating Uniform Civil Code,” said a bench led by Chief Justice of