Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 17th, the Delhi High Court held that Delhi University is not ‘special’ to make admissions in the new five-year integrated law courses solely based on CLAT score, when other Central Universities are offering admissions based Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 18, the Maharashtra Government scrapped the Maharashtra Casino (Control and Tax) Act, 1976 and declared that there will be no casinos in the state in the future. The Home Department, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 16th, the Centre suggested a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that courts, including the Supreme Court, may observe while directing the personal appearance of government officials in their official capacity. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted the Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court released the Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes in an attempt to break stereotypes and common assumptions about women and gender-based minorities. The foreword of the Handbook was penned by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud. It is Read more
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V After recent firing incidents inside court complexes, the Supreme Court has directed all High Courts to formulate a security plan for court buildings. The Court also ordered to submit an action-taken report within two months on the Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal Through the use of accessibility text-to-speech software, the Delhi High Court launched its “web accessibility complaint cause list” and “digital platform for sharing trial court records” for visually impaired lawyers, litigants, and the public from 15th August 2023. The projects were Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On Independence Day, the CJI said that the plan consists of the construction of a new building to accommodate 27 additional courts, 51 judges’ chambers, four registrar courtrooms, 16 registrar chambers, and other requisite facilities for lawyers and Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) requested an extension of 15 days in order to complete its investigation into the accusations made against the Adani group of companies by the US-based short-seller Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 11, 2023, the Supreme Court declined a PIL that sought to restrain 26 opposition parties from using the acronym “Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance” (I.N.D.I.A.), observing that the plea had simply been brought for the sake Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The High Court of Karnataka has issued a historic decision that clarifies the meaning and application of Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.), which deals with the maintenance of spouses, children, and parents. The case Read more
