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Written by: Sagar Rana (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) On 10 th April 2021, the Kerala High Court held in its ruling that a child born out of a live-in relationship is ought to be treated as a child born out of a married couple for the purpose of the Adoption Guidelines and the Juvenile Justice Act. For the p …

Written by: Muskan Rathore (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) The Ex-Chairman of UP Shia Central Waqf Board, Waseem Rizvi pleaded for the removal of 26 Quran verses that illustrated violent aggravation was dismissed by the Supreme Court this Monday. Rizvi had filed a petition in the Supreme Court in previous month for th …

Written by: Muskan Rathore (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) The Supreme Court ordered the transfer of Bahujan Samaj Party (BHP) member, Mukhtar Ansari, from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh for the number of trials pending against him in the latter state. It was noted that the state of Punjab had refused to transfer him on more …

Written by: Sagar Rana (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) On 6th April 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana , who is the senior most judge of the Supreme Court, as the 48th Chief Justice of India . Justice NV Ramana will take charge on 24th April 2021 and will be having tenure of on …

Written by:  Muskan   Rathore  (Intern) Edited by:  Anubhav   Yadav  (Content Head & Developer) A PIL was filed recently in front of the Supreme Court by Advocate Ashwini Kumar. The PIL bears the name  Ashwini  Kumar  Upadhyay  v.  Union of India , where he plac …

Written by:  Sagar   Rana  (Intern) Edited by:  Anubhav   Yadav  (Content Head & Developer) Since March 2 nd  2021, the state politics in Karnataka has been subjugated by a  Sex CD S candal  linking a former minister in the BJP government in the state. Despite the minister resigni …

Written by: Muskan Rathore (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) The facts in the case of Aparna Bhat & Ors vs. State of Madhya Pradesh & Anr, allege that the accused had entered the complainant’s house in the middle of the night, caught hold of her hand and attempted to harass her sexually. In this matter, the Madh …

Written by:  Sagar   Rana  (Intern) Edited by:  Anubhav   Yadav  (Content Head & Developer) The Karnataka High Court has once again reminded the state government towards making a decision on how the state will treat online betting and gambling services. The state government, in February, conveyed to the court …

Written by: Upasana Dash (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) The central government on Monday, 22nd March, 2021 launched The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in Lok Sabha. Bringing back the conflict on the distribution of powers between the elected government and the Lieutenant Gove …

Written by:  Upasana  Dash (Intern) Edited by: Anubhav Yadav (Content Head & Developer) Government of India is establishing several schemes and legislations to address several forms of gender discrimination. The primary cause of gender discrimination is the patriarchal mind set prevalent in the Indian society. Though this m …

Written by:  Upasana  Dash Edited by: Anubhav Yadav The Supreme Court has recently referred to a Constitutional Bench, the question of whether states can exceed the 50% limit on quotas that was set by a nine-judge Bench in the landmark  Indra Sawh n e y v Union of India (1992) case . The question will now be taken up by a …

Written by: Banya Mahapatra Edited by: Anubhav Yadav According to what specifications you address the judge depends on which court you’re in. Each court attribute a specific honorific that ought to be used when addressing the judge, and also the judge should be properly addressed by that honorific. Judges of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court are …