Justice Madan B Lokur held court for one last time on Friday, December 14, 2018. The day was also the last working day before his retirement on December 31. Justice Lokur headed the social justice bench of the Supreme court for protecting the rights of the poor and unprivileged sections of society. Justice Lokur will
The Supreme Court on Friday, December 14, 2018, gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi Government on its decision to procure 36 fully loaded Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault Aviation. The bench comprises of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and K M Joseph, while dismissing PILs said: “In
#Metooo Law Intern found dead in Bengaluru after filing Sexual Harassment complaint against lawyers A law intern who had recently filed a police complaint against lawyers for sexual harassment has been found dead in her paying guest accommodation at Malleswaram, Bengaluru, reports Times of India. According to ToI, the intern who hails from Andaman and Nicobar Islands had come to
Exam Date AMU Law Entrance Exam 2019 ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY The Admission Exam dates for various courses including 5 Year BA LLB has been announced by Aligarh Muslim University at www.amucontrollerexams.com. The entrance Exam will be conducted on May 26, 2019 at 10:00 AM. Eligible students will be able to fill the application form from
Don’t Run Or Jog For First 10 Days Of November: CPCB On Friday, October 26, 2018, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said “the capital’s air is likely to turn so polluted in the days before and after Diwali that residents should minimise exposure and not run or jog during the first 10 days of
Birth Of Third Child Automatically Disqualifies A Person To Contest In Panchayat Election: SC The Supreme Court stated that a person, who has three children, is automatically restricted from contesting Panchayat Polls and such a person will also be disqualified from holding the post of a member or Pradhan in a Panchayat. The petition was filled by
DU STUDENTS CAN NOW GET ANSWER SHEETS EVALUATED WITHOUT PAYING ANY FEES The Delhi University, students will no longer be required to pay revaluation fees to get their copies checked for errors in marking. According to DU students it is a major relief granted to them. The Delhi High Court refused to stay the ‘inspection under RTI’
Rajasthan HC slaps Rs 10 lakh penalty on ICICI Lombard for abusing legal process The Rajasthan high Court recently imposed ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company with penal costs of Rs. 10 lakhs for impleading several judges of District Judges Cadre as parties to a petition initiated by it. In a writ petition filed before Rajasthan High
Bombay High Court judge, Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. In 1979, Justice N H Patil graduated in the faculty of law from the Government Law College, Mumbai. He was enrolled as an advocate in 1980 and started practice in the District Court at Latur from 1980 to 1982.
On Monday, October 22, 2018,the Supreme Court stayed the order of National Green Tribunal (NGT) which had cleared the ‘Chardham Mahamarg Vikas Pariyojna’ that aims at improving the connectivity to Char Dham pilgrimage centers in the Himalayas. The petition was filled by a NGO ‘Citizens for Green Doon’, said that ” the 900 km project in
The Kerala High Court has allowed a plea of the lesbian couple to live-in together. The division bench comprising of Justice CK Abdul Rehim and Justice R. Narayana Pisharadi observed that such live-in relationship between lesbian couple is neither a crime nor illegal. Sreeja and Aruna intended to live together as life partners. Petitioner Sreeja
Today, October 22, 2018, the Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) praying to lower the legal age of men to marry from 21 to 18. The bench comprising of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice S K Kaul and Justice K M Joseph while dismissing the petition also imposed a cost of Rs.25,000/- on the
Fake Twitter Account In The name Of CJI Ranjan Gogoi, FIR Filed A FIR has been filed against an unknown man for creating a fake Twitter account in the name of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. News18 has reported, the FIR was registered by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, after being bombarded
On 11th October 2018, President of India in exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, has appointed Three Additional Judges of Calcutta High Court. The Centre has notified the appointment of Bibek Chaudhari, Madhumati Mitra, and Subhasis Dasgupta as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court,
The Supreme Court in Md. Akram Siddiqui v. State of Bihar and Othr. quashed criminal proceedings against a man based on the complaint by his brother’s wife alleging torture and harassment by him, after it found from his passport papers that he was not in India at that time. The bench of CJI Ranjan Gogoi,
The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reiterated in case of Sandeep and others and neelam and others that establishing sexual relations with a woman on false promise of marriage falls under the definition of rape and refused to quash an FIR filed against a man. The petition was filed under Section 482 of the Code
Nair Service Society (NSS) has filed a review petition against the recent judgement of the Supreme Court in Indian Young Lawyers Association case ( Sabarimala case) which permitted entry of women of all age groups in Sabarimala temple, contending that the judgement suffers from “errors apparent on face of record”. The petition contend, if the
Justice K Ramakrishnan Appointed As NGT Member. Justice K Ramakrishnan, former judge of Kerala High Court, has been appointed as a member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Justice Ramakrishnan completed his law course from Government Law College, Calicut and started practicing under late T.A.Ramadasan, in the year 1979. Appointed as District and Sessions Judge in the year 1995.
On Friday, October 5, 2018, The Supreme Court granted interim relief to a student of the L.L.B. of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (DU), who had missed college due to her pregnancy. The Division Bench comprising of Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice AM Khanwilkar issued notice to DU, while permitting her to attend classes for
Reservation In Government Jobs For Transgenders: Uttarakhand HC Directs The Uttarakhand High Court on Friday, 29 September 2018 issued directions for the welfare of transgender persons in the state. The bench comprising Chief Justice Rajiv Sharma and justice Manoj Kumar Tiwari directed the state to formulate the scheme within six months to provide reservation admission
The Supreme Court on Friday, 28 September 2018, allowed entry of women of all age group to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala by 4:1 majority. The Supreme Court ended the age-old custom that barred women in the menstruating age group of 10-50 from entering the temple to worship Lord Ayyappa, to ensure gender equality at
Adultery Under Section 497 Of IPC Is Unconstitutional: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes adultery, as unconstitutional. A five judge Constitution bench comprising Chief justice of India Dipak Misra, Justices Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra, R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar held that Section 497of IPC
MPs, MLAs Can Practice Law: Supreme Court Supreme Court on Tuesday, 25 September 2018, rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which sought a ban on MPs, MLAs and MLCs from practising as lawyers in courts because the elected people’s representatives take a constitutional oath to serve the people and are supposed to work full-time for
RISING PETROL PRICES: Why Government not allowing GST on petroleum? “Why PETROL PRICES are RISING in INDIA” The petrol prices in India have reached record-breaking point due to huge taxes by the government of India. In the international market, the price of crude oil has also raised a bit. The international cost of crude oil
