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SC Deplores Harassment of Scribes with Multiple FIRs - 20.05.2020

Supreme Court has deplored the practice of harassing journalists by filing multiple First Information Reports in different parts of the country in the same matter and said that it would effectively destroy the freedom of the citizen to know of the affairs of governance, emphasising the crucial role of media in protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens.

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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Government, Facebook, Google, Twitter for Security of Children - 20.05.2020

Delhi High Court has issued notices to the Centre, Facebook, Google and Twitter on a plea seeking removal of groups like ‘Bois Locker Room’ to protect security of children.

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Calcutta HC: Extra Realisation Due to Adverse Exchange Rate of Rupee Part of Export Turnover - 20.05.2020

Calcutta High Court has held that extra realisation made in rupees for export sale proceeds in foreign exchange due to adverse exchange rate of rupee would be part of the export turnover. The Court has also states that export sale proceeds received according to the export contract and with approval of Reserve Bank of India could not be ignored for the purpose of relief under Section 80-HHC of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

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Kerala HC Directs Inquiry for Violation of Order to Avoid Arrest Unless Inevitable - 20.05.2020

Kerala High Court has directed the District Police Chief to initiate an enquiry into the conduct of an Investigating Officer, who arrested an accused in a sexual harassment case, in contravention of a Full Court's direction against arrest unless the same is inevitable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SC Refuses to Issue Notice on LG Polymer's Challenge Against NGT Constituting Committee - 20.05.2020

Supreme Court has refused to issue notice on a plea filed by LG Polymers against the order passed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) which directed the South Korean company to pay Rs. 50 Crores and constituted a fact-finding committee. The Court has asked the company to raise questions regarding jurisdiction of the NGT before the Tribunal itself.

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SC: Displeasure of Accused About Investigation Not Grounds to Transfer Investigation To CBI - 20.05.2020

Supreme Court has observed while declining Arnab Goswami's plea to transfer investigation to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that the displeasure of an accused person about the manner in which the investigation proceeds or an unsubstantiated allegation of a conflict of interest against the police conducting the investigation must not derail the legitimate course of law and warrant the invocation of the extraordinary power of the Court to transfer an investigation to the CBI.

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SC: Unjust Exclusion of Legal Heirs in Will Can be Regarded as Suspicious Circumstance - 20.05.2020

Supreme Court has observed that an unfair disposition of property or an unjust exclusion of the legal heirs, particularly the dependants, is regarded as a suspicious circumstance.

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Jammu and Kashmir HC Contributes to 'PM Care Fund' and J&K Relief Fund - 20.05.2020

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has contributed a total sum of Rs. 70 Lakhs towards the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund and the Jammu and Kashmir Relief Fund, to help in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Delhi HC Allows Lawyers to Access Their Chambers in Court Premises - 19.05.2020

Delhi High Court has allowed lawyers to access their chambers situated in the three Lawyers' Chambers Block in the Court premises to have access to their files, books, etc.

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Delhi HC: Centre to Operate Flights for Indians Stranded Within Limitations of Available Resources - 19.05.2020

Delhi High Court has said that it expects that the Central Government would take all necessary steps, within the limitation of the resources available to operate flights to bring back Indian citizens who are stranded overseas.

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