TNNLS Vice Chancellor Resigns, NLSIU Graduate IAS officer to take charge

All’s not well for Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS) as Founder Vice Chancellor demits office citing lack of adequate support from some members of the Executive Council as reported by the Hindu. Murgavel who earlier served in the Department of Law of Madras University was one of the main architects of the newly established Tamil Nadu National Law School.  He has sent the resignation letter to the Chief Justice of Madras High Court, who is also the Chancellor of the School right after the...

Justice GP Mittal resigns to join CCI

Delhi High Court judge Justice Gian Prakash Mittal has tendered his resignation ahead of his joining the CCI.  A Law Ministry statement said here that "Justice Gian Parkash Mittal resigned from the office of the Judge of Delhi High Court, in pursuance of proviso (a) to clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution, with effect from the afternoon of 8th July, 2015."Notably, the proviso...

100 Assistant Professor (ad-hoc) Vacancies at Faculty of Law, Delhi University

Faculty of Law, University of Delhi has invited applications from the eligible candidates for full time Assistant Professor (Ad-hoc) and empanelment as guest faculty.No of Positions: 100 (Unreserved: 50, SC: 15, ST: 07, OBC: 27, PH: 01)Essential QualificationFor Full Time Assistant ProfessorsGood Academic record with at least 55% marks (50% for SC/ST Candidates who passed their Masters Degree prior to 19/09/1991 or a Ph.D Degree or an equivalent grade of B in the 7 point scale with letter grades...

Neutral law needed to protect victims of domestic violence: Madras HC

The Madras High Court today delineated the need for a "neutral and unprejudicial" law to protect genuine victims of domestic violence, irrespective of the gender, noting that existing law contains a flaw that lends itself to easy misuse by women."The notable flaw in this law is that it lends itself to such easy misuse that women will find it hard to resist the temptation to teach lesson to...

No transgender category in UPSC Forms until Supreme Court Clarifies,submits UPSC in Delhi HC

UPSC submitted in Delhi High Court, that it cannot include transgender as a third gender for applying for civil services exam as the category was not yet clearly defined by the Supreme Court. It was replying to the Delhi High Court's query on hearing a PIL, as to why transgender have not been included as a third gender option in application forms for Civil Services Preliminary...

SCBA President Dave launches no-holds barred attack on the Collegium system; says "what happened in the past 22 years under the collegium difficult to digest"

Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and senior counsel Dushyant Dave tore into the collegium system saying "what had happened in the past 22 years under the collegium was difficult to digest" and there was "so much of frustration and disappointment".“My Lords should wear a burqa and roam in the court corridors to hear the way lawyers talk about the judges of this court. You will...

Calcutta HC supports freedom of the Press, refuses action against Press Reports

The Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court today refused to act against certain press reports which had commented on the investment climate in West Bengal. The Chief Justice reportedly said, “there is freedom of press in our country. I won’t issue any notice to the media.”State Counsel Pranab Dutta submitted to the Court that the media had misquoted an observation made by the Court in...

Circular banning Mediation before DV Act Proceedings; Bombay HC seeks clarification

Taking suo moto cognizance of a letter written by Jaya Sagade, Bombay High Court sought clarification on a circular issued by Women and Child Welfare department regarding Counseling under Domestic Violence (DV) Act. The court directed the secretary of Women and Child Welfare department to remain present in the court next month on July 24.The Court had converted a letter by Jaya Sagade,...

Christ Law Student Anand Mathew son of Justice Babu Mathew Killed in an accident

Anand Mathew, Son of kerala High Court Judge, Justice Babu Mathew P Joseph, was killed in an accident in Bangalore. The accident occurred on Monday at around 10 pm as the boy was riding pillion with his friend. They were headed to Balajinagar, when the duo lost control of the bike and went on to opposite lane and collided with another two-wheeler. Anand, who suffered fatal injuries, though...

Creche facility for children of SCBA members and staff of SC

The circular dated 16/06/2015 issued by the apex court informed about the opening of the facility of the Creche facility i.e. Child Care Centre at the SC which is being set in Chamber Nos. 8 and 9, New Lawyers’ Chambers building located at Bhagwan Dass Road with the guidance of RAK Child Study Centre, Lady Irwin College, New Delhi, for children in the age group of 6 months to 2 years of...

Delhi HC issues Landmark Guidelines to protect Right to Privacy in Family Matters [Read the Judgment]

Hearing an appeal under the Family Courts Act, the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has said that “lawyers are expected to act with professional responsibility in cases that involve disclosure of private and personal information. The Division Bench of Justice Murlidhar and Justice I.S. Mehta gave multiple directions in the judgment including, “Where a party in a case seeks to rely...