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Updated On : Jul 04, 2021   |  Parth Sagdeo
Karnataka High Court imposes costs of Rs 1 lakh as a measure to eradicate evils of perjury, fraud and fabrication

The Karnataka High Court opined that drastic measures will have to be adopted to eradicate the evils of perjury, fraud & fabrication in courts. The Bench of Justices Krishna S Dixit and Pradeep Singh Yerur noted that “We are pained t

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Updated On : Jul 04, 2021   |  Anjali Agrawal
The State cannot provide everything to the homeless for free: Bombay High Court

A petition was filed by Brijesh Arya seeking direction from the State government and Municipal Corporation regarding food, water, and other necessities for the homeless people.  The public interest litigation (PIL) was asking for directio

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Updated On : Jul 04, 2021   |  Anjali Agrawal
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench: Adoption of orphaned children or those in need of care and protection not restricted under Juvenile Justice Act 2015.

(Sumed vs. NIL) District Judge Yavatmal rejected a plea by the biological and prospective adoptive parents of a minor girl child for the adoption of the child under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (JJ Act). The said order was

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Updated On : Jul 04, 2021   |  Anjali Agrawal
Allahabad High Court seeks an explanation for bestowing the name of a non-existent police station.

(Manavvar v. State of UP) The Court was told by the government lawyer that a case against the accused under the UP Gangsters Act at Police station Akbarabad based on instructions of the SI, though no such police station existed. It wa

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Updated On : Jul 04, 2021   |  Anjali Agrawal
The media restrained itself from publishing "false news" about Union Minister DV Sadananda Gowda.

Additional City Civil Judge Mallikarjuna passed an order on a plea by Gowda contending that concocted news items are being published about him alleging he spoke ill about the Prime Minister and Karnataka Chief Minister. The court has restraine

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Updated On : Jul 03, 2021   |  Parth Sagdeo
Allahabad High Court reserved its order on a plea by Umar Gautam to restrict media trial stating "Have you read the judgment of Justice DY Chandrachud on media?"

The Allahabad High Court reserved its order on a plea moved by the accused in alleged conversion racket, Umar Gautam and Jahangir, seeking directions to stop media trial in the case so that premature and wrong statements are not made concerning th

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Updated On : Jul 03, 2021   |  Parth Sagdeo
Javed Akhtar approaches Bombay High Court claiming that Kangana Ranaut has made misleading statements in the passport renewal hearing

It has been alleged by the lyricist Javed Akhtar that the Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut had deliberately refrained from disclosing the facts to obtain a favourable order for her passport renewal, alleging the same he has filed an intervention

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Updated On : Jul 03, 2021   |  Anjali Agrawal
A lawyer uses "filthy language, hurled abuses" at court: Rajasthan High Court asks Bar Council to take action.

On Friday, the Rajasthan High court asked the Bar Council of Rajasthan to take action against the lawyer who used filthy and obnoxious language and propelled abuses at the court while presenting his case.  However, a Single-judge bench co

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