Kerala High Court Issues Notice To Centre, RBI On Plea Against Amendments To Banking Regulation Act

The Amendment Act strips the State of its legislative power, the plea states.

People Will Continue To Be Chained, Killed Until State Takes Prompt Action: Kerala High Court On Handcuffing Of Man To Station Handrails By Police

Police have to be protectors, not persecutors, the Court observed.

Param Bir Singh Agrees To Appear Before Chandiwal Commission On Monday; Thane Court Cancels Non-Bailable Warrant

A day after making an appearance in Mumbai, former Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, has filed an application at the Esplanade Metropolitan Magistrate's Court for cancellation of the non-bailable warrant and the order of proclaimed offender against him. Today, the Thane court cancelled the non-bailable warrant against Param Bir Singh after he appeared before it. The officer has...

'Degrading' And 'Unscientific' Two-Finger Test- Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Strictly Follow Guidelines Against It

The Bombay High Court on Thursday took exception to the 'degrading' and 'unscientific' "two-finger" test performed by doctors of the largest Maharashtra state-run hospital on one of the two survivors in the 2013 Shakti Mill gang rape case."We hope that the State of Maharashtra would take necessary steps to shun all such unscientific and heavily criticized "two finger tests". It appears...

"He Deserves 'Super Nobel Prize'": ASG Comments About Petitioner Seeking Govt Grant To Implement His Ideas For Clean Environment

"I think he deserves a "super nobel prize" before we give him any grant," Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma commented today about a petitioner seeking review of a Delhi High Court's order dismissing his plea for grant of ₹70,000 crore from the Centre for implementing his project to clean environment.When the matter came up for hearing, the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel...

Know The Constitution [Part I]: The Preamble

We Are Introducing A New Series In LiveLaw -'Know The Constitution' If the Constitution has to be of the people, by the people and for the people, it must first capture the imagination of the masses. The 'Know the Constitution' series is a humble attempt by the team of LiveLaw to unravel the Indian Constitution in all its majesty. The aim is to demystify the Indian Constitution one...

'No Provision For Re-Evaluation' : Supreme Court Dismisses Advocate's Plea Challenging AOR Exam Results

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a writ petition filed by an advocate challenging his result in the 2019 AOR examination which he had failed.Noting that there is no provision for re-evaluation in the Regulations Regarding AOR Examination, issued in pursuance of the 2013 SC Rules, the bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud and A. S. Bopanna said that the bench cannot undertake...

Adrija Ghosh From NUJS Gets Rhodes Scholarship For 2022

Adrija Ghosh, a 2021 Batch graduate from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) has been recently awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2022 to pursue her academic interests at the University of Oxford. Hailing from the city of Kolkata, Adrija Ghosh has completed her BA, LLB (Hons) from NUJS in 2021. She has undertaken research on sentencing in death penalty...

Calcutta High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Centre's Power To Decide Jurisdiction of Border Security Force

The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued notice on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition challenging the Central government's power to decide the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF). The petition challenges Section 139(1) of the Border Security Force Act, 1968 (BSF Act) for being ultra vires to the Constitution to the extent that it provides 'unbridled, unrestricted...

Constitution Provides A Framework For Debate; Nation Evolves Through Debates & Discussions : CJI Ramana

Speaking at the Constitution Day celebration on Friday, the Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on stated that the most important feature of the Indian Constitution is the perhaps fact that it provides a framework for debate. While delivering his address as the Chief Guest at the event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, CJI Ramana stated that is through such debate and discussion...

'Are Your Officers Sleeping During Job?': Delhi HC Pulls Up NDMC Over Construction Of 5-Storey Illegal Building Without Using Concrete

The building seems to have been cast iron girders, the Court noted.

'No Fairness In Trial If Investigating Agency Enters Domain Of Prosecution': Delhi Govt On LG's Decision Appointing Prosecutors At Police Recommendation

The Delhi High Court today granted further time to the Lieutenant Governor for filing response to a petition filed by Delhi Government against his order appointing a panel of police chosen lawyers as special public prosecutors to argue cases related to Farmers Protest and Delhi Riots."LG has gone completely contrary to the Supreme Court judgment and made the impugned appointments,"...