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NUJS Students Seek VC's Resignation Over PoSH Allegations By Faculty Member, Alleged Financial Impropriety
Students of NUJS Kolkata are staging a protest against their incumbent Vice Chancellor, seeking his resignation in light of sexual harassment allegations by a faculty member and alleged financial impropriety.Although the complaint, filed under the PoSH Act, was dismissed on the grounds of limitation by both the Calcutta High Court and Supreme Court, the SC had asked the VC to include it's...
Some CAT Administrative Members Avoid Passing Orders Against Govt : CJI BR Gavai
Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said that some administrative members of the Central Administrative Tribunals are reluctant to pass orders against the Government. Addressing the 10th All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), CJI Gavai said : “As a Judge, I have personally noticed that some of the Judges coming from administration do not forget that they are...
Is S.138 NI Act Complaint Maintainable If Cheque Was Issued For Cash Debt Above Rs 20,000? Supreme Court To Decide
The Supreme Court is set to examine the question whether a complaint for cheque dishonour is maintainable if the cheque was presented to recover a debt above Rs 20,000 which was paid completely in cash.A bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Vipul M Pancholi issued notice on a Special Leave Petition filed against a judgment of the Kerala High Court which held that a...
Touching Private Parts Of Minor Not Offence Of Rape, But Sexual Assault Under POCSO Act : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that merely touching the private parts of a minor girl will not constitute the offence of rape under Section 375/376AB of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or penetrative sexual assault under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The Court clarified that such conduct would instead amount to the offence of “aggravated sexual assault”...
Lawyer Who Brandished Sword In High Court Premises Gets Bail From Chandigarh Court
The Chandigarh Court today granted bail to Advocate Simranjit Singh Blassi, who was seen brandishing sword in the Punjab & Haryana High Court premises, following a physical altercation with the bar members on September 17.FIR was lodged under Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 109(1) (attempt to murder), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 3(5)...
Supreme Court Appoints Ex-CJI DY Chandrachud As Mediator In Commercial Dispute
The Supreme Court on Friday (Sep.19) appointed former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud to act as a mediator in a dispute between two companies over ownership of 170,000 MT of iron ore in Sihora, Jabalpur. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan passed an order while hearing Euro Pratik Ispat Ltd.'s appeal against the MP High Court's decision, which reversed with the...
Supreme Court Orders Status Quo In Plea Challenging HP HC Judgment Which Set Aside Power Of Govt To Regularise Encroachments
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered status quo in a petition challenging the decision of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which declared Section 163-A of the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act, 1952, as unconstitutional.The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued notice in the matter.S.163A empowered the State Government to frame rules for the regularisation of...
CJI Calls For Central Agency To Filter Government Appeals Before Filing In Order To Reduce Pendency
Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday called for a Central agency to filter which judgments the government appeals before courts in order to reduce the pendency of matters before the courts.He was addressing the 10th All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), 2025.Justice Gavai said that over one lakh cases are currently pending before the...
Justice PV Sanjay Kumar Recuses From Hearing PIL Seeking Probe Against Vedanta Group Over Allegations By Viceroy LLC
Justice PV Sanjay Kumar of the Supreme Court recused yesterday from hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking investigation into the allegations made by US-based short-seller Viceroy Research LLC against Vedanta group companies.The PIL, filed by Shakti Bhatia, was listed before a bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Alok Aradhe.The bench directed that the matter be listed,...
Judges Must Exercise Power With Humility & Responsibility To Uphold Public Faith: CJI BR Gavai
Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai on Saturday emphasised that judges must exercise their power with humility and responsibility while addressing the 10th All India Conference of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), 2025.“As judicial officers, as judges, as members of the tribunal, we wield immense power but we must carry this power with the utmost humility...
UP Court Registers Ex-IPS Officer's Complaint Case Against ANI's Smita Prakash Over Alleged 'False News' In ECI's Name
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow district has registered a case on a complaint plea filed by former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur against ANI Editor Smita Prakash. Thakur's plea alleges that ANI published 'false news' items attributed to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The Judicial Magistrate-III, Lucknow, in an order passed on September 11, 2025, observed: "At...
Usage Of AI Can Save Time In Arbitration Proceedings, Cannot Be Ignored Over Confidentiality Concerns: Justice Vikram Nath
Speaking at the 'Arbitration 2.0: Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Other technologies to enhance the efficiency of arbitration' session organised by Delhi Arbitration Weekend 2025 (“DAW”), Supreme Court judge Justice Vikram Nath observed that law, despite not being a scientific field, does not discourage the legal fraternity from adopting artificial intelligence (“AI”)....