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
15 rights every Indian should know. Laws That Indians must know||Laws that Indians don’t know||Basic Indian Laws. We have tried to cover most important branches of law. INDIAN LAWS and RIGHTS you Must Know. 1. If your cylinder explodes you are entitled for Rs. 40 lakh cover! A significant number of us are unconscious