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Maratha Quota Row: Govt still looking out for legal options despite High Court & Supreme Court's denial

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: The State Government has put admission process for postgraduate (PG) medical and dental admissions on hold till Sunday, as it looks at legal options by which reservation for Marathas un...
 

Delhi University makes bid to Open More Reserved Seats

15 May 2019
May 15 , 2019 ; Registration for DU admissions will begin tentatively on May 20 and the first cut-off list may be out on June 14. This year is likely to see many changes, especially in the sports q...
 

A Bitter Battle: Kangana Ranaut files 'assault' complaint against Aditya Pancholi; he replies with counter complaint

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Wednesday, Rangoli Chandel, Actor Kangana Ranaut’s sister, has filed an application before the Versova Police Station, stating her sister was exploited and abused by Actor Aditya Pan...
 

Unable to Repay Loan, Woman, her Daughter Commit Suicide

15 May 2019
May 15 , 2019 ; FACING THE loss of their house due to default on a home loan of Rs 7 lakh, their hopes dashed by a buyer who failed to turn up on the last day of a deadline agreed with the bank, a...
 

Spine Shocking: Woman killed her daughter with heavy stone in a domestic argument

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Tuesday, a woman allegedly killed her 19- year-old daughter in Pune district of Maharashtra after being frustrated over constant fights and arguments with her over domestic issues, P...
 

"Law of the land remains fixed", says Paytm Chief after disclosure of 'double-digit' fraud

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Paytm Mall has unearthed a fraud of up to ₹10 crore following a probe into a large percentage of cashbacks earned by small merchants and de-listed hundreds of sellers from its platform...
 

Taking toll on Terror: Mumbai attack accused Hafiz Saeed’s brother-in-law gets arrested in Pakistan

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Wednesday, Police said that the brother-in-law of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and proscribed Jamaat-ud-Dawa Chief Hafiz Saeed has been arrested for hate speech and criticizing th...
 

Target on Human Rights Groups? WhatsApp Security Breach; The Big Bomb Diffused

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Tuesday, WhatsApp said that a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company, and it may have...
 

Cry for Justice getting curbed in Election noise: Critical analysis of Hapur Rape Case handling

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Elections have moved into the final phase, politicians are looking towards post-poll calculations and, apparently, have no time for the rape victim who allegedly set herself on fire in...
 

Alarming !! #MeToo survey shows one-third of female lawyers sexually harassed globally

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Bullying and sexual harassment are rife in the legal profession, according to a global survey that identifies Britain as somewhere such behavior is prevalent.The survey of almost 7,000...
 

Illegal Deportees Row: US denies visit visa to three Senior Pakistani Officials

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that the US has denied visit visas to three Senior Pakistani Officials for not taking back Pakistani immigrants who are illegally...
 

Abortion Ban: Republican State Alabama passes most restrictive law in US

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Tuesday, the Alabama Senate passed the most restrictive abortion bill in the United States, which places a near-total ban on the termination of pregnancy - even in cases of rape and...
 

In a first of US city; San Francisco bans Police use of 'Facial Recognition Technology'

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Tuesday, San Francisco became the first US city to ban the use of facial recognition technology by Police or other Government Agencies.Backers of the legislation argued that using so...
 

All action in WB: "Barely escaped", Amit Shah accuses Mamta Banerjee of violence; she files FIR in return

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: on Tuesday, Launching an attack on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and violence during roadshow,  BJP President Amit Shah said Trinamool Congress was behind violence in West Bengal and n...
 

#MeToo: Air India Pilot alleges Senior of inducing her via talks, making misogynistic remarks; probe ordered

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Air India has set up an inquiry against one of its senior captains on sexual harassment allegations after receiving a complaint from a woman pilot.Air India spokesperson said that the w...
 

"Not done, arrest was prima facie arbitrary", SC warns WB Officials of contempt notice if BJP worker isn't released soon

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: On Wednesday, the Supreme Court termed as “prima facie arbitrary” the arrest of BJP’s youth wing leader Priyanka Sharma for allegedly posting morphed image of CM Mamata Banerjee on soci...
 

Domestic Violence: Husband has to pay maintenance even if wife is well educated [Read the Orders]

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Supreme Court enhanced substantially an interim maintenance for wife in a domestic violence case despite the fact that the wife was well educated.   A bench of Justice Khanwi...
 

UGC warns students against taking admission in institutions in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has warned students against taking admission in unapproved institutions in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).“Pakistan occupied Jammu and...
 

Students across India appeal to PM to enforce ban on e-cigarettes

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Over 1000 students & teachers along with several public health organisations have appealed to the prime minister to enforce a complete ban on e-cigarettes & other electronic nic...
 

Is Delhi Government habitual in filing appeal with delay?: Apex Court declined to condone delay in a land allotment case[Read the Orders]

15 May 2019
May 15, 2019: Supreme Court declined to condone a delay of 1054 days in filing of appeal by Delhi Government and rejected the challenge against the order of Delhi High Court in respect of allotment o...
 

Section 138 NI Act: Can the arbitration proceeding bar the complainant from filing or continuing the criminal case of cheque bounce? [Read the Order]

15 May 2019
There can be no bar to the simultaneous continuance of a criminal proceeding and a civil proceeding if the two arise from separate causes of action. May 15, 2019: Supreme Court has held that merely...
 

Advocate was threatened for filing PIL: He remained firmed and got an order for immediate closure of brothels [Read the Order]

14 May 2019
Certain threats have been advanced to the petitioner who is a practicing Advocate of this Court for pressurizing him to withdraw this public interest litigation. May 14, 2019: Allahabad High Court w...
 

High Court summons State Chief Secretary to explain floating a Company by IAS officer while in job

14 May 2019
May 15, 2019: The court had earlier asked the chief secretary to explain whether a person who is holding a statutory post can float a private limited company or become a director in a limited company...
 

UK Govt decides to take up persecution of Christians in India

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: The Theresa May government on Tuesday said it would take up with Indian authorities cases of alleged persecution of Christians in India, days after a review commissioned by the Foreign...
 

Does India need a Law to criminalise Fake News?

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: Fake news is an online epidemic & the way forward is three-pronged- enact Law, create awareness & make intermediaries responsible. If India were to move in the same directi...
 

Section 138 NI Act: Supreme Court says legal heir of payee of cheque can file complaint of cheque bounce [Read the Order]

14 May 2019
A heir of the deceased holder in due course of the cheque can bring action on the basis of the cheque to recover the amount due thereon to the deceased holder by reason of the fact that he succee...
 

Criminal complaint launched against Kamal Haasan for hurting 'Hindu Religious Sentiments'

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Tuesday, a criminal complaint was filed against Kamal Haasan in Delhi's Patiala House Court for 'hurting religious sentiments' with his recent remarks on Nathuram Godse, the assassin...
 

Seminar on Judiciary’s Role in Protecting Human Rights @Vidyavardhaka Law College, Mysuru [May 25]: Submit by May 17

14 May 2019
About the Organisation and Seminar Vidyavardhaka Law College, Mysuru is organising a one-day seminar National Seminar on ‘Role of Judiciary in Protecting Human Rights in India: Issues and Challenges....
 

Call for Papers: National Law School Journal [NLSIU]: Submit by May 31

14 May 2019
About the Organisation and Journal: National Law School Journal (NLSJ) which is a peer-reviewed journal edited by faculty members at the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Bangalore.C...
 

NUALS’s Research Paper Competition on Revamping Competition Law: Submit by May 30

14 May 2019
The Centre for Competition Law and Policy (CCLP is a Research Centre, part of the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi (NUALS Kochi).The primary vision of the Centre is to encourage st...
 

Call for Papers: NUSRL Journal of Law and Policy [Vol. 6]: Submit by May 30

14 May 2019
About the College: Situated in Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand, NUSRL was established to develop a holistic perspective of legal education in all its manifestations, particularly advocacy, judi...
 

CfP: NLUJA Journal of Sports Law, Policy and Governance [Vol 2, Issue 1]: Submissions on Rolling Basis by May 15

14 May 2019
ABOUT THE JOURNAL The JSLPG is a bi-annual (August and December) double-blind peer reviewed open-access journal published under the aegis of North-East Students for the Furtherance of International L...
 

#MenToo: Protect Men Against False Allegations, say Delhi Protester

14 May 2019
May 14 , 2019 ; New Delhi: Claiming that 51% of the suicides among men accused of sexual assault were due to false allegations being levelled against them, a rights NGO named Purush Ayog held a dem...
 

Apple apps costing too much? US Supreme Court allows consumers to pursue lawsuit much to firm's woes

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Monday, consumers can pursue a lawsuit complaining that iPhone apps cost too much, the US Supreme Court ruled, adding to Apple's woes that already include falling iPhone sales and a...
 

All for Poll: BSP candidate moves Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest in rape case

14 May 2019
May 14, 2019: On Tuesday, the BSP Candidate from the Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, Atul Rai, on the run in an alleged rape case, moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from arres...
 

JOB POST: Assistant Commandant (Law) @ The Indian Coast Guard: Apply Between May 24 – June 4

14 May 2019
About the organisation The Indian Coast Guard is an armed force that protects India’s maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial waters of India, includi...
 

Online Job Post @ World of Legal Research, Ahmedabad: Apply by May 24

14 May 2019
About the organisation World of Legal Research is an Ahmedabad based company, offering a vast plethora of services in the legal content domain. They provide base research work in all elements...
 
 

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