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1. The last three accused of the 2004 Ishrat Jahan’s encounter case have been discharged by a special CBI court today. The three accused were Indian Police Service officer G.L. Singhal, State Reserve Police Commando Anaju Chaudhary and retired Director General of Police Tarun Barot.

While delivering the order, the Court has stated that the act done by the accused was in the discharge of their duties or implied in the discharge of their duties.Read More →

1. A petition against the opening of the school by the state government has been registered in the High Court of Chattisgarh. The petition was filed as the schools are being opened without having done the vaccination of students.

2. The High Court of Delhi has been instructed by the Central Government that the channel owners must check that their telecast does not violate the Programme Code and check that a Fact-Checking Unit has been established to confront fake news.Read More →

1. It has been observed by the Supreme Court that the husband’s relatives cannot be accused of an offence under Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act.

Following observation was made while hearing a case in which the mother in law of the complainant was accused under the provisions of Section 498-A read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code and the Muslim Women Act.Read More →

1. The High Court of Bombay has granted bail to a man who is accused of committing rape to a woman at the direction of her husband.

2. Yesterday, the High Court of Delhi has stayed the Central Government’s notice to vacate the government residence given by them to Padma Vibhushan popular Kathak artist Pandit Birju Maharaj. As per the centre’s notice, Pandit Birju Maharaj was supposed to vacate the government house by December 31, 2020.Read More →