"Marked Improvement In Last Few Months": Court Appreciates Coordination Between Police & Prosecution In Investigating Delhi Riots Cases

A Delhi Court has appreciated the coordination between the Delhi Police officials as well as the prosecution in investigating the cases concerning the North East Delhi riots, remarking that there has been a marked improvement in the last few months. Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat lauded the effective supervision of concerned DCP and said:"I must state that investigation in the...

Consumer Protection Act 2019 : Can NCDRC Direct Deposit Of 50% Of Amount Determined By State Commission For Appeal Under Section 51? Supreme Court To Examine

The Supreme Court has decided to examine if the National Consumer Commission can direct deposit of entire amount or any amount higher than 50% of the amount in terms of the order of the State Commission while entertaining an appeal under Section 51 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.A Bench comprising Justice MR Shah and Justice BV Nagarathna will examine the question while hearing a...

"If The Engineers Do Not Know How to Maintain the Roads, They Should Just Resign": Kerala HC Reprimands Authorities For Improper Maintenance Of Roads

The Kerala High Court on Thursday pulled up the concerned authorities in charge of construction and maintenance of roads as complaints of faulty roads have been pouring in since the onset of rains in the State.Justice Devan Ramachandran was visibly enraged particularly since the Bench had given specific directions on this regard in October 2019. It noted how tragic the situation was for...

Gujarat Riots| Issues In Zakia Jafri's Complaint At Best Related To Dereliction of Service, Not Criminality : Mukul Rohatgi For SIT Tells Supreme Court

On Thursday, Senior Advocate, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, appearing on behalf of the SIT in the petition filed by Zakia Jafri before the Supreme Court, continued with his arguments. Refuting the challenge of the Petitioner to the SIT Closure Report, which had absolved the highest State functionaries of the allegation of conspiracy in the Gujarat riots of 2002, Mr. Rohatgi argued that the SIT...

Bombay High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Raj Kundra, Sherlyn Chopra, Poonam Pandey And Others In Porn Videos Case

The Bombay High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail applications of six people including Raj Kundra, Sherlyn Chopra, and Poonam Pandey in a 2020 porn videos case. Justice Nitin Sambre however granted the accused four weeks to approach the Supreme Court. The other three accused whose anticipatory bail applications were rejected include Suvojit Chaudhari, Umesh Kamat,...

Ensure Param Bir Singh's Presence, Inquiry Commission Tells His Lawyer

The Chandiwal judicial committee constituted to probe ex- Mumbai Police commissioner Param Bir Singh's allegations against NCP leader Anil Deshmukh warned Singh to appear before it. "The bailable warrant is still in force. Ensure the presence of Param Bir Singh before the commission or then the police will be directed to execute the warrant," Justice KU Chandiwal told...

Sexual Assault Survivor Allegedly Denied Admission In Govt School: Kerala High Court Seeks State's Response

A helpless mother has approached the Kerala High Court on Thursday alleging that her daughter, a survivor of sexual harassment, is being denied admission to a Government School. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. directed the Government Pleader to get instructions and submit as to why the victim child cannot be accommodated in the respondent School. The petitioner is the mother of a...

[NEET- AIQ] Our Only Concern Is That The More We Push The Admissions Back, The More The Delay In The Term: Supreme Court

"I have instructions to say that the government has decided to revisit the (EWS) criteria and we will formulate a committee and we would decide within four weeks. Till then, whatever assurance we have given to your lordships continues. Counselling would wait for four more weeks", SG Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Thursday.The bench of Justices D. Y. Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram...

Is 'Denial Of Sex' Sufficient Cause To Condone 1Yr Waiting Period For Filing Divorce Under Hindu Marriage Act? Delhi High Court To Examine

The Delhi High Court is set to examine whether denial of sex by married parties to each other itself is sufficient to cause 'exceptional hardship' under Section 14 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, so as to waive off the one year waiting period for filing a divorce petition. Observing that the issue needs consideration, Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh appointed Senior...

Lawyers Are Not Merely Professionals Representing Clients; They Are Social Engineers : Justice Surya Kant

"Lawyers are not only professionals whose sole purpose is to represent their client. Instead, their role is that of social engineers", said Supreme Court judge Justice Surya Kant addressing a gathering of law students. The judge also quoted former President and teacher Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's statement, 'Books are your true companion' and stated that a library is the only place where there...

Rejection Of Muslim Women's Candidature For Hijab Clad Photos: Calcutta HC Makes Result Of WB Police Recruitment Process Subject To Its Orders

Following rejection of candidatures of several Muslim women from the West Bengal Police Recruitment process for annexing hijab (headscarf) clad photographs in their application forms, the Calcutta High Court on Monday made it clear that the recruitment process will be subject to its orders in the petition filed by aggrieved candidates."The petitioners question the rejection of their...

COVID-19: Delhi High Court Seeks Centre's Response On Administration Of Booster Dose, Timeline Of Proposed Roll Out

The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of the Central Government with regards to the administration of booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine and the timeline within which the same is proposed to be rolled out, if at all necessary to be administered.The Bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Jasmeet Singh stressed upon the need and efficacy of the booster dose for those who have...