Centre Notifies Appointments Of 10 Additional Judges Of Punjab & Haryana High As Permanent Judges

The Central Government has notified the appointments of 10 additional judges of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as permanent judges. They are : i) Suvir Sehgal, ii) Smt. Alka Sarin, iii) Jasgurpreet Singh Puri,iv) Ashok Kumar Verma, v) Sant Parkash vi) Smt. Meenakshi I. Mehta, vii) Karamjit Singhviii) Vivek Puri, ix) Smt. Archana Puri and x) Rajesh Bhardwaj, Click here to read/download...

Kerala HC Upholds Vaccination Mandate To Enter Colleges; Says Advantages Given To Vaccinated Not Discriminatory

The Kerala High Court recently ruled that although an individual is entitled to the right to refuse medical treatment under the Constitution, such right does not affect the authority of the executive to take measures to restore normalcy amidst a pandemic. Justice P.B. Suresh Kumar observed so while upholding a Government order and a circular that mandated the students to be vaccinated with...

Made To Sign Blank Papers At NCB Office, Overheard Extortion Talks : Witness In Aryan Khan Case Alleges

Prabhakar Sail, a panch witness in the cruise liner drug case, has made startling allegations of extortion and pay-offs involving KP Gosavi( a private person at the NCB raid whose picture with Aryan Khan went viral), the investigating officer and NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede and others, in a notarized affidavit. Sail, claiming to be KP Gosavi's personal bodyguard, alleges that he...

Police Can't Question Prosecutrix/Victim Regarding Variations In Statements Given U/S 161 & 164 Of CrPC: Allahabad High Court

In a significant observation, the Allahabad High Court recently deprecated the practice of police officers questioning rape victims regarding variations in their statements given under Section 161 (Examination of witnesses by police) and 164 (Recording of confessions and statements) of the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The Bench of Justice Samit Gopal specifically...

Bar Council Of India Allows Using Of Bare Acts With Short Notes/Comments For AIBE-XVI

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has given the relaxation of using bare act with short notes/Comments for the All India Bar Examination-XVI [AIBE-XVI] to be held on October 31. "The Council has considered the request made by many candidates appearing in the 16th All India Bar Examination scheduled to be held on 31.10.2021 to allow candidates to use bare Acts with short notes/comments during...

Justice UU Lalit Stresses Importance Of Pan India Legal Awareness Outreach Campaign

Supreme Court judge Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, the Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority, has stressed the importance of pan-India legal awareness and outreach program.He was speaking at the Mega Legal Services Camp organized by the Maharashtra Legal Services Authority under the aegis of NALSA at Beed on Saturday (October 23).Justice Lalit said that it is the duty...

Madhya Pradesh High Court To Resume Physical Hearing From October 25; SOP Issued

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has decided to resume physical hearing of cases at the Principal Seat in Jabalpur and Benches at Indore and Gwalior from October 25, 2021.An SOP issued in this regard states that it shall be necessary for Advocates / Parties-in-person entering the Court premises to have themselves vaccinated/inoculated by at least the first dose of vaccination.However, Advocates...

'Police Appear To Have Acted As Criminals, Protectors Are Not Supposed To Become Predators; Court Raps Delhi Police For Illegal Midnight Raid

A Delhi Court has recently rapped the Delhi Police for barging into the house of a man at about 2:30 am in the middle of the night after observing that such an illegal act of raiding, ransacking, causing injuries to the man and his family members without any reason can be termed as 'worst state of affairs. Observing that protectors are not supposed to become predators, Additional Sessions...

Distinction Between Tax And Fee Has Been Substantially Removed, Says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court observed that the distinction between a tax and fee has been substantially removed.The practical and even constitutional, distinction between a tax and fee has been weathered down, the bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed while rejecting the challenge against Constitutional validity of Sections 52(a), 55(b)(i) and 56(b) of the UP Water Supply and Sewerage Act.In...

High Court Under Article 226 Cannot Permit Party To Modify Its Offer Without Hearing Other Parties: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has observed that High Court under Article 226 could not permit a party to modify its offer without hearing other parties. The bench of Justices MR Shah and AS Bopanna in the present matter was considering a special leave petition assailing Gujarat High Court's judgement in which the High Court had directed ONGC to finalize the contract with an applicant on...

Would It Be Arbitrary To Provide Same Income Limit For OBC & EWS Categories? Supreme Court Asks Centre

The Supreme Court has sought explanations from the Central Government on the criteria of annual income of Rupees 8 lakh adopted by it for Economically Weaker Sections(EWS) quota.The Court noted that the income limit in the criteria for the determination of the creamy layer of the OBC category and the EWS category is the same, namely, Rs 8 lakhs. The Court has asked if it would be arbitrary...

"Financial Autonomy Of The Judiciary Is An Integral Part If We Want A Different Outcome From Our Judicial System": CJI NV Ramana

"If we want a different outcome from the judicial system, we cannot continue to work in these circumstances. An integral aspect, in this regard, is the financial autonomy of the judiciary. I have, therefore, sent a proposal for the establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructure Authority to the Ministry of Law and Justice, and I am hoping for a positive response soon. I urge the...