MLA Antony Raju
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Antony Raju is an Indian politician who served as the Minister for Road Transport, Motor Vehicles, and Water Transport in the Government of Kerala until 24-12-2023. He is the leader of Janadhipathya Kerala Congress and was elected to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency in the 2021 elections.

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Malayalam actor Siddique rape case
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The complaint alleging that the actor committed a rape in 2016, came in the wake of revelations made in Justice K. Hema Report detailing several instances of sexual abuse in the Malayalam film industry.

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Delhi air pollution
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Supreme Court criticized the delay in implementing GRAP stages III and IV, stating that the CAQM’s approach of waiting for AQI levels to improve before taking action violated its 2018 order, which mandated preventive measures for air pollution.

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Midway change in eligibility criteria
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“Recruiting bodies subject to the extant rules may devise an appropriate procedure for bringing the recruitment process to its logical end, provided the procedure is transparent non-discriminatory, non-arbitrary, and has a rational nexus with the object sought to be achieved”

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News18 Dhirendra Shastri interview
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“The broadcasters have the editorial freedom to invite any person as a guest in any of its programme(s) however, such freedom has to be exercised within the boundaries of the Code of Ethics & Broadcasting Standards and the Specific Guidelines for Anchors conducting programmes including debates.”

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LMV driving license case
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Supreme Court’s observed that no empirical data has been provided to demonstrate that Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) license holders driving transport vehicles are a significant cause of road accidents

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Pune Porsche Accident
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The father was alleged of conspiring to alter his son’s blood samples in an attempt to conceal the presence of alcohol following the tragic incident.

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Gourab Banerji
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The BIT Arbitration has been instituted before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Dispute (“ICSID”).

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Delhi Liquor Excise Policy
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With this order, all the accused in the liquor policy case—including AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, and BRS leader K. Kavitha, have been granted bail.

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States power to tax Industrial Alcohol
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This majority decision further overruled Supreme Court’s 7-Judge Bench ruling in Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of U.P., (1990) 1 SCC 109, wherein it was held that States cannot tax industrial alcohol.

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AERA TDSAT orders
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TDSAT had ruled that AERA lacked the authority to regulate tariffs for services like Ground Handling Services (GHS) and Cargo Handling Services (CHS).

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habeas corpus petition Isha Yoga Centre
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The matter revolves around a habeas corpus petition filed in the Madras High Court by a father who alleged that Isha Foundation is engaging in manipulative practices, effectively brainwashing individuals and making them monks.

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Section 6A of Citizenship Act
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Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, permits foreign migrants of Indian origin who entered Assam between 01-01-1966, and 25-03-1971, to apply for Indian citizenship. This provision was introduced in 1985 as part of the Assam Accord, an agreement between the Government of India and leaders of the Assam movement, which aimed to address the concerns over illegal immigration from Bangladesh

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New Lady Justice statue
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The new statue of ‘Lady Justice’ has been installed in the judges’ library of the Supreme Court, commissioned at the direction of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud.

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CJI Chandrachud successor Justice Sanjiv Khanna
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Justice Sanjiv Khanna’s name has been recommended as next Chief Justice of India as per the seniority rule.

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Amar Sadhuram Mulchandani
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“However strict the PMLA is, we have to operate within the four corners of the law. The law tells us that someone who is sick and infirm should be granted bail. The point that he can be treated in a government hospital is no answer to what the statute says.”

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Rouse Avenue District Court
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All nine accused persons in the money laundering scam were granted bail upon furnishing personal bonds of Rs. 1 lakh each.

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Tirupati laddu investigation by CBI
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The SIT formed by SC shall consist of 2 officers of CBI, nominated by the Director; 2 officers of Andhra Pradesh State Police; and 1 senior officer of FSSAI.

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Isha Foundation Jaggi Vasudev Madras HC order
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The matter revolves around a habeas corpus petition filed in the Madras High Court by a father who alleged that Isha Foundation is engaging in manipulative practices, effectively brainwashing individuals and making them monks.

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Discrimination in prisons
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States and Union Territories have been directed to revise and change the prison manuals to end caste-based allotment of work.

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