Fatehpur Mass Religious Conversion Case: Allahabad High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against 37 Accused

The Allahabad High Court recently refused to quash a First Information Report (FIR) filed against 37 persons accusing them of coerced the first informant into religious conversion (Hinduism to Christianity) by inducements.While doing so, the Court rejected the argument of the counsel for the accused persons that the instant FIR (filed by an aggrieved person as per the UP Prohibition of...

Can’t Delve Into Quality Or Quantity Of Evidence At The Stage Of Adjudicating A Bail Application: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that at the stage of adjudicating a bail application, it cannot delve into the quality or quantity of evidence and it can only consider whether the delinquent appears to have committed the crime and whether he is entitled to bail or not. With this, the bench of Justice Krishan Pahal denied bail to a man who has been accused of killing his...

Senior Designation : SCBA Suggests Deletion Of Points For Publications & Interview; Opposes Union Govt's Intervention

The Supreme Court Bar Association has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking deletion of certain conditions in the points system introduced by the Supreme for conferring senior designations.The SCBA has sought modifications of certain guidelines issued by the Supreme Court in its 2017 judgment Indira Jaising v. Supreme Court of India regarding senior designation process.The...

If Govt Is Interfering, Judiciary Has To Strike Back : Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave

Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave, speaking at a seminar organized by Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), raised concerns about increasing executive interferences in judicial appointments and urged the judiciary to assert its independence."If the government is interfering, there is every responsibility on the part of the judiciary to strike back.Judiciary cannot say that there...

Patra Chawl Case: Bombay High Court Questions ED For Challenging Sanjay Raut's Bail Without Arresting Main Accused

The Bombay High Court on Saturday questioned the Directorate of Enforcement for not arresting the prime accused in the Patra Chawl Case but seeking to cancel MP Sanjay Raut's bail."You are not going to arrest the main accused? They are in judicial custody, not police custody...You want to keep the accused as an undertrial prisoner... and you are not arresting the main accused?", Justice N....

Gauhati High Court Grants Compensation To Kin Of Two Alleged ULFA Cadres Shot Dead By Assam Rifles, Rules Out CBI Probe

The Gauhati High Court has directed the Union of India to provide compensation of Rs. 4 Lakhs each to the mothers of two alleged ULFA cadres (United Liberation Front of Asom), who were killed by the Assam Rifles personnel while exercising their power under Armed Forces Special Powers Act.While allowing the writ petition the division bench of Chief Justice Mr. R. M. Chhaya and Justice...

'Lawyers Losing Independence To Speak About Law A Serious Issue' : Aditya Sondhi Raises Concerns About Bar Becoming Pliant

Senior Advocate Aditya Sondhi expressed concerns about the impression which is gaining among the members of the bar that they have to be aligned in a particular political way to be considered for judgeship."We need to look at the impression that is gaining ground - that the executive is all powerful, that the bar needs to be in a particular way for it to be eligible. Trust me, that impression...

Mentioning Looks Of A Person Without Reference To Dress Or Any Body Part Not ‘Sexually Coloured Remark’: Delhi Court

Mentioning looks and gait of a person without any specific reference to the dress or any body part of a person would not be considered as sexually coloured remark, a Delhi Court has observed.Additional Sessions Judge Rajinder Singh of Patiala House Courts made the observation while dismissing a woman’s plea against discharge of a man under section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to...

LIVE NOW- SESSION 3- CJAR AND LIVELAW SEMINAR- PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS

CJAR AND LIVELAW SEMINAR ON JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS SESSION 3: PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK FOR JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS(2:30-4p.m.)(Moderators: Mr. Prasanna S. Advocate, Delhi High Court and Supreme Court & Ms. Amrita Johri, Right to Information activist, Satark Nagrik Sanghathan & CJAR)Justice Indira Banerjee, former judge, Supreme Court of IndiaMr. Sriram Panchu, Senior Advocate, Madras...

S.52A NDPS Act Not Bar To Grant Interim Custody Of Seized Vehicles U/S 457 CrPC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Monday held that jurisdictional courts, such as the Special Court and Magistrate Court, are vested with the power to grant interim custody of vehicles seized in connection with offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) under Section 457 CrPC, irrespective of the procedure for disposal stipulated in Section 52A of the Act.Justice V.G....

Present Model Of Appointing Judges Is Near Perfect : Former CJI UU Lalit Defends Collegium System

Former Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit opined that there is no better system available at present to appoint judges than the existing collegium system. Speaking at a seminar organised by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms (CJAR), the former Chief Justice of India elaborated on the different levels of scrutiny and consultations which are undertaken in the process...

Immediately Release ₹5 Crores To AIIMS Delhi For Treatment Of Children With Rare Diseases: High Court Directs Centre

The Delhi High Court has directed Union of India to immediately release Rs. 5 crores to All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to ensure that treatment of children with rare diseases, where it has already commenced, is not stopped due to lack of funds.Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the fund to be released within two weeks and that its expenditure shall be maintained by AIIMS...