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The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on the Union governments plea seeking the challenge to the law governing appointments of Election Commissioners and Chief Election Commissioners be referred to a larger bench. The bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma differed on whether the challenge to the Chief Election [] The post CEC Act: Judges split over reference to Constitution Bench; Justice Datta junks judges appointing judges theory, calls for perman

A Delhi court on Wednesday sought a response from the Delhi Police on a complaint seeking registration of an FIR against student-activist Nishu Azad and her father, Sanjay Azad, over alleged social media posts containing objectionable references to Hindu deities. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta of the Patiala House Court, directed the Delhi Police to [] The post Delhi Court seeks police response on plea for FIR against Nishu Azad, father over social media posts appeared first on India Leg

A Maharashtra Magistrate has issued a show-cause notice to the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Nanded Division, asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated for allegedly failing to comply with directions to replace sofas and undertake pest control at the VIP room of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar railway station. The Judicial Magistrate (Railways), Aurangabad, in a [] The post Maharashtra Magistrate issues contempt warning to Railway official over bedbug-infested VIP room appeared firs

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of a recent Patna High Court judgment concerning the ingredients of the offence of attempt to rape, after the High Court held that an alleged attempt to remove a womans salwar and pressing her chest did not, on the facts of the case, establish an attempt to [] The post Supreme Court takes suo motu cognizance of Patna High Court ruling holding removal of salwar, pressing chest insufficient for attempt to rape appeared first on India Legal .

Zee Group founder Subhash Chandra has approached the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) challenging a September 1 order of a five-member special bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) restraining him from alienating his assets. A Bench comprising Officiating Chairperson Justice (retd.) Yogesh Khanna and Technical Members Barun Mitra and Ajai Das Mehrotra [] The post Zee founder Subhash Chandra challenges NCLT order before NCLAT over asset alienation restraint appeared fir