Lawmakers with criminal backgrounds having serious impact on democratic set up in country: lawyer tells Supreme Court on Parliamentary immunity

A senior counsel on Wednesday told the Supreme Court people with criminal backgrounds entering Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies and making laws was having a serious impact on the democratic…

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Constituting offence under section 494 I.P.C needs proper proof of ceremonies of second marriage: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court while allowing an application observed that it is well settled that to constitute an offence under Section 494 I.P.C, it is necessary that the second marriage…

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NewsClick Founding Editor Prabir Puryakastha, HR head Amit Chakravarty remanded to 7-day police custody on charges of promoting Chinese propaganda

A local court in Delhi on Wednesday remanded Prabir Puryakastha, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the online media outlet NewsClick and Amit Chakravarty, head of the media outlet’s Human Resources department,…

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Krishna Janmabhoomi Shahi Idgah dispute: Supreme Court summons Allahabad High Court Registrar over non-filing of details on suits

The Supreme Court on Tuesday summoned the Allahabad High Court Registrar over non-filing of details regarding the suits filed in connection with the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute. The Bench…

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