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News about judgements of the courts and articles regarding specific laws of the land that matter.
Delhi High Court instructs Election Commission to take action against Rahul Gandhi over his ‘pickpocket’ remark on PM Narendra Modi
Rahul Gandhi had referred to PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah as 'pickpockets'.
AI systems can’t be granted patents for their creations, only persons can be inventors under current patent law: UK Supreme Court
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Artificial Intelligence systems can’t be granted patents for their creations, and only persons can be inventors
New Criminal Law has provision of trial in absentia for fugitives hiding in other countries: Home Minister Amit Shah
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Amit Shah said that the new criminal law bills have a provision of trial in absentia for those who are "hiding in other countries" for terror acts and other offences in India.
Madras HC sets aside acquittal, convicts DMK Minister K Ponmudy & his wife in disproportionate assets case, sentencing on 21st December
While announcing the order, the judge said that the TN Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy had amased 64.9 per cent assets more than his known sources of income.
‘Hindus seeking right to worship on Gyanvapi land, restoration of temple not barred by Places of Worship Act,’ rules Allahabad HC, all 5 petitions...
A suit was filed in 1991 by the Ancient Idol of Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar and 5 others before a local court in Varanasi seeking the removal of the mosque and restoration of the disputed land to Hindus.
“Rape is rape even if committed by a husband against wife”: Gujarat HC on marital rape
The Gujarat HC observed that rape is rape even if it is committed by a husband against his wife and disagreed with the marital rape exception provided under Section 375 of the IPC.
Uttarakhand: Woman files for divorce 2 years after marriage, gets husband’s job after he died
Uttarakhand High Court has granted compassionate appointment to woman who sought divorce from her husband.
‘Arrest illegal, force-fed beef, pork’: Indian national Nikhil Gupta detained in Czech over Gurpatwant Singh Pannun murder plot approaches SC
An Indian national was detained at Prague airport for allegedly involved in the murder plot against Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the United States.
Delhi anti-Hindu riots: How Shahrukh Pathan lied about jail official torturing him because he ‘shot at an officer of same caste’. What multiple CCTV...
Shahrukh Pathan, who pointed a gun at a policeman during the anti-Hindu riots in North-East Delhi in 2020, was refused regular bail by a Delhi court on 14th December.
Kerala court acquits POCSO-accused DYFI worker in rape and murder case of a 6-year-old girl, ‘where is the justice’, asks family as they break...
The court said that the prosecution failed to prove the case against the accused and was based solely on circumstantial evidence which could not be established to prove the accused guilty.
