Rehan Khan On 19th July, in a bid to promote sustainable tourism and environmental responsibility, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has proposed that the State Government make it mandatory for tourists to carry a garbage bag to manage their waste Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On 26th July 2024, the Supreme Court expressed concern over the abuse of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to gain reliefs that were previously denied in other courts. The bench comprised of Justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan highlighted Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal On July 5, 2024, the Bombay High Court issued notices to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), directing them to file affidavits in response to a writ petition seeking a ban on Read more
Hriday Shah The Supreme Court Collegium, led by CJI DY Chandrachud and compromising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice BR Gavai, recommended in their resolution, the extension of tenure of nine Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court by one year, Read more
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court recently expressed serious concern over a violent clash between law students at Delhi University. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma, while denying anticipatory bail to one of the involved students, emphasized the gravity of the situation. Read more
Hriday Shah The Meghalaya High Court recently upheld the conviction of a boy who had intoxicated his girlfriend in order to satisfy his lust and committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault. The minor victim girl and the accused were in a Read more
Priyanshu The Supreme Court of India has granted interim bail to Ashish Mishra, the primary accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, permitting him to stay in Lucknow under strict conditions. Mishra, son of Union Minister Ajay Mishra, is accused Read more
Rehan Khan A court in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, has acquitted two men accused of ‘love jihad’ involving allegations of inducing and kidnapping a 14-year-old Hindu girl under the pretext of marriage. Special Judge Gurbaksh Singh observed that the victim had not Read more
Rehan Khan On 15th July, the Supreme Court of India has observed that pay parity cannot be claimed as an indefeasible enforceable right, except where a competent authority has consciously decided to equate two posts. This ruling came as the Read more
Rehan Khan On 19th July, the Supreme Court, agreed to examine the scope of Article 361 of the Indian Constitution, which provides “blanket immunity” to State governors from any form of criminal prosecution. This development came in response to a Read more