Supreme Court imposes temporary ban on Patanjali ads for medicinal products; issues contempt notice
Supreme Court had previously slammed Patanjali Ayurved for misleading ads against modern medicine.
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Calcutta High Court urges State to rename two Lions “Sita” and “Akbar” to avoid religious controversy
The controversy arose when the two lion names “Sita” and “Akbar” were transferred from Tripura Zoo to the Bengal Safari Park in Siliguri.
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Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for organising protest over Contractor’s suicide
Supreme Court also stayed proceedings against Karnataka Ministers Ramalinga Reddy, MB Patil, and Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala over the protest in 2022.
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Gujarat HC dismisses Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh’s plea against summons in PM Modi Degree Defamation case
Gujarat University had filed a defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal and Sanjay Singh over the alleged defamatory remarks made regarding the educational degree of PM Narendra Modi.
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Law Commission recommends revision and review of Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897
Law Commission expressed that “Given the shifting social patterns and growing population, the management, control and prevention of epidemic diseases cannot be restricted to a century old law.”
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Supreme Court imposes Rs 50,000 costs on members of TNFA challenging appointment of a committee to look into its affairs
Supreme Court directed that the cost be deposited with the Supreme Court Middle Income Group Legal Aid Services
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Essar Case | Supreme Court allows ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel – Indian Oil to appoint arbitrators
Supreme Court set aside the Delhi High Court’s decision rejecting IOCL’s plea seeking appointment of an arbitral tribunal to settle claims.
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S. 377 IPC decriminalised in 2018 Navtej Singh Johar case; SC declares curative petition against 2013 Suresh Kumar Koushal Judgment infructuous
A curative petition is a petition which requests the court to review its own decision even after a review petition is dismissed. It is considered as the last and final option available for redressal of grievances.
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Govt. accepts Parliamentary Committee’s recommendation for Supreme Court Regional Benches
The matter was sub-judice before the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, and that the Supreme Court had been consistently rejecting the proposal for setting up Supreme Court Benches outside Delhi.
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DIAC and EBC enters into an MoU for publishing and distributing Delhi Arbitration Review
Delhi International Arbitration Centre (‘DIAC’) and Eastern Book Company (EBC) entered into an MoU for publishing and distributing the ‘Delhi Arbitration Review’.
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[Videocon Loan Fraud Case] Bombay High Court rules arrest of ICICI Bank’s former CEO Chanda Kochhar and Deepak Kochhar, illegal
Bombay High Court deemed the arrest of ex-ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband unlawful, amidst allegations of irregularities in Videocon loans raising questions about procedural fairness and legal scrutiny.
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Chandigarh Mayor Polls | Supreme Court directs election record to be sequestered under custody of PHHC
Supreme Court also directed the meeting of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh scheduled for 7-02-2024 to be deferred till further orders.
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Delhi Court allows Manish Sisodia to meet his ailing wife once a week
Manish Sisodia met his wife last on 10-11-2023 and sought permission from the Court to meet his wife twice a week at his residence.
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[2012 UP Elections] Lucknow Court grants 6-months imprisonment to BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi for violating code of conduct
Rita Bahuguna Joshi left Congress and joined BJP before the 2017 assembly elections.
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Law Commission advocates for retaining criminal defamation
The Report compared the right to reputation as against the freedom of speech and expression and also tracked down the judicial precedents.
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Gauhati HC issues directions to end the requirement of mentioning a litigant’s caste/religion in any proceeding or suit
The directions were issued by the High Court in pursuance to the directive issued by the Supreme Court in Shama Sharma v. Kishan Kumar.
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Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Hemant Soren’s arrest by ED; asks to first approach Jharkhand High Court
The Court took note that Soren had earlier filed a plea under Article 226 of the Constitution before the High Court but opted for withdrawal of the same to approach the Supreme Court.
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Highlights of Interim Budget 2024; Fiscal deficit in 2024-25 estimated to be 5.1 per cent of GDP: Finance Minister
The interim budget 2024 contained strategies indicating approach for making India Viksit Bharat by 2047. No changes proposed in indirect and direct taxes.
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Supreme Court adjourns Umar Khalid’s bail plea once again
The Bench had earlier deferred the hearing dated 10 Jan to 24 Jan, and yet again the matter got deferred.
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Varanasi Court directs DM to make arrangements for Hindus to worship in sealed ‘Vyas ji tehkhana’ inside Gyanvapi Mosque
In compliance with a directive from the State Government, the religious practices in the tehkhana were discontinued in 1993
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