The Indian Association of Lawyers (IAL) held its 11th conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday and passed various resolutions to protect constitutional values.
The Supreme Court of Nepal on Sunday issued a short-term interim order blocking the implementation of recently ratified Citizenship Act that was authenticated by President Ram Chandra Paudel last week.
Two convicts guilty of theft in the Khusamand area of eastern Paktika province were publicly flogged, Taliban's Supreme Court announced, according to Khaama Press which reported the incident on Sunday.
A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore, by an expert panel headed by a retired judge of the apex court.
The Court of Prashant Mishra, Additional Sessions Judge granted bail to Shivinder Mohan Singh on a personal bond of Rs 10 Lakhs alongwith two surety of like amount.
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday said that the government will hold consultations with all stakeholders before a final call on sedition law (Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code).
The Supreme Court on Friday put on hold an interim order passed by the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court staying a press communique issued to invite suggestions/objections from public to the proposed amendment to the Forest (Conservation) Act and further proceedings of the Joint Select
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, along with leaders of his party including Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, on Friday met Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren at his residence in Ranchi to seek support against the Centre's Ordinance on control over administrative services in Delhi.
The West Bengal government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court order which had refused to put a stay on the investigation conducted by the CBI and ED in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam.
"Social media has a 'proliferating' role in propagating radicalisation against India and bringing the Government into hatred, many a time at the "initiation and facilitation of foreign powers". This all the more requires that Section 124A be in place," the Law Commission stated.
The Law Commission of India, in its report submitted to the Law Ministry, has recommended that Section 124A of IPC dealing with Sedition needs to be retained in the Indian Penal Code, though certain amendments, so as to bring about greater clarity regarding the usage of the provision.