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Last Date Extended!! -Apply Now To Get 25% 25% Scholarship For Judicial Service Examination Preparation Course By LiveLaw Academy
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Last Date Extended!! -Apply Now To Get 25% 25% Scholarship For Judicial Service Examination Preparation Course By LiveLaw Academy

Live Law  

Join Today for LiveLaw Academy's "JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION PREPARATION COURSE" To get 25% Scholarship. Features of LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examination Course Well Qualified Faculties Including High Court Judges Comprehensive Coverage of 40+ Subjects Well Prepared Digital Notes Updated With LatestJudgements Case Compilation For Each Subjects Opportunity For Doubt Clearing After Each Session Special Emphasis on GK Separate Language Classes …

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Research Associate (Civil Law), Research Associate (Criminal Law), And Research Associate (Constitutional Law) Vacancy At Tripura Judicial Academy
3 days, 4 hours ago

Research Associate (Civil Law), Research Associate (Criminal Law), And Research Associate (Constitutional Law) Vacancy At Tripura Judicial Academy

Live Law  

Tripura Judicial Academy invites application for the post of Research Associate, Research Associate, and Research Associate on contractual basis. Name of the Post: Research Associate, Research Associate, and Research Associate No. 60,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience • Postgraduate Degree in Law with a minimum of 55% marks from a recognized university/college/institution. • Interested candidates are required to submit in …

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FEW DAYS LEFT To Get 25% Scholarship For Judicial Service Examination Preparation Course By LiveLaw Academy
6 days, 10 hours ago

FEW DAYS LEFT To Get 25% Scholarship For Judicial Service Examination Preparation Course By LiveLaw Academy

Live Law  

Join LiveLaw Academy's "JUDICIAL SERVICE EXAMINATION PREPARATION COURSE" on or before DECEMBER 20 To get 25% Scholarship. Features of LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examination Course Well Qualified Faculties Including High Court Judges Comprehensive Coverage of 40+ Subjects Well Prepared Digital Notes Updated With LatestJudgements Case Compilation For Each Subjects Opportunity For Doubt Clearing After Each Session Special Emphasis on GK …

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Trial Advocacy Competition 2025 by Government Law College, Ernakulam [Jan 17 – 19; Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 65k]: Register by Dec 27!
1 week, 2 days ago

Trial Advocacy Competition 2025 by Government Law College, Ernakulam [Jan 17 – 19; Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 65k]: Register by Dec 27!

Live Law  

The All India Trial Advocacy Competition is more than a competition; it embodies the college's enduring commitment to shaping future leaders in the legal profession. Building on this momentum, the upcoming second edition of AITA holds further significance as it commemorates 150 years of legacy and legal excellence that Government Law College, Ernakulam, has stood for. About Government Law College, …

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Trial Advocacy Competition 2025 by Government Law College, Ernakulam [Jan 17 – 19; Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 65k]: Register by Dec 27!
1 week, 2 days ago

Trial Advocacy Competition 2025 by Government Law College, Ernakulam [Jan 17 – 19; Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 65k]: Register by Dec 27!

Live Law  

The All India Trial Advocacy Competition is more than a competition; it embodies the college's enduring commitment to shaping future leaders in the legal profession. Building on this momentum, the upcoming second edition of AITA holds further significance as it commemorates 150 years of legacy and legal excellence that Government Law College, Ernakulam, has stood for. About Government Law College, …

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15 Reasons To Enrol In LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Exam Preparation Course! [Apply Now To Get 25% Scholarship]
1 week, 6 days ago

15 Reasons To Enrol In LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Exam Preparation Course! [Apply Now To Get 25% Scholarship]

Live Law  

Features of LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examination CourseWell Qualified Faculties Including High Court JudgesComprehensive Coverage of 40+ SubjectsWell Prepared Digital Notes Updated With Latest Judgements Case Compilation For Each SubjectsOpportunity For Doubt Clearing After Each SessionSpecial Emphasis on GK Separate. Features of LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examination Course Well Qualified Faculties Including High Court Judges Comprehensive Coverage of 40+ Subjects …

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Enrol Today! LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examinations Preparation Course
3 weeks ago

Enrol Today! LiveLaw Academy's Judicial Service Examinations Preparation Course

Live Law  

ABOUT LIVELAW ACADEMYWith a vision to empower people by creating avenues for expanding their legal knowledge, the founders of LiveLaw, India's leading Legal News Portal, started LiveLaw Academy in 2021. To make legal education accessible, we design specialised courses suitable for law students, lawyers and non-lawyers, which are taught by former Judges, Senior Advocates, subject experts and academicians. Avani Bansal …

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'Worrying Trend' : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns At Using Criminal Law Against Men After Breakup Of Consensual Relationship
3 weeks, 6 days ago

'Worrying Trend' : Supreme Court Expresses Concerns At Using Criminal Law Against Men After Breakup Of Consensual Relationship

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has expressed concerns about the "worrying trend" of invoking criminal law against men on allegations of rape on the false pretext of marriage after a long consensual relationship turned sour.While quashing an FIR in a rape case against a man, a bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh observed :“It is evident from the large …

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DNLU Jabalpur: Bootcamp On Criminal Law Reform [23rd And 24th December]
1 month ago

DNLU Jabalpur: Bootcamp On Criminal Law Reform [23rd And 24th December]

Live Law  

Centre for Criminal Justice administration and research and the Centre for legislative research and reforms is hosting a Bootcamp on Criminal Law Reform on 23rd and 24th December 2024 at the DNLU campus. The bootcamp will cover significant legislative changes, new procedural mechanisms, and the introduction of modern legal concepts in India's criminal law system. Dharmashastra National Law University's Centre …

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Criminality can’t be imposed on breakups: SC
1 month ago

Criminality can’t be imposed on breakups: SC

Hindustan Times  

The breakup of a consensual relationship cannot be transformed into a criminal case, the Supreme Court held on Wednesday, adding that such cases, where no ingredients of criminality are established, amount to an abuse of the legal process. “It is inconceivable that the complainant would continue to meet the appellant or maintain a prolonged association or physical relationship with him …

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Legal Aid Lawyers Vacancy At Legal Aid Defense Counsel Office, District Pune [Apply Now]
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Legal Aid Lawyers Vacancy At Legal Aid Defense Counsel Office, District Pune [Apply Now]

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The District Legal Services Authority, Pune invites application for the post of Legal Aid Lawyers in Legal Aid Defense Counsel Office District Pune, Under District Legal Services Authority, Pune. Name of the Post: Legal Aid Lawyers Essential Qualification and Experience Chief Legal Aid Defense Counsel • Practice in Criminal law for at least 10 years, • Excellent oral and written …

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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Accused in Murder Case, Holding That Silence and False Explanations Can Be Admissible Evidence
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Accused in Murder Case, Holding That Silence and False Explanations Can Be Admissible Evidence

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has affirmed the High Court's decision in a criminal appeal filed by an accused against the acquittal of the accused in a murder case. The court held that when the offence was committed in the presence of the accused presence in the privacy of their house, then their failure to offer explanations can be treated as an …

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Why allegations of war crimes against Australian Defence Force soldiers may never result in charges
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Why allegations of war crimes against Australian Defence Force soldiers may never result in charges

ABC  

The prospect of multiple prosecutions of members of the Australian Defence Force over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan appears dim. In a statement to federal parliament, Mr Marles said: "The allegations which are the subject of the Brereton report are arguably the most serious allegations of Australian war crimes in our history. "We are, like the Brereton report, looking at …

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Explained: SC's order on using the correct terminology for child pornography
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Explained: SC's order on using the correct terminology for child pornography

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court recently delivered a significant judgement which expanded the law on possession of child pornographic material while overturning a questionably reasoned judgement of the Madras High Court. Elaborating on the reasoning behind this order, the Supreme Court rightly explained that ‘child pornography’ is a misleading term that underplays the severity of the crime, as the term ‘pornography’ is …

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Centre defends law against triple talaq, says it legitimised ‘abandonment’ of Muslim women
4 months ago

Centre defends law against triple talaq, says it legitimised ‘abandonment’ of Muslim women

The Hindu  

The Union government in the Supreme Court has justified the Central law criminalising triple talaq, saying the “practice legitimised and institutionalised abandonment of wives by their husbands” and was “neither Islamic nor legal”. The government said all it did with the Muslim Women Act, 2019 was make a practice called “manifestly arbitrary” by the Supreme Court a non-bailable criminal offence …

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DMK leader R.S. Bharathi moves Madras High Court challenging three new criminal laws
5 months ago

DMK leader R.S. Bharathi moves Madras High Court challenging three new criminal laws

The Hindu  

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam organising secretary R.S. Bharathi has filed three public interest litigation petitions in the Madras High Court with a plea to declare as unconstitutional the three new laws which have replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code and Indian Evidence Act with effect from July 1 this year. India’s new criminal codes: The Hindu’s detailed coverage …

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SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18
5 months, 1 week ago

SC to hear pleas challenging marital rape exception in new criminal law on July 18

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday assured the petitioners that it would hear on Thursday the batch of pleas challenging the marital rape exception under the new criminal laws. Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for one of the petitioners, the All India Democratic Women's Association, in the marital rape case, requested that the top court give due importance to …

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Will the New Criminal Laws Make India a Police State? | Interview with Criminal Lawyer Rebecca John
5 months, 1 week ago

Will the New Criminal Laws Make India a Police State? | Interview with Criminal Lawyer Rebecca John

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 12, 2024 13:52 IST - 26 MINS READ New criminal laws took effect in India on July 1, 2024, triggering widespread debate and concern about their potential to expand state power at the expense of civil liberties. After the first 15 days were over, the magistrate compulsorily had to remand the accused to police custody, to judicial …

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[Forgery Of Will] Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Obliterated Merely Because An Issue Appears To Be Civil In Nature: Karnataka High Court
5 months, 1 week ago

[Forgery Of Will] Criminal Proceedings Cannot Be Obliterated Merely Because An Issue Appears To Be Civil In Nature: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has refused to quash a case of cheating registered against a mother and son who are alleged of fabricating documents in order to acquire title in a property. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Vanitha and Venkatesh M and said, “It is no law that merely because an issue …

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New criminal law in force: In Uttar Pradesh, first FIR under BNS lodged in Amroha
5 months, 3 weeks ago

New criminal law in force: In Uttar Pradesh, first FIR under BNS lodged in Amroha

Hindustan Times  

As three new criminal laws replaced the colonial era Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act, the first FIR under Section 106 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 for causing death due to negligence was lodged at Rehra police station of Amroha in Uttar Pradesh. “We had been provided proper training about the three new laws that came …

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Joe Biden says Supreme Court's immunity ruling on Donald Trump is a ‘dangerous precedent’
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden says Supreme Court's immunity ruling on Donald Trump is a ‘dangerous precedent’

Hindustan Times  

Joe Biden has called a recent Supreme Court ruling granting former US President Donald Trump partial immunity from criminal prosecution a “dangerous precedent” that “undermines the rule of law.” Donald Trump lauds SC ruling on immunity as a "big win", Joe Biden warns of "dangerous precedent" The 46th US president voiced his concern over the decision, saying that it erodes …

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Over 20 FIRs registered in Delhi under new criminal law
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 20 FIRs registered in Delhi under new criminal law

The Hindu  

The Delhi police registered over 20 FIRs under various sections, including those pertaining to attempt to murder, theft, and encroachment of public space, under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on Monday. Three new criminal laws — BNS, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — came into effect on Monday, replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, …

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Sense of uncertainty: The Hindu Editorial on the new criminal laws, state of preparedness
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sense of uncertainty: The Hindu Editorial on the new criminal laws, state of preparedness

The Hindu  

The three new criminal laws have come into force in the country, amidst widespread fears that the policing and judicial systems are not yet ready for their introduction. Barring reports of some rudimentary training to station-house police personnel, some workshops here and there, and an upgrade to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems, which will help ease the …

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Supreme Court rejects plea seeking expert committee to examine viability of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
7 months ago

Supreme Court rejects plea seeking expert committee to examine viability of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain plea seeking directions for constituting an expert committee to examine, assess, identify the viability of the three new criminal laws including Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023. The three laws, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, will come into effect from July 1, 2024. The CJI …

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