Law

News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.

News Reports

Calcutta HC directs DGP West Bengal to form an SIT to investigate Mominpore violence and submit its report within 2 weeks

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2022

The Calcutta High Court also ordered compensation to those affected by the Mominpore violence.

News Reports

Shivling found inside Gyanvapi: Varanasi court reserves order on scientific investigation, to be pronounced on October 14

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2022

The Varanasi district court reserved its order in the petition demanding a scientific study of the Shivling found in the Gyanvapi complex.

News Reports

Retweeting photo of minor contributes to identity disclosure, was exposed to sexual harassment: NCPCR opposes plea of Alt News’ Zubair for quashing POCSO FIR

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2022

NCPCR opposed Alt News’ co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s plea to quash FIR against him in the POCSO case

News Reports

‘Sushant Singh was killed by people committing Muslim genocide in India’: Bizarre PIL by ‘Yoga teacher from Sharjah’ over alleged ‘hate speech’ gets a...

OpIndia Staff - 10 October, 2022

Petitioner named Harpreet Mansukhani said in a PIL that not only minorities are being "targeted and killed" in India but journalists, teachers and actors including Sushant Singh Rajput were ordered to be killed.

News Reports

Complaint filed against Justice DY Chandrachud accusing him of passing order benefiting his lawyer son’s client, Bar Council dismisses claims

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2022

Complainant Rashid Khan Pathan alleges that Justice DY Chandrachud passed in order in favour of his son's clients in a criminal case

News Reports

Varanasi court defers verdict on plea seeking carbon dating of Shivling found in Gyanvapi, verdict likely on October 11

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2022

The Varanasi district court earlier had asked the Gyanvapi mosque management to file its objections to the plea for carbon dating of Shivling

News Reports

‘Court not place where everybody walks in to get publicity’: SC rebukes Madhya Pradesh Jan Vikas Party for petition against EVM, imposes fine

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2022

The SC chastised Jan Vikas Party for bringing the baseless accusation of EVM tampering to court

News Reports

Bombay High Court denies bail to 2012 Pune bomb blast accused Munib Memon, orders expedition of trial

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2022

Munib Memon is an accused in the five low-intensity serial bomb blasts that took plac in Pune on 1st August 2012

News Reports

Hyderabad Jubilee Hills gang-rape case: 4 minors to be tried as adults, rules JJ Board, only AIMIM leader’s son to be tried as minor

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2022

Juvenile Justice Board in Hyderabad ruled that four of the five accused minors arrested in the Jubilee Hills gang-rape case might be prosecuted as adults.

News Reports