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7-Day Course On 5 Key Criminal Minor Laws With Justice K. Abraham Mathew (Retd.) By LiveLaw Academy
In its continued endeavour to bridge the gap between legal education and real-world application, Live Law Academy is proud to announce an intensive 7-day short course on five critical yet often underexplored criminal minor laws. The course will be conducted by Justice K. Abraham Mathew (Retd.), former Judge of the Kerala High Court.Course DetailsDates: 18th July – 25th July, 2025Timings:...
Ex-TN Minister Senthil Balaji Requests Supreme Court To Remove Adverse Observations In Judgment
Ex-Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking the expunction of certain observations made by the Court in September 2022 in the case P. Dharamaraj v. Shanmugam , which restored the criminal complaints against him over the alleged cash-for-jobs scam.In the said judgment, the Court had set aside the Madras High Court's order which had quashed...
Citizenship Determination Isn't Election Commission's Job; It's Home Ministry's, Says Supreme Court During Bihar SIR Hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar months before the upcoming Assembly elections.The bench raised concerns about voters being asked to furnish documents at short notice and about the legal authority of the ECI to seek proof of citizenship.A bench of...
'We Said We Aren't Giving Urgent Hearing' : Supreme Court On Plea Against 'Udaipur Files' Movie
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it did not pass any order in respect of the film "Udaipur Files" and that it only refused urgent listing when the matter was mentioned yesterday.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Jamiat Ulema I Hind, orally mentioned the matter today at 1 PM before a bench comprising Justice Sudhashu Dhulia and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, saying that because...
Aadhaar Card Not Proof Of Citizenship : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
Aadhaar card is not a proof of citizenship, the Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 10), during the hearing of the petitions challenging the "Special Intensive Revision(SIR)" of Electoral Rolls in Bihar.The petitioners questioned the ECI's exclusion of Aadhaar card and the Voter card from the list of eleven documents specified by the ECI as citizenship...
Challenge To Bihar Electoral Roll Revision : Live Updates From Supreme Court
The Supreme Court will hear today a bunch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's "Special Intensive Revision" of Electoral Rolls in Bihar.A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi will hear the matters.Petitions have been filed by the MPs Mahua Moitra (Trinamool Congress), Manoj Kumar Jha (Rashtriya Janata Dal), leaders of major opposition parties - KC...
Showing Character With Goddess Name Being Aggressively Cross-Examined By Lawyer Of Another Religion Threatens Public Order : CBFC To Kerala HC
Opposing the certification of the Malayalam film "Janaki vs State of Kerala", the Central Board of Film Certification told the Kerala High Court in an affidavit that the objection is regarding the fact that in the movie, the title character "Janaki", which is another name of Goddess Sita, is subjected to rape and many traumatic and unpleasant experiences, which can offend...
Children Without Religion Are Tomorrow's Promises : Kerala HC Justice VG Arun
Justice VG Arun of the Kerala High Court recently remarked that children raised without religious labels represent the promises of tomorrow. He was speaking at an event organised by the Kerala Yuktivadi Sanghom, a group of rationalists and atheists.Commending parents who choose not to declare a religion for their children in school records, Justice Arun said:"I congratulate you for sending...
'Let It Be Released' : Supreme Court Refuses To List Plea Against 'Udaipur Files' Movie Before Its Release
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 9) refused to urgently list a petition against the screening of the film "Udaipur Files : Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder", ahead of the scheduled date of release of the film, July 11.Before a bench comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Advocate Pyoli mentioned a petition filed by an accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case against...