United States Appeals Court for Ninth Circuit unanimously upholds California Death Penalty [Read Judgment]

United State Appeals Court for Ninth Circuit on Thursday unanimously upheld death penalty in California, overturning the District Court’s judgment.The State of California authorizes the execution of a capital prisoner only after affording a full opportunity to seek review in state and federal courts. Judicial review ensures that executions meet constitutional requirements, but it also...

Kalyani Kaul, Barrister of Indian-origin sworn in as Judge in UK

Kalyani Kaul (aged 54), a prominent Barrister of Indian-origin who has handled high-profile cases, has been sworn in as a Circuit Judge in the UK.Kaul, known for her extensive and wide-ranging experience in heavy-weight criminal defence work, has prosecuted offences of murder, manslaughter, serious sexual offences and fraud. Post her swearing in, Kaul is set to take over as Circuit Judge in...

Prohibition of Marijuana violates right to the free development of personality : Mexico Supreme Court endorses Marijuana legalization

A recent judgment by Supreme Court of Mexico, which held that prohibitions on using marijuana violated the “right to the free development of personality” has left the legal world bewildered, and has generated excitement among the legalization activists.  Legal world is bewildered because the ruling only covers the four unnamed plaintiffs in the case and Legalization activists are...

High Court has no jurisdiction to condone delay in filing appeal under Railway Claims Tribunal Act: Madhya Pradesh HC [Read Judgment]

The Madhya Pradesh High Court Single Bench Justice C.V. Sirpurkar while considering an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of delay of 319 days in filing appeal from the order of Railway Claims Tribunal held that Section 5 of the Limitation Act has no application to an appeal under sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987 and the...

Bombay HC refuses anticipatory bail to Goa based Journalist accused of Sexual Harassment: says persistent Sexual Harassment amounts to ‘Assault’ [Read Order]

The High Court of Bombay at Goa has refused Anticipatory Bail to a senior Journalist, based in the state, against whom complaints of Sexual harassment was made by three lady journalists who worked under him, holding that persistent act like the one complained of amounts to ‘assault’. Justice K. L. Wadane said “Looking to the dictionary meaning it reveals that such assault does...

Delhi High Court upholds the vires of Section 14 of SARFAESI Act 2002 [Read Judgment]

A writ petition in Delhi High Court Challenged the provisions of section 14 of the SARFAESI Act as violative of Article 14, 21 and 300A of Constitution of India and liable to be declared unconstitutional.There were two basic contentions by the petitioner, the firstly regarding the Constitutionality of Section 14 and Secondly, whether CMM is obliged to issue notice to the petitioner...

Suits valued below Rs.2Cr can no longer be filed in the Delhi HC; For commercial matters lower limit is Rs.1Cr [Read Judgment]

Justice Valmiki J. Mehta in an order dated 6th November, 2015 clarified that in view of Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2015 which was notified on 26th October, 2015 the Delhi High Court Registry can no longer accept for filing suits and commercial matters valued below Rs.2 crores and Rs.1 crore respectively.As per Sections 2 and 3 of the Delhi High Court (Amendment) Act, 2015 which...

Delhi HC quashes reservation of 60% seats for children of Group-A officers in Sanskriti School [Read Judgment]

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta in a Reference quashed the reservation of 60 percent seats for children of the central government's Group-A officers in Sanskriti School run by the Civil Services Society. The court was considering the question whether the Union Government can provide land free of cost to a Society formed...

Allahabad HC quashes order summoning FM Arun Jaitley in a sedition case [Read Judgment]

The right to air an opinion, to dissent, intellectual discourse are the heart and soul of the freedom of speech and expression which stands conferred upon all citizens by our Constitution, the High Court said while quashing the sedition case against Finance Minister.Allahabad High court has quashed sedition case against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Summons issued by Judicial Magistrate...

Kerala HC upholds the Constitutional Validity of Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 [Read Judgment]

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed challenging the constitutional validity of Sections 3(1), 4(2) and proviso, 4(4), 5, 6, 9(2), 15(2),16(5), 18(b), 19, 20, 32(10), 35 and 38(1) of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 has been dismissed by the Division Bench of Kerala High Court comprising of Chief Justice Ashok Bhushan and Justice A.M.Shafffique on not being satisfied that...

NALSA submits report to SC on combating Human Trafficking; Recommends measures for victim-justice

In a Writ Petition filed by Prajwala, a Hyderabad based NGO, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) submitted a report to the Supreme Court of India pertaining to effective tackling of the issues of trafficking in women and children, rescue, rehabilitation, monitoring and functioning of shelter homes. The report was submitted based on deliberations of a committee that consisted of...

‘Fee Continuity benefits’ not confined to conversions taking place after a particular date; Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

A corporate  entity  formed  earlier  to  21.1.1998 would not be exempted from payment of fee  for  the  period  for  which  the erstwhile individual or partnership members has already paid  the  fees, the court held dismissing the appeal by SEBI.Supreme Court of India has held that ‘Fee Continuity benefits” must not be confined to conversions taking place after a...