The government of UP has suspended an IPS officer Anant Dev on an allegation of having a link with Vikas Dubey. He was the SSP (Senior Superintendent of Police) Kanpur during operation against Vikas Dubey at Bikru Village in July in which 8 policemen were killed. The action was taken against SSP after SIT (Special
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On Thursday, 5th November Allahabad High Court observed that the filing of the writ petition praying for directions to create awareness regarding certain laws is not proper and that “it appears that such petitions are filed only for the sake of popularity.” The writ petition filed by one Dr. Syed Rizwan Ahmed, seeking direction to
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The Green Crackers packaging can be identified through the distinct green logo of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research –National Environment and Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-NEER) and Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) as well as quick response coding systems, the Karnataka Government clarified. On Thursday evening, the modified order was issued following the
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An order has been passed by the Home Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, extending the restrictions on the internet speed in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir till November 26, 2020. Except the residents of two districts, Ganderbal and Udhampur will have access to only 2G mobile internet services. To prevent
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14th Pro Bono Enviro National Moot Court Competition, 2021 is being organised by School of Excellence in Law, Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University. It is the flagship event of our Institution and our only aim is to get better with each year. The Moot Court Proposition is based on Environmental Law and is intended
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Himachal Pradesh High Court has granted a bail to a 20 years old Rohit sharma, who is an accused of raping a minor girl. While allowing the application, Justice Anoop Chitkara has observed that; ‘Although, she could not have consented for sexual intercourse as well as leaving custody of her custodian but for deciding the bail, her conduct is sufficient
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New committee of partners at Orbit: Ali, Damodara Rao, Kamble (l to r) Orbit Law Services has promoted four of its partners into equity, following the retirement of co-founding partner PV Rao and a corresponding widening and redistribution of equity. The following four partners have been elevated to equity partner level: current senior partner Ashok
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About HNLU Journal of Law and Social Sciences (JLSS) Volume VI Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur invites submissions for its forthcoming Volume VI of HNLU JLSS. The journal welcomes and intends to promote authors from various backgrounds having a strong interface with law. HNLU JLSS endeavours to cradle research among the legal academia, practising lawyers,
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Today, Attorney General KK Venugopal has gave his consent to initiate criminal contempt of court proceedings against Stand-up Comic Kunal Kamra’s tweets flowing against Supreme court of India. Kunal Kamra has tweeted on Wednesday’s order passed by Justice DY Chandrachud of Supreme Court on granting bail to Republic TV Editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami. Apparently, he has made four tweets which clearly insulted judiciary and criticized the Supreme Court. In his consent
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On Tuesday, notification signed by President Ram Nath Kovind was issued by the Cabinet Secretariat regarding regulation of OTT platforms in India. Recently, a PIL was filed for regulating the OTT platforms by an autonomous body, regarding which the Apex Court had sought Centre’s response. The Plea was moved by Supreme Court advocates Apurva Arhatia and Shashank Shekhar Jhafor a check and supervision of
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