Month: August 2020

India Against Hatred movement starts tomorrow as a peace effort

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“‘India Against Hatred’ a people’s movement against perpetration of hatred in our country,  will be launched tomorrow, 9th August, on auspicious and historic day known as August Kranti Din (Aug 9, 1942). The movement will be on the lines of the ‘India Against Corruption’ movement and will be lead by, renowned filmmaker/social activist Sri. Nilesh Navalakha, …

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We have to learn to embrace new innovations: Justice N. V. Ramana

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The Supreme Court Justice N. V. Ramana said today that these testing times have resulted in new innovations which “we have to learn and embrace for betterment of society”. Justice Ramana, who is the Executive Chairman NALSA, was speaking at the first ever online Lok Adalat in Delhi today. In the face of the unprecedented …

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SC notice in plea against enhanced limit for employing company secretaries

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea challenging a Ministry of Corporate Affairs notification in which the mandatory limit for engaging a company secretary was raised from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore. The petition challenges this January 3 notification as being ultra-vires and repugnant to Article 14, 19(1)(g) of …

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Allahabad High Court issues notice to govt on plea for Dr Kafeel Khan’s release

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New Delhi: The Allahabad High Court has asked the Centre and the state governments to file a reply on a petition demanding the release of Dr Kafeel Khan, jailed under NSA for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during CAA protests.  A bench of Justices Manoj Mishra and Deepak Verma has passed the order on a petition …

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Exclusion of mask, sanitiser from essential list challenged in Delhi High Court

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New Delhi: A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging the Central government’s order excluding masks and sanitisers from the essential commodities list. Petitioners Gaurav Yadav, a social activist, and advocate Aarti Singh have also challenged the levy of 18 percent GST on sanitizers. The plea has been filed through advocate Amit …

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CJI Khehar’s amicable settlement advice was pragmatic

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Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, former CJI, had given a sagacious advice: have an amicable settlement in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The majority of intellectuals and even politicians, including many Muslim leaders, had welcomed the advice. There were only a few exceptions. The failure of previous endeavours need not make one sceptical of another attempt …

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China’s attempt to bring up J&K at UNSC makes no headway

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New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today issued a statement saying that yet another attempt by China, trying to meddle in “India’s internal matter” and trying to bring it up at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has met with “little support from the international community”. The statement said that India rejected China’s …

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Foreigners facing trial in Tablighi case may leave during pendency of case, says govt in SC

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court was today informed that foreigners facing trial for attending the Tablighi Jamaat activities in Delhi may leave the country during the pendency of the cases.  A three-judge bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjiv Khanna was hearing a plea filed by 34 foreign nationals challenging the decision of …

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Supreme Court gives Interpretation of Provisions of The Major Port Trusts Act, 1963

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The Supreme Court has answered the questions raised with regard to the interpretation of several sections of the Major Ports Act, 1963. A Supreme Court bench comprising Justice R. F. Nariman, Justice Navin Sinha and Justice Indira Banerjee gave all the answers to the issues raised by the Kerala High Court in its Judgment. Earlier …

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SC stays Allahabad HC order restraining police from arresting govt counsel accused of rape

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed an Allahabad High Court order granting interim relief to a government counsel accused of rape. The Additional Chief Standing Counsel in the Lucknow bench of the High Court, Shailendra Singh Chauhan, has been accused of sexual harassment and rape by a Delhi-based lawyer for offences under Sections 328 (Causing hurt …

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