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Text of the Vice President’s speech at 1st Regional Conference on Access to Justice in Global South at Supreme Court

Distinguished guests, legal luminaries, policymakers, and committed individuals It is an absolute privilege to be part of the first regional conference on “Ensuring Access to Quality Legal Aid for the Vulnerable: Challenges and Opportunities in the Global South,”.The theme of this conference, captures the essence of our collective endeavor and objective. Convergence of stakeholders to Read More…

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Soumya Viswanath Murder Case; Delhi Court Sentences Life Imprisonment To 4 Convicts

Delhi; The Delhi Court on Saturday sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey while passing judgement in the case, sentenced life imprisonment to Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar who were recently convicted under Indian Penal Code section 302 (murder) Read More…

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Prime Minister acknowledges highest ever number of patents granted so far in 2023-24

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has acknowledged highest ever number of patents granted so far in 2023-24. Responding to the X post of Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, the Prime Minister posted on X; “This is a notable feat, marking a milestone in our journey towards an innovation-driven knowledge economy. Read More…

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Supreme  Court  refuses to vacate order  on temple  priests

By  Our Legal  Corrrespondent New  Delhi, Nov 10 (IVC)   The  Supreme  Court  on Nov 08 did  not vacate  or  modify its  September 25  interim order issuing  status  quo  in the Archakaship in the  temples  governed  by the  age-old  Agamas in Tamil  Nadu.                 The status quo order  was passed  on the basis  of a series  Read More…

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Guidelines need to  protect journalists’ digital privacy: Supreme Court

By Our Legal  Correspondent New  Delhi, Nob 08 (IVC)   The Honorable  Supreme Court  on Nov 07  highlighted the  need  to frame guidelines to  protect privacy of journalists  when their  personal digital  devices are  seized by  the  Central  Agencies.                 In a significant  step to  protect the  freedom of  press, a  Supreme  Court  Bench  consisted  of Read More…

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Two  life convicts allow  to  pursue their LLB degree  course online

By  Our Legal  Correspondent Kochi, Nov 08  (IVC)    The  two  life  convicts, Pattakka Suresh Babu  and V Vinoyi  were  permitted  by the High Court  of Kerala  to attend  a law degree course  through online mode.                 A  Division Bench  of  the court  consisting  of Justices  A J  Jayasankaran Nambiar  and Kauser  Edappagath  issued the order Read More…

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House panel adopts reports on new criminal law Bills

By  Our  Legal  Correspondent New  Delhi, Nov 8 (IVC)   The Parliamentary Committee on Home  Affairs on Nov  06 adopted three reports on  the  Bills that  seek  to  replace  the existing  criminal  laws .  All ten opposition members  would be submitting  dissent  notes.                 DMK M P  N R  Elango has  taken exception  to  provisions in Read More…

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Enforcement Directorate submits 12,000-page charge against 55 persons in connection with Karuvannur  Service Co-op bank scam

By our  Legal  Correspondent Kochi, Nov 02 (IVC)   The Enforcement Directorate (ED)  here today submitted a charge  of 12,000 pages  against    55 persons  including the governing body members of the Bank  and CPM leaders, before  the  court. Among  the accused  55, Sateesh  kumar was marked  the 13 the accused  and he CPM councilor  P R Read More…

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All  the  four accused  awarded  punishment

By  Our  Correspondent Kozhikode,  Oct  31 (IVC)     All  the  four accused  in the sensational  mass rape  at  Janakikkad near here  by Nadapuram     POCSO  court  today.                 While  the  first, third  and the  fourth   accused   were  awarded  rigorous life  imprisonment, the  fourth  accused  was  awarded 30  years rigorous imprisonment.                 The  court  also  awarded   a fine Read More…

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Arbitration  Tribunal awards Rs 765.78  crore  to Tata  Motors as compensation plus

By  Our  Financial  Correspondent  Mumbai, Oct 31 (IVC)    A  three-member  Arbitration Tribunal  here  on Oct 30, awarded a compensation of  Rs 765.78  crore ,  and 11  per cent interest besides one  crore rupee  towards cost  of proceedings  to  Tata  Motors Limited (TML)  for  cancelling its  Nano  small car  project  at  Singur.                 The  arbitration proceedings Read More…