Law

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

Government and Policy

Maharashtra govt files an application in the Supreme Court alleging that Arnab Goswami was “terrorising” the police in his debate

OpIndia Staff -
The application avers that the statements made by Arnab Goswami in the debate on his Republic Bharat channel were aimed at "browbeating, terrorising and intimidating the investigating Officer"
News Reports

Supreme Court expressed displeasure over filing frivolous PILs, says the whole concept has been lost

OpIndia Staff -
In 1986, the then Chief Justice PN Bhagwati introduced PIL to the Indian judicial system. The original intent was to provide access to justice to aggrieved citizens.
Law

Anybody can watch anything on TV: SC tells Prashant Bhushan’s lawyer over his remarks criticising Prakash Javadekar for watching Ramayan

OpIndia Staff -
The lawyer has been granted interim relief from arrest by Gujarat Police till further hearing of the matter.
Law

Hypocrisy of Prashant Bhushan: Attacks Arnab Goswami for getting special treatment, while receiving the same special treatment himself

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, Prashant Bhushan had filed a writ petition on April 30 in the Supreme Court seeking to quash the FIR registered against him by Gujarat police for hurting of religious sentiments.
Law

Will the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray, step down on the 27th May 2020? A legal explainer

Guest Author -
CM Uddhav Thackeray was not a member of any of the houses (Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Council) of State legislature when he took the oath and it is because of this that his resignation is being discussed
Media

‘Arrest was necessary to prevent him from indulging in similar activity’: Read scathing comments of Court in fake news case against ABP journalist

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Kulkarni, ‘journalist’ with ABP Majha was arrested by Mumbai Police for misleading people with fake news that led to the migrant crisis in Bandra
Law

By ordering free COVID-19 testing in private labs, and order later amended, did SC overstep its mandate?

Vishal Kumar -
Recently, the Supreme Court of India ordered free testing of COVID-19 suspects in all private laboratories approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) or the World Health Organisation (WHO) across the country.
News Reports

Supreme Court orders free coronavirus testing at all approved private laboratories, asks govt to issue directions

OpIndia Staff -
The apex court has said that whether the private laboratories will be reimbursed by the government will be decided later
Law

Lawyer slapped with contempt action after he curses Calcutta High Court Judge to be infected by Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Dipankar Datta of the Calcutta High Court has recommended initiating contempt proceedings against a lawyer Bijoy Adhikary after the latter cursed him to "be infected with coronavirus"
Law

The urgency of Nationwide lockdown and how it differs​ from a curfew: A legal study

Aastha Tiwari -
There are some vital differences between the Indian Epidemic Disease Act and the Disaster Manage Act and this article, we explore when these acts were used to control the Wuhan Coronavirus
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