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The Karnataka High Court rejected the petition challenging ‘The Karnataka Epidemic Disease Ordinance, 2020’, promulgated to protect officials engaged in the Covid-19 duty from any physical harm. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice H P Sandesh, said “without going into the question whether Central Ordinance will apply to the state of

Coordination Committee to address issues related to virtual hearing and other

The Supreme Court has issued directive to set up a coordination committee with the representatives from the registry, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association (SCAORA) to address issues pertaining towards virtual hearing, e-filling etc. The same communication has been made to both. The committee shall comprise of

Introduction of Kidnapping and Abduction

Introduction of Kidnapping and Abduction Author :- Kirti Singh Introduction The Offences related to the Kidnapping and Abduction covered under chapter IV of the Indian Penal Code, which states about the offences against custody and security. As per the provision of IPC, Section 359 to 374 talks about kidnapping and abduction and the punishment varying