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Punjab and Haryana High Court held that the life and liberty of couples in the live-in relationship must be protected even if one of them has not attained majority.
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In a petition filed by an adult couple where one of has not attained majority for marriage. It has been submitted by them that their fundamental right of “protection of life and liberty” has been violated. Hence, its restoration has been invoked under article 226 of the Indian Constitution. The petitioners submit that they haveRead More

SC allows Farmers’ protest to continue without any Breach of Peace or Impediment
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-by TANUJ SHARMA The petitioner representing a fraction of the population of the residents of NCT Delhi/Haryana had submitted the claim that the manner in which the protests by the farmers are being carried on is seriously preventing the supply of essential goods to the city due to the current restrictions on the free movementRead More

The High Court of Allahabad extends protection accused in violation of Anti- Conversion Ordinance of U.P.
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The petitioner has filed a Writ of Certiorari to quash down the FIR registered against him under Sections 504, 506, and 120-B IPC and Section 3/5 of the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance 2020 (U.P. Ordinance No.21 of 2020). According to the facts, it has been alleged that the petitioner usedRead More

Sec 11 of the Arbitration Act to include the aspect of validity of arbitration agreement in its expression “ Existence of Arbitration Agreement” – SC
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A 3 judge bench of the Supreme Court has held that the expression “existence of arbitration agreement” which is included in Section 11 of the Arbitration Act shall also include the aspect of validity of arbitration agreement. The Supreme Court also explained that at the stages that are included in Section 8 and 11 ofRead More

Twitter files plea before SC requesting quashing of multiple FIRs in 8 States
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by SALONI THAWANI The Apex Court recently issued notice in reference to a plea made by Twitter India who was seeking the quashing of numerous FIRs registered against it for the promoting of a tweet by one Gurpatwant Singh Pannum on “Khalistan“, allegedly. Twitter claimed that multiple FIRs have been registered against the corporation after GurpatwantRead More

No Winter Session for the Parliament- Another Covid 19 Crisis? [Concise Analysis]
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The Parliament put an end to all the speculations as it announced that there will be no Winter session for the Parliament due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic. All political parties have favoured the scrapping down of the session in order to curb Covid spread and would straight away be jumping to theRead More

Duty of State to Act Against Misuse of Social Media and police must investigate without any delay: Orissa High Court
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In a petition filed before the Orissa High Court regarding the circulation of offensive videos on social media websites or applications. The Habeas Corpus petition was filed by the father of the girl. The girl (the petitioner here) who was being harassed by one of the respondents circulating some of her offensive videos on socialRead More

Rights Granted or Still Denied: No Provision For Enrollment Of Trans-Genders in NCC Cadets
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Hina-Haneefa, a trans-woman files an affidavit in the Kerela High court, raising her voice against  Section 6 of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) 1948 Act which allows only males and females to enrol with the Corps. WHAT IS CONTENTIOUS IN SECTION 6 OF NCC ACT? This acts provides for the composition of a National CadetRead More