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4th Indian Legal Wing National Quiz Competition [15th Jan 2025]
14 hours, 47 minutes ago

4th Indian Legal Wing National Quiz Competition [15th Jan 2025]

Live Law  

Indian Legal Wing aims to cater to the exclusive needs of legal personalities and everyone who are interested in the field of Law. After receiving overwhelming responses from all over India in 1st, 2nd and 3rd National Law Quiz Competition, ILW is organizing the 4th Indian Legal Wing National Quiz Competition. Indian Legal Wing shall not be liable for any …

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'How can this govt be part of probe into itself': Congress' dig at MEA response on Adani bribery row
3 weeks, 3 days ago

'How can this govt be part of probe into itself': Congress' dig at MEA response on Adani bribery row

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday took a swipe over the Ministry of External Affairs' statement that the Indian government is not part of the US probe into Adani Group in any manner, asking how can this government be part of a probe into itself. Tagging a media report on the remarks, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, …

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Experienced Legal Professional Required for Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Experienced Legal Professional Required for Indian Institute of Science Education and Research

Live Law  

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata invites applications for the post of Legal Officer on a contractual basis. Interested candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in law (LL.B.) with minimum 55% marks or its equivalent grade from a recognized University/ Institute. They must have a minimum of 10 years of experience in handling legal matters in a Govt. …

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DC Edit | Welcome step by Army to act over deaths in custody
11 months, 3 weeks ago

DC Edit | Welcome step by Army to act over deaths in custody

Deccan Chronicle  

In a welcome change, the Indian Army has promptly ordered the institution of a court of inquiry into the case of three alleged custodial deaths in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army ordered the court of inquiry after the police registered an FIR under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code pertaining to murder against “unknown persons” when three …

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Eight former Indian Navy officers get death penalty in Qatar
1 year, 1 month ago

Eight former Indian Navy officers get death penalty in Qatar

The Hindu  

Eight former Indian Navy personnel, who had been employed by a company in Doha, were handed the death penalty by a local court in Doha on October 26 in an alleged case of espionage. In their work with Dahra Global Technologies and Consultant Services, the former navy personnel were reportedly involved in training various security-related service providers of the State …

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Criminal law Bills renaming is needless meddling
1 year, 4 months ago

Criminal law Bills renaming is needless meddling

The Hindu  

Three new Bills were tabled in Parliament recently. The body of these new Bills is in the English language, but the title of the Bills being in Hindi goes against the embargo placed by the Article. The legal regime in place provides that English shall remain an official language until resolutions for the discontinuance of English as an official language …

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NRIs: Here’s what you need to know when writing a will
1 year, 6 months ago

NRIs: Here’s what you need to know when writing a will

Live Mint  

A testament or will is integral to estate planning for everybody, be it resident Indians or non-resident Indians. Likewise, if agricultural land is involved and needs to be bequeathed to an NRI heir, or if a testamentary trust is created with NRIs as beneficiaries, they need to take proper legal advice. The residency of the legal heir is not relevant …

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Supreme Court’s views on ‘Indianisation’ of the legal system have varied
2 years, 11 months ago

Supreme Court’s views on ‘Indianisation’ of the legal system have varied

The Hindu  

At least two Supreme Court judges have in the past few months openly expressed the need to “Indianise” the legal system. On December 26, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer went a step further to underscore the need to chuck the colonial legal system detrimental to national interest and embrace the “great legal traditions as per Manu, Kautilya, Katyayana, Brihaspati, Narada, Parashara, …

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Government unlikely to ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, finding middle path
3 years, 1 month ago

Government unlikely to ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, finding middle path

India Today  

The Indian government was really close to imposing a blanket ban on cryptocurrencies last year. According to a report by Economic Times, the government is now considering making cryptocurrencies a digital asset and introducing regulations to safeguard investors. The government believes that Indian investors have put large volumes of investments in cryptocurrencies to outrightly ban them. If the bill is …

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Prolong Hearing, Make It a Human Rights Issue: What Choksi’s Lawyers Suggested to Ease Up CBI-ED Pressure
3 years, 6 months ago

Prolong Hearing, Make It a Human Rights Issue: What Choksi’s Lawyers Suggested to Ease Up CBI-ED Pressure

News 18  

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi is looking to prolong his legal hearing in Dominica for the possible departure of ED and CBI teams from the nation, top sources told CNN-News18. Choksi’s legal team, which he changed entirely after losing the bail case, has suggested to prolong his legal hearing as much as possible, so that India’s teams from the Enforcement Directorate …

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Vijay Mallya loses UK appeal for more funds to cover Indian legal fees
3 years, 6 months ago

Vijay Mallya loses UK appeal for more funds to cover Indian legal fees

India TV News  

Vijay Mallya on Wednesday lost an appeal to gain further access to court-held funds to cover his costs for legal proceedings in India, as a High Court judge in London concluded that the 65-year-old businessman had failed to provide sufficient evidence in support of the over 750,000 pounds being sought. The latest appeal follows Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge …

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Become a lawyer and support 2.5% of the Indian population waiting for justice
3 years, 7 months ago

Become a lawyer and support 2.5% of the Indian population waiting for justice

India Today  

The Indian judiciary is considered to be one of the most powerful judiciary systems in the world. The legal profession in India is the second-largest in the world, with about 1,200 practicing law schools providing law education to 80,000 enrolled students every year. Specialization in various legal fields India has a high demand for judges, which means potential lawyers could …

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Govt asks Twitter to block some tweets critical of its Covid handling, Twitter complies partially
3 years, 8 months ago

Govt asks Twitter to block some tweets critical of its Covid handling, Twitter complies partially

India Today  

Twitter has blocked several tweets made by some popular handles, including handles belonging to Member of Parliament Revanth Reddy, West Bengal Minister Moloy Ghatak, actor Vineet Kumar Singh, and filmmakers Vinod Kapri and Avinash Das, after the central government sent a notice to the company saying that these tweets were not in compliance with India's IT law. The notice that …

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