Law

New Delhi: Introducing new features to the Mahakumbh, the Uttar Pradesh government has decided to sensitise the visitors about the Right to Information (RTI) on the sands of Sangam. The initiative aims at empowering the devotees and…
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New Delhi: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that women advocates cannot appear before the court with their face covered. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi cited provisions under the Bar Council of India (BCI) while making…
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Bhubaneswar: The state government has sanctioned an amount of Rs 10 crore to the Odisha Advocates Welfare Fund for the financial year 2024-25. The state government in a communication to the Accountant General (A & E) informed about…
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed pleas challenging the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution, by which the words socialist and secular were inserted in the Constitution’s Preamble during the Emergency. In an important…
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Bhubaneswar: Justice Sanjiv Khanna was on Thursday appointed the 51st Chief Justice of India. He will take oath on November 11, a day after incumbent Justice D Y Chandrachud demits office on attaining the age of 65. Justice Chandrachud…
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New Delhi: In a symbolic move to modernize the judiciary and reflect the evolving justice system in India, the Supreme Court has unveiled a new statue of Lady Justice without the traditional blindfold. This significant change aims to…
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by Manoranjan Panda Bhubaneswar: Nineteen years after the Right to Information (RTI) Act -2005 was implemented, the functioning of information commissions is a major bottleneck in the effective implementation of the RTI law. Large…
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Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Bar Council (OSBC) has stopped the enrolment for law graduates to become advocates in the state. Secretary of OSBC JK Samantasinghar stated in a notice on Tuesday that the enrolment process and sale of…
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Bhubaneswar: The state government on Friday appointed Senior Advocate at Orissa High Court Pitambar Acharya as the Advocate General (AG) of Odisha. A notification issued by the Law Department stated: “In pursuance of Clause (1) of the…
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New Delhi: In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a divorced Muslim woman can seek alimony from her husband under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the law related to maintenance for wives. The ruling…
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