SC suspends all proceedings against Italian Marines pending decision of ITLOS on Jurisdiction

The trial of two Italian Marines—Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone—accused of killing two fishermen off the Kerala coast on February 15, 2012 is not set to begin even after almost four years after the incident as it is yet to be decided which country has the right to conduct the proceedings.While the sensational incident occurred on February 15, 2012, the Supreme Court on...

Allegations of Corruption against Justice C.R. Kumaraswamy who acquitted Jayalalithaa

Justice C.R. Kumaraswamy, who acquitted Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case recently, has reportedly been accused of acquiring property without following certain norms. The allegations have been leveled by Karnataka Brastachara Nirmoolana Vedike, a group of RTI activists and advocates working towards eradication of corruption in the State.They...

Supreme Court asks Centre to prepare action plan on Girl Trafficking

Supreme Court wants NALSA report on prevention, rescue and rehabilitation to be used as guiding document.Observing that the problem was grave and something needed to be done urgently, the Supreme Court today asked the Centre to come out with an action plan to prevent trafficking of girls for sexual exploitation, their rescue and rehabilitation after holding discussions with all states.The...

Setback for Kargil Hero Kalia's Family; Centre says it cannot move international court without Pak consent: No amendments in the UPA Affidavit

In a surprising moves Centre files UPA Govt's affidavit which it had promised to amendThis surprising act by the Modi government in the supreme court on Tuesday could be a setback for the family of Kargil hero Saurabh Kalia and five others who were tortured and killed by Pakistan as it indicated another U-turn by the Centre which had said it will approach the International Court of Justice...

Cleaning works in a Hotel will not amount to Hazardous Job to attract the Offence Section 26 of the Juvenile Justice Act; Kerala HC

The High Court of Kerala in a recent judgment, quashed criminal proceedings against a Hotelier for allegedly employing a 17 year old as a cleaner in his hotel. Justice P. Ubaid, who heard the revision petition filed by the hotelier, said in his 2 page judgment “Cleaning works in a hotel or cleaning plates in a hotel will not amount to hazardous job as meant under Section 26 of the...

Unpaid Wages/Salary of the Workman/Employee is a “Debt” to be paid by the Company within the meaning of Companies Act: MP High Court (Full Bench) [Read the Judgment]

Full Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court today, in Jonathan Allen Vs Zoom Developers Private Limited held that unpaid wages/salary of the workman/employee is a “debt” to be paid by the Company. Bench comprising of the Chief Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justices ShantanuKemkar and J.K.Maheshwari held that the employee of the Company has locus to file Company Petition in respect of his...

A small State like Goa does not need a separate High Court: Bombay HC Chief Justice Mohit Shah

Speaking to the media after inaugurating the Moot Court hall of the Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law, Margao, Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah reportedly said that Goa does not need an independent High Court.He said that an independent High Court for a small State like Goa, which handles less than 5,000 cases, would only lead to a disadvantage, because it would lose the benefit...

Law Commission of India to submit its report on death penalty next week

The Law Commission of India is set to submit its report on the much debated subject of continuance of awarding death penalty in India. The report assumes significance in the wake of the debate that was ignited with the hanging of the lone death row convict in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case, Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon. Memon was hanged to death in the Nagpur Central Prison, on his...

SC Judges Library, the Second Largest Library in Asia, now available online, can be used by Supreme Court Lawyers

A presentation of the digitisation and web based facility and rich legal resources, of the Judges Library was given to the Members of the Executive Committee by Dr. R.K. Srivastava, Additional Registrar (Library), Supreme Court of India and his colleagues, on the instructions of Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India, yesterday i.e. 20th August, 2015The rich data available has been...

ILS Pune invites Constitutional icon, Justice Zak Yacoob to frame course on PILs

Underlining the significance of Public Interest Litigations in the country, Indian Law Society, Pune has reportedly invited Zak Yacoob former justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, to hold the position of Ford Endowment Chair for Public Interest Law for three months till October.The Constitutional icon will structure a course for students, young lawyers and activists on devising tactics for effective PILs. As explained by Professor Sathya Narayan, Director of the Institute of...

Supreme Court stays ED proceedings to attach Sun TV assets

The Supreme Court of India on Friday stayed the proceedings undertaken by the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) provisional order attaching Sun TV's assets worth Rs 742 crore in an alleged money laundering case, rooted in controversial Aircel-Maxis deal.A Bench of Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and Justice Amitava Roy excluded the operation of 180 days limit within which the adjudicating authority...

Farmers Suicides should not just merely come down, it must stop completely ; SC tells Centre

The court was also responding to the government stand that farmers’ suicide across the country is hugely exaggerated and the hue and cry is disproportionate to the real number of deaths if one goes by the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures comparing figures the from 2009 to 2013.The social justice bench of the Supreme Court today tersely told the Modi government that it...