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Perarivalan Case: What is ‘Article 142’ of the Constitution?

May 22, 2022

Exercising the powers conferred under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court ordered to release of A.G. Perarivalan (former PM Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict). What are the factors considered by the Supreme Court while giving a release order? ..

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Andhra Bauxite Mining Dispute

May 20, 2022

A claim that was filed by Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) against the Indian Government for USD 273 worth of damages that were to be paid by the Andhra Pradesh government has been dismissed by the International Dispute Resolution Centre ..

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Decriminalization of Legal Metrology Act

May 15, 2022

Speaking at the National Workshop on the Legal Metrology Act, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution urged state governments to support the decriminalization of the Legal Metrology Act. What is legal metrology? It is regulation and ..

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Delhi HC Verdict on Marital Rape

May 13, 2022

A two-judge division bench of the Delhi High Court (HC) on May 11th delivered a split verdict on a batch of petitions seeking the criminalization of marital rape. What did Delhi High Court judges say? Justice C. Hari Shankar opposing ..

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Sedition Law: Supreme Court order

May 12, 2022

The Supreme Court through its order stalled the operation of the sedition law. What did the Supreme Court say? The Supreme Court in its order said that it will not be appropriate to continue the usage of the Sedition law ..

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UIDAI on Using Aadhar data in crime investigations

May 11, 2022

Recently, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has told the Delhi High Court that fingerprints found at a crime scene cannot be matched against the Aadhaar database to identify criminals. Why did UIDAI object to using fingerprints for identifying ..

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Appointment of Supreme Court judges in India

May 11, 2022

Recently, the Union government notified the appointment of two judges as judges of the Supreme Court. Who are the two new judges of the Supreme Court? Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia: Justice Dhulia hails from Uttarakhand and is the grandson of a ..

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Directions to VPN providers to collect customer data

May 9, 2022

Recently, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued a new directive to Virtual private network (VPN) service providers. What is the directive about? The CERT-In directive mandates that Virtual private network (VPN) service providers must maintain all customer data ..

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