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SC Refuses Blanket Ban on Firecrackers, Sets New Rules: Facts to Know!
In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court today refused to impose a wholesale ban on the sale of firecrackers but issued directions that only green firecrackers will be sold across the country,...
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How This Poem For a Tea Seller By a Magistrate Is Shaping High Court Judgements!
A young man was arrested by the Railway police and produced before the Railway Magistrate, the reason for which will both astonish and anger you. He was charged under Section 144 of the Railways Act,...
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No Means No, Immaterial of Woman’s ‘Character’: SC’s All-Women Bench Delivers...
When did a ‘NO’ become a ‘Maybe’ or even a ‘Yes’? Justice R Banumathi and Justice Indira Banerjee have yet again reiterated an order they passed in Delhi v Pankaj Chaudhary and Others, that when a...
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Dealer Refuses to Service Under-Warranty Vehicle? This Case Shows You What To...
Do you own a vehicle? If yes, then this article will be of interest to you. The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed Tata Motors and a Chandigarh-based dealer to pay a...
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Kerala Woman’s Battle Against Fake MMS: Here’s How You Can Tackle Such Cases
I remember a movie titled Kalyug, which was released in 2005. While I am not entirely sure how well it fared at the box office, I vividly remember the impact it had on me. The plot revolved around the...
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India’s ‘Passionate, Compassionate’ Judge Retires: 5 Landmark Judgements by...
Justice Kurian Joseph, one of the seniormost judges of the Supreme Court of India, whose affable and compassionate nature earned him great popularity, retired on 29 November 2018. Sworn in as a Supreme...
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Doctor Fails AIIMS Entrance, Sues Coaching Centre, Gets Rs 32K: What Students...
Various coaching centres continue to mushroom in different parts of the country. While many provide their students with exposure to good material and teaching staff, several others make lofty claims...
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Denied Boarding or Flight Cancelled? Worry Not, Consumer Courts Have Your Back!
In 2016, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) came up with a new set of guidelines revising the compensation norms an airline would have to pay for denying boarding to a passenger, as well...
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‘Give Dignity to Rape Victims’: SC Bars Media from Revealing Names, Even...
A case as delicate as rape must be handled with sensitivity and sensibility, not just by the judiciary but also by those who report it. The Supreme Court has now ordered absolute protection of the...
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PDA? Loud Music? Guess Which of These 13 Things You Can or Can’t Be Fined For!
Last month, two friends of mine, a guy and a girl, were jogging in a park around 8 pm, not knowing that the park closes at 7. They were caught by a policeman who demanded to know what they were...
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J&K Becomes First State to Criminalise ‘Sextortion’ by Public Servants: What...
In a first, the Jammu and Kashmir administration, currently under Governor’s rule, instituted amendments to state laws, making “sexual exploitation of women by people in positions of authority, having...
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Close Relatives Only, No Payment: What You Should Know About the New...
In a significant development, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016. Among other things, the bill allows for only altruistic surrogacy by infertile couples, who have...
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10 Path-Breaking Verdicts That Made 2018 a Pivotal Year For India
It has been a remarkable year for the Supreme Court of India, the highest court in the land. From four of the senior-most judges coming out in protest against the Chief Justice over issues of judicial...
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Fancy Vehicle Modifications Are Now Illegal: 8 Facts to Know About SC’s...
Modified cars, complete with added silencers and fancy doors, made to look like a different make than the original, are now illegal. Even bikes that are modified to abandon their original look will be...
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Republic Day 2019: 9 Constitutions That Inspired The Ideals That Define...
Did the Constitution of India borrow ideas and many of its stand out features from the constitutions of other countries? Yes, after intense scrutiny, it turns out that our founding fathers liberally...
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How Secular Should we be in 2019? Here’s How India of 1950 Answered That...
72 years ago, this week, 284 elected members of independent India ceremonially signed a magisterial hand-written tome. They were putting the final touches – literally – on a document they hoped would...
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Just Bought a Home? Here’s Why A Debate in 1950 Means You Can Be Evicted in 2019
72 years ago, this week, 284 elected members of independent India ceremonially signed a magisterial hand-written tome. They were putting the final touches – literally – on a document they hoped would...
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Republic Day: Meet Nani Palkhivala, The Legendary Lawyer Who Saved Our Democracy
In his treatise on political theory ‘Hind Swaraj’, Mahatma Gandhi heavily criticised lawyers for being instruments of British colonial rule and sucking the lifeblood of the poor. A strange criticism...
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Republic Day: Do You Know These 5 Key Ways The Constitution Shapes Your Life?
What was life like for an ordinary citizen of India before the Constitution came into force on January 26, 1950? How does it affect the everyday lives of citizens today? As Republic Day approaches,...
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Are You a Citizen or a ‘Migrant’? These Heated Debates From 1949 Have The Answer
72 years ago, this week, 284 elected members of independent India ceremonially signed a magisterial hand-written tome. They were putting the final touches – literally – on a document they hoped would...
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