1072 Petitions For Bail And Sentence Suspension Pending In Supreme Court: RTI Reply

Source:-https://hwnews.in In crucial information revealed by the Supreme Court in response to an RTI application, the apex court has said that 1072 cases relating to bail and suspension of sentence are pending in the Supreme Court as on December 18, 2020, LiveLaw reported. This includes 931 petitions seeking bail/interim-bail and 141 cases seeking suspension of

North MCD demolishes temple in Chandni Chowk

Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The North Delhi Municipal Corporation demolished a temple in Chandni Chowk early on Sunday morning on the directions of the Delhi high court, sparking a political blame game between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party. The temple, located on the road which is being redesigned only for pedestrians only as part

New set of judges for the High Court Bench

Source:-https://www.thehindu.com Madurai A new of judges will preside over the court proceedings in the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court from January 4, 2021. Justice M.M. Sundresh will be the administrative judge of the High Court Bench for the next three months. A Division Bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and S. Ananthi will hear

All not well with J&K, liquor vends allotted arbitrarily for all times: HC

Source:-https://www.tribuneindia.com Chandigarh, December 28 An order passed by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today made it clear that all is not well with the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the latest being “total arbitrary exercise of power” in the allotment of liquor vends virtually “for all times to come by the finance minister

Turkey passes law to tighten government control over civil society groups

Source:-https://www.wionews.com Turkey has passed a new law that would increase government monitoring of civil society groups, which rights groups have warned would violate the freedom of association. The legislation approved by the Turkish parliament on Sunday permits the interior ministry to appoint NGO officials and halt groups’ activities under vague terrorism charges. It also allows

Telangana gets a fully functional Women’s Commission after 2.5 years

Source:-https://indianexpress.com Former minister Vakiti Sunitha Lakshma Reddy was appointed as chairperson of the Telangana state women’s commission, nearly two and a half years after the post fell vacant. The women’s commission also got six new members who will hold office till 2025. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy was the minister for women and child welfare in the

Schools Reopening Latest Updates: From Bihar to UP to Delhi, state-wise reopening dates for schools and colleges

Source:-https://english.jagran.com New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: The coronavirus pandemic halted the functioning of educational institutions across the country since March with schools and colleges being shut to safeguard the students from contracting the deadly virus. However, months later, the MHA had allowed resumption of schools partially. The government may have allowed schools to reopen

Cops raid Delhi Riots lawyer Mehmood Pracha’s office; Supreme Court Bar Association condemns ‘assault’

Source:-https://www.freepressjournal.in The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday expressed shock and deep concern on “the arbitrary, illegal and brazen exercise of brute power by the police” against lawyers, including the search conducted at the premises of an advocate representing some of the accused in the north-east Delhi riots cases. The SCBA also condemned the