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SC rules ‘Daughters have equal heirship rights in joint Hindu family property’
The Supreme Court has ruled that the daughters in the Hindu families have equal coparcenary rights in the joint Hindu family property even if the father died before...
India and Mauritius PMs to Inaugurate the New Supreme Court Building in Port Louis
As stated by the Ministry of External Affairs, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth are going to inaugurate the new Supreme Court building...
Delhi Govt. Slapped with CCRGA Notice on Advertisement
The Supreme Court-mandated Content Regulation in Government Advertising (CCRGA) has issued a notice to the Delhi Government after their advertisement had appeared on the newspapers on July 16....
Day-to-Day Hearing on the Maharashtra Maratha Reservation Case in SC from July 27
The Supreme Court has decided to commence day-to-day hearing of the Maratha Reservation Case, from July 27. The petition is regarding the constitutional validity of legislation passed by...
Not possible to put a uniform cap on COVID-19 treatment expenses: SC
The apex court has ruled that it is not willing to decide on a uniform rate for the treatment of the COVID 19 disease in the country. However,...
K K Venugopal appointed as Attorney General of India
On June 30, 2020, K K Venugopal was re-appointed as Attorney General of India. He has been appointed for a year. Highlights K K Venugopal, a senior advocate...
Supreme Court Calls for Uniformity in Fees for Covid-19 Testing
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in India, the testing fees charged has been a point of discussion. On 19th June 19, 2020, during a hearing at the Supreme...
SC issues Notice over health insurance for Mental Illness
On June 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of India issued notice to the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) and the Union Government on providing Health Insurance for mental...
To Change India’s Name to Bharat
The Supreme Court of India recently ordered to change a plea that requested to change India’s name into Bharat into a representation. The apex court also ordered to...
Delimitation Commission holds meeting
On May 28, 2020, the Delimitation Commission held a meeting to review the progress of directions that were provided during its meet in April, 2020. Highlights The details...
Supreme Court’s suo motu cognisance of Migrant Workers’ plight
On May 26, 2020, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of migrant workers issue and noted that there have been “inadequacies and certain...