Steps Taken To Address Grievances Of Women Lawyers Practising In Nilgiris District : Madras HC Tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday disposed of a petition filed by Women Lawyers Association of Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu raising grievances regarding lack of toilet facilities, taking note of the submission made on behalf of the Madras High Court that necessary steps have been taken.The Court gave liberty to the Association to approach the District Judge or the Registrar General of the High...

'Modi-Thieves' Remark| Live Updates From Gujarat HC In Rahul Gandhi's Plea Seeking Stay On Conviction In Defamation Case

Gujarat High Court will hear the criminal revision plea filed by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi seeking a stay on his conviction in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in 2019.Follow this page for...

Supreme Court Stays Order Of Kerala High Court That Annuled CPI(M) MLA A Raja's Election From Reserved Constituency

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the order of the Kerala High Court that had declared the election of CPI(M) MLA A. Raja from Devikulam reserved constituency as void, on the ground that a practising Christian could not be a Scheduled Caste member. Raja had approached the Apex Court challenging the order of the High Court declaring his election to the assembly as void. The Apex Court...

Kerala Court Sentences Clinical Psychologist For Sexual Abuse Of Minor Patient

A Kerala Court has convicted a Clinical Psychologist to 7 years rigorous imprisonment for the sexual assault of a 13 year old boy who used to consult him in the counselling centre run by him. This is the second such case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the accused, Dr. Gireesh K., in which he has been convicted. Last year, the Court had sentenced...

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Guidelines To Curb Violence During Religious Processions

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed as withdrawn a plea seeking all-India guidelines to curb clashes/violence during religious processions.The petitioner decided to withdraw the plea after a Bench comprising Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Aravind Kumar expressed disinclination to entertain the matter. “Let us not make this such a big issue. We cannot get into legislation. You...

Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence Of Man Who Murdered His Sister & Her Lover From Another Caste; Takes Note Of 'Social Pressure'

The Supreme Court recently has commuted the death penalty imposed on a murder convict to the sentence of life imprisonment on the ground that manner in which the offence committed by him does not fall under ‘rarest of rare’ category and he does not have any criminal antecedents.The convict was a man, who killed his sister and her lover from another caste in 2017. After the murder, the...

UP Intermediate Education Act | Appointment Process Of Teachers Not Concluded Without Approval By DIOS : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the process of appointment of Teachers under the U.P. Intermediate Education Act, 1921 is not concluded without obtaining the mandatory approval of District Inspector of Schools (“DIOS”). There is no vested right of the candidate to be appointed merely because selection process has been completed. Section 16-FF(3) of the U.P. Intermediate Education Act,...

NCDRC Awards 2 Crore Compensation With Interest For Bad Haircut, Hair Treatment At ITC Maurya

In a significant judgement, the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has awarded a compensation of 2 crore rupees with 9% interest to a woman who suffered trauma, and loss of career prospects due to a bad haircut and hair treatment, owing to the deficiency in the services of a salon at Delhi's five-star ITC Maurya in 2018.The bench of Justice R.K Agrawal (Chairman) and...

Company Or Its Directors Not Liable To Pay Excise Duty If Job Workers Are Independent Contractors/Manufacturers: CESTAT

The Kolkata Bench of the Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has held that a company or its directors are not liable to pay excise duty if the job workers of the assessee company were independent contractors or manufacturers.The bench of P. K. Choudhury (Judicial Member) and K. Anpazhakan (Technical Member) have observed that if the job workers are proven to...

‘Investigating Officer Did Not Meet The Obligations’: Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction Imposed By Trial Court, Affirmed By High Court

Recently, while reversing a conviction imposed by the Trial Court and affirmed by Chhattisgarh High Court, inter alia, for murder, the Supreme Court noted that the investigating officer did not meet the obligations cast upon him under Chapter XII of Code of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. “...we may observe that the Investigating Officer did not meet the obligations he was under. As we...

Higher Price Not Charged Than The Price Re-Fixed On The Rejected Footwear: CESTAT Quashes Excise Duty Demand Against Bata

The Kolkata Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) has allowed the concessional rate of excise duty to Bata as there was no allegation against Bata that it has charged a higher price than the price re-fixed on the rejected footwear.The bench of P.K. Choudhary (Judicial Member) and Rajeev Tandon (Technical Member) observed that the stickers were put on the...

Dr.Ambedkar And The Constitution [Full Text Of Speech By Justice B R Gavai]

Guest of Honour Shri Siddharth Dave, learned Senior Counsel, all the Senior Counsel present here, Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, General Secretary, Supreme Court Unit, Adhivakta Parishad, all the office-bearers of the Adhivakta Parishad, office-bearers of the Supreme Court Bar Association, office-bearers of the SCAORA, the Learned Senior Advocates as well as all the practicing lawyers, present...