Information gathered from social media cannot be part of pleadings in a PIL: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has criticizes a lawyer who had filed a PIL based on information gathered from social media. A division bench comprising of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Arif…

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Criminal conspiracy under Section 120-B of IPC deemed scheduled offence only if offence included in PMLA schedule: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that an offence of criminal conspiracy punishable under Section 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) will be deemed a scheduled offence under the…

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Supreme Court has agreed to hear plea by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakravarthy challenging their arrests by the Delhi police in a UAPA case

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the petitions by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR head Amit Chakravarthy challenging their arrests by the Delhi police in a UAPA…

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Allahabad High Court allows appeal observing allegations of illicit relationship can’t be left to the imagination

The Allahabad High Court while allowing an appeal observed that allegations of illicit relationship of a spouse cannot be left to the imagination of the court. The allegation of one…

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