Policemen Assaulting Bihar Judge: Patna High Court Transfers Investigation To Criminal Investigation Department

The Patna High Court has allowed the transfer of investigation on the case of Policemen assaulting Additional District & Sessions Judge to Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Justice Rajan Gupta and Justice Mohit Kumar Shah have also directed that the investigation must be carried out by an officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police. The said officer shall be...

Supreme Court Issues Directions For Faster Disposal Of Contempt Case Against NGO For Filing Frivolous Cases Against Azim Premji

Expressing dismay at the methods adopted by the NGO "India Awake for Transparency" to delay the hearing of the contempt case against it in the Karnataka High Court for filing multiple petitions on the same cause of action against Wipro founder Azim Premji, the Supreme Court has issued a slew of directions to ensure the faster disposal of the contempt case.The bench of Justices SK Kaul and...

'Tarnished Her Self Esteem': Madras High Court Invokes Suo Motu Revisional Powers, Holds Sexual Assaulter Guilty Of Abetment To Suicide

In a recent judgment, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has invoked its suo moto revisional powers to set aside the Sessions Court Order acquitting the accused of abetment to suicide. Justice B. Pugalendhi addressed the four corners of suo moto revisional jurisdiction of the High Court and held the accused guilty of abetment to suicide under Section 306 IPC along with other charges....

Supreme Court Allows Delhi Govt's Construction Of 7 COVID Hospitals Subject To Compliance Of Air Quality Commission's Directions

Amidst the ongoing ban on construction in Delhi in wake of the pollution crisis, the Supreme Court of India on Friday permitted construction of 7 covid hospitals in Delhi subject to compliance of directions issued by Commission of Air Quality Management(CAQM).A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Surya Kant has permitted the construction...

Dr. Pratiksha Baxi Awarded Infosys Prize- 2021 For Social Sciences

Dr. Pratiksha Baxi, Associate Professor, Center for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi has been awarded the Infosys Prize 2021 for Social Sciences for her pioneering work on sexual violence and jurisprudence. Her extraordinary ethnographic research and meticulous analysis reveal how gendered violence is reproduced by juridical practice. Her work brilliantly...

Plea In Supreme Court Challenges Maharashtra's Ordinances Providing 27% OBC Reservation In Local Body Elections

The Supreme Court today directed for serving advance copy of the petitions challenging the ordinance promulgated by Maharashtra Government that provide for blanket 27% reservation to the category of backward classes in the local body elections. The matter which assailed Maharashtra Ordinance III of 2021 promulgated on September 23, 2021 and Maharashtra Ordinance VI dated October 1, 2021 issued...

Transfer Of Justice Sanjib Banerjee- Aware Of Protests But Opinion Of CJI Is 'Determinative' : Centre Tells Lok Sabha

The Central government on Friday stated that it was aware of the protests that took place opposing the transfer of Justice Sanjib Banerjee from Madras High Court to Meghalaya High Court. However, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju said that transfers of High Court judges are initiated by the Supreme Court Collegium and the decision of the Collegium in this regard is...

Departmental Promotion Committee Cannot Downgrade Annual Performance Appraisal Report Of Previous Year Which Has Already Been Acted Upon: Supreme Court

On Friday, the Supreme Court found no fault with the view taken by the Delhi High Court, that it is not within the domain of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) to downgrade the Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) for a previous year that had already been acted upon. The Apex Court observed that the DPC couldn't have downgraded the officer without putting him on notice,...

COVID Vaccination To Persons With Disabilities And Pregnant Women: Supreme Court Asks Petitioners To Submit Concrete Suggestions

On a plea seeking ease of access to vaccination to persons with disabilities, the Supreme Court on Friday granted liberty to the petitioners to formulate concrete suggestions to strengthen the existing framework for protecting the disabled citizens in ensuring that they have proper access to vaccination against COVID-19.The bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna required that the...

Don't Regulate Entry Or Movement Of Indian Citizens Into & Within State: Meghalaya High Court To State Govt

The Meghalaya High Court has asked the State Goverment not to restrict or regulating the entry or movement of Indian citizens into and within the State, without indicating any parameters regarding the same.This direction came from the Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice W. Diengdoh while dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea challenging the validity of the...

Expert Advice Based On Scientific Study Cannot Be Substituted By A Judgment Of Constitutional Courts: Kerala HC While Upholding 84 Days Dose Interval For Covishield

Reversing a Single Judge decision, the Kerala High Court on Friday delivered a significant decision ruling that the second dose of the COVISHIELD vaccine can only be administered after the prescribed dose interval of 84 days. In its 94-paged judgment, a Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly has elaborated on why the decision of the Centre to decline relaxation...

Centre Says It Has No Proposal To Ban NSO Group Which Owns Controversial Pegasus Spyware

The Central government has no proposal for banning the NSO Group in India, it told the Parliament today. The company was involved in the alleged Pegasus spyware scandal.In response to a question asked by two Rajya Sabha MPs from the Samajwadi Party, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology of India said,"No, Sir. There is no proposal for banning any group named...