Breaking: Mumbai Court Rejects Further NCB Custody Of Aryan Khan, Arbaaz Merchant, Munmun Dhamecha And Others In Cruise Ship Drug Case

A Mumbai Court has on Thursday rejected further NCB Custody of Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, actor Arbaaz Merchant and model Munmun Dhamecha and other accused in the Cruise ship drugs case. Aryan Khan and 7 other accused have been remanded to judicial custody instead. "No custodial interrogation is required as sufficient time was granted to the investigating officer...

Breaking: Supreme Court Issues Guidelines On Grant Of Bail To Accused Not Arrested During Investigation On Filing Of Chargesheet

The Supreme Court has issued guidelines on the aspect of grant of bail to accused who are not arrested during investigation on charge sheet being filed.The bench comprising of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh accepted the suggestions made by Additional Solicitor General SV Raja and Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra in this regard. The requisite conditions for this guideline to apply...

"Non-Interference Would Reduce Lady Without Husband's Shelter": Gujarat HC Quashes Man's Conviction For Raping Minor Wife

Stressing that non-interference by the Court would reduce the lady and two children without shelter of husband/father and which wouldn't be in the interest of justice, the Gujarat High Court last week quashed the lower court's conviction order against a man for raping his minor wife.In this case, the alleged victim (wife) had admitted that she, on her own, started living with...

Lok Adalat Has No Jurisdiction To Decide A Matter On Merits : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that Lok Adalat has no jurisdiction at all to decide the matter on merits once it is found that compromise or settlement could not be arrived at between the parties.The jurisdiction of the Lok Adalat would be to determine and to arrive at a compromise or a settlement between the parties to a dispute, the bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna said. The court...

NEET-AIQ : Supreme Court Questions Rs 8 Lakh Criteria For EWS; Asks How Can It Be Applied Uniformly Across Country

The Court also asked how can the same criteria for creamy layer be applied to determine EWS, which has no concept of social backwardness

Cruise Ship Drug Case: Delhi High Court Asks Media Houses To Show Restraint While Reporting Matters Under Investigation

In relation to the ongoing Cruise Ship Drug case, the Delhi High Court today asked all media houses to exercise restraint and strictly comply with the directions issued by the Bombay High Court for media coverage of ongoing criminal investigations.The development comes in a petition moved by a Delhi based event organizer Arjun Jain, aggrieved by certain media reports from India Today channel...

Plea In Delhi High Court Says Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities Can't Be Established On Private Lands

The Delhi High Court today issued notice on a petition against establishment of Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facilities in the national capacity on private lands. "Functioning of CBMWTF is a heavy-duty facility which needs to strictly comply with environment protection norms for safeguarding the public health and climate change. Hence, the said activity cannot be delegated to...

'Militant Trade Unionism Still Exists': Kerala High Court Pulls Up State For Failure To Eradicate Practice Of Gawking Wages

The Kerala High Court on Thursday raised its voice against the State's failure to wipe out the practice of charging gawking charges, popularly called 'nokukooli' in Malayalam despite a ban in force and repeated strict instructions from the Court.Justice Devan Ramachandran expressed strong disappointment over the matter:"It is without doubt that Kerala has had a history of militant trade...

[VIDEO]. LiveLaw Practitioner Series: " The Concept Of Detention Under Section 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-1 By Justice V Ramkumar

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" .Justice V Ramkumar (Former Judge,High Court of Kerala) will speak on " The Concept Of 'Detention' UnderSection 167(2) Cr.PC- Its Scope, Range & Legality" PART-1.Aaratrika Bhaumik will moderate the session.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: October 7, 2020, 5:00 pmYoutube...

Allahabad High Court Issues Notice To Elder's Committee On Plea Challenging 2021 Awadh Bar Association Election Results

The Allahabad High Court today issued a notice to the Awadh Bar Association's Elder's committee and the returning officer on a plea filed challenging the result of the recently concluded Bar Elections that was held on September 25.The Bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Suresh Kumar Gupta was hearing the plea filed by Advocate Anand Mani Tripathi, who was himself contesting for the post...

Withdrawal Of Senior Gown From Yatin Oza For Contempt, 'Will Try To Find A Solution Balancing The Interests Of Oza And High Court ': Supreme Court

The bench of Justices S. K. Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy told Mr. Oza that the judges would have an order ready by the next date of hearing.

KUWJ Files Contempt Plea In Supreme Court Against UP Govt.Officials For Allegedly Violating Journalist Siddiqui Kappan's Medical Rights

A Contempt plea has been moved before the Supreme Court by the Kerala Union Of Working Journalists alleging violation of Journalist Siddique Kappan's 'Medical Rights' at the hands of Uttar Pradesh Government officials.The plea filed through Advocate Wills Mathews alleges that despite Supreme Court's April 28 direction to the officials that he shall be discharged from the hospital only after...