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Despite protests from the petitioners, the Bench agreed to shelve the hearing till the new Bill was considered by the legislature.

The Supreme Court held that an accused cannot claim the benefit of default bail, when he did not challenge the first extension of time granted for investigation and the second extension was granted in...

Bail - All prosecuting agencies / State Governments / UTs should issue directions to the Public Prosecutors so that neither in pleadings nor in arguments, is a stand taken contrary to the legal...

While setting aside a preventive detention order, the Supreme Court observed that such laws in India are a colonial legacy.

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that a new data protection bill is ready and will be introduced in the Monsoon session of Parliament.Attorney General R Venkatramani told a Constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph that the bill is ready.

The court was hearing a plea filed by two students challenging the contract between WhatsApp and Facebook providing access to calls, photographs, texts, videos and documents shared by users.

During the course of the hearing in pleas challenging the latest privacy policy of WhatsApp, on Tuesday, the Attorney General for India, Mr. R. Venkataramani, informed a Constitution Bench of the...

SUBJECT WISE INDEXAccess to JusticeFundamental right of Access to Justice - Abolition of OAT does not violate right of access to justice as cases will be heard by High Court - The fundamental right of...

Centre informs SC of new Data Protection Bill to be introduced in monsoon session of Parliament

While setting aside a preventive detention order, the Supreme Court observed that such laws in India are a colonial legacy and have great potential for abuse and misuse. The Court emphasized that laws...