Law

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

News Reports

Gyanvapi case: SC says Places of Worship Act does not bar determining the religious character of a place, refuses to overturn orders

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

Supreme Court refused to overturn Varanasi court's orders directing survey of Gyanvapi mosque and subsequent sealilng

News Reports

Bengal SSC Scam: TMC Education Minister Paresh Adhikari’s ‘teacher’ daughter loses job, Court orders refund of tenure salary

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

Paresh Adhikari was summoned by CBI for illegally recruiting teachers in government-aided schools and also for allotting job to his daughter

Crime

2019 Hyderabad rape and murder case: Supreme Court says police encounter of criminals was fake, cops should be tried for murder

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

SC appointed panel on Friday said that the four accused of gang-rape and murder of a 27-year-old veterinarian, who was killed in a police encounter in Hyderabad were "deliberately fired upon with an intent to cause their death".

News Reports

Calcutta HC orders CBI-NIA probe into forceful conversions in Malda: VHP demands a strong anti-conversion law

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2022

There have been allegations of explosives in this incident. Therefore, CBI and NIA have been given the responsibility to jointly probe the incident.

News Reports

Advocates Hari Shankar Jain and Vishnu Shankar Jain: The father-son duo devoted to the cause of reclaiming occupied Hindu sites

Gopal Tiwari - 20 May, 2022

There are as many as 102 cases in which either or both Vishnu Shankar Jain and Hari Shankar Jain have represented the Hindu side in courts.

News Reports

Delhi HC strikes down Arvind Kejriwal’s doorstep ration delivery scheme, says Delhi govt can’t use centre’s foodgrain for own scheme

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Delhi HC said that Delhi govt can run the scheme using its own foodgrain, but can't use foodgrain under National Food Security Act.

Government and Policy

‘Bhagwan Sri Krishna Virajman’: Mathura district court reverses civil court order, allows petition seeking removal Shahi Idgah disputed structure

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Mathura court Thursday allowed the plea to seal the disputed structure of the Shahi Idgah Mosque over the Krishna Janmabhoomi land.

News Reports

Yasin Malik convicted by special NIA court for terror funding activities in Jammu and Kashmir, charged under UAPA

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Yasin Malik pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act (UAPA).

News Reports

‘Remnants of old Hindu temple clear inside Gyanvapi, Shringar Gauri, Sheshnaag, lotus structures found’: Former court-appointed survey commissioner Ajay Mishra’s report

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2022

Ajay Mishra in his report has submitted that the survey was done by him on May 6 and May 7 and the Muslim side had gathered a mob of over 100 people during the survey to hinder their work.

Law