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by Siddharth R. Gupta* and Aman Agarwal**

Hyderabad land allotment policy
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“Government servants, elected legislators, Judges in the Supreme Court and High Court, and prominent journalists do not belong to the “weaker” or per se deserving sections of our society, warranting special State reservations to land allotment.”

Madhya Pradesh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Indisputably, the public good is a question of fact. Good faith has also to be established as a fact. Ergo, to prove good faith so as to constitute offence of Section 499 of IPC, trial is necessary.”

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court requested all the Judges to refrain from adjourning the subject cases except for rare and compelling reasons.

Legislation UpdatesStatutes/Bills/Ordinances

President promulgates — Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. Amendment of Section 3: after sub-section (1), insertion

Case BriefsHigh Courts

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: Sanjeev Kumar, J. while hearing a petition filed by Members of Parliament in respect to seeking permission

Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court: Upholding the Constitutional validity of certain Amendments made to the Salaries, Allowances and Pensions of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, the bench of J. Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan