Allahabad High Court Permits Minor Rape Victim To Terminate 20 Weeks Pregnancy

The Allahabad High Court on Friday allowed a minor rape victim to terminate a pregnancy of 20 weeks after due consultation with the Medical Board constituted by the Vice-Chancellor of King Georges Medical University, Lucknow (KGMU). A Division bench comprising Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was adjudicating upon a writ petition filed by the father of the minor...

UAPA & Sedition-Sufficient Amount Of Compensation Has To Be Given To All People Who Have Been Wrongly Arrested And Detained: Justice Madan Lokur

"My view is that the sedition law and the UAPA are not going anywhere, they will remain where they are. And in fact, the NSA is now being added to it to stop people from talking", expressed Justice Madan B. Lokur on Saturday.The former Supreme Court judge was speaking at a webinar by CJAR- "Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our...

Judicial Order To Collect Voice Sample For Investigation Purposes Doesn't Violate Right To Privacy: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that a judicial order to collect voice samples for Investigation purposes/comparison purposes can't be said to be violative of the right to privacy. The Bench of Justice Avneesh Jhingan remarked: "The infringement of Fundamental Right to Privacy cannot be raised to create a bubble to scuttle the investigation nullifying...

Chhattisgarh HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against Senior IPS Officer Charged With Sedition For 'Tarnishing State Govt's Reputation'

The Chhattisgarh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against a suspended Additional DGP, who has been accused of tarnishing the reputation of the Government to destroy the peace and harmony of the State. The bench of Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas denied him interim relief of 'no coercive action' in a sedition case registered against him by the Raipur alleging that during the raids in...

All Male Government Employees To Sign A Declaration Not To Recieve Dowry Upon Marriage: Kerala Government

The State government of Kerala recently made a bold move by directing all its male employees to sign an undertaking form declaring that they will not promote or accept dowry upon marriage. Through a circular dated 16th July 2021, the State also made several major directions to the effect of addressing the concern of rising dowry deaths in the State. The circular was issued by the Women and...

Student Becomes Bedridden Due To School's Negligence During Tour : Supreme Court Restores Rs 88.73 Lakh Compensation

The school did not give timely treatment to student when she had taken ill during tour, resulting in she becoming bedridden.

'Bar Council Of India's Notification Prohibiting Its Criticism Akin To UAPA' : Plea In Bombay High Court

A Mumbai based lawyer has approached the Bombay High Court comparing the Bar Council of India's (BCI's) amended rules prohibiting BCI or a judge's public criticism to "suppressing dissent" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. BCI's rules make criticising via print, social or electronic media'a misconduct' andground for disqualification, suspension or removal of membership...

Himachal Pradesh HC Seeks Response On Availability Of Covid Facilities In State; Directs Covid Related Information To Be Uploaded On Govt Portal

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought response of the State Government on the availability of covid 19 facilities in the State with regards to the ambulances, hospitals including mental health hospitals and pediatrics facilities with regards to children.A division bench comprising of Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua also directed the State Government...

Section 71 Of Registration Act -Reasons For Refusal To Register A Property To Be Recorded: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court earlier this week ruled that the petitioner cannot be asked to pay a fine for delayed presentation of a document under the Registration Act if such delay was caused due to the wrongs committed by Sub Registrar. Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V while allowing the petition also held that reasons for refusal to register a deed under section 71 of the Registration Act should...

[FULL VIDEO] Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?

Campaign For Judicial Accountability And Reforms (CJAR) and Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) in association with LIVELAW is organising a webinar on"DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?"The esteemed panelists for the webinar are:-1. Justice Madan Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court2. Justice Aftab Alam, Former Judge, Supreme...

Gang Rape- "Traditionally Women Are Unsecured, Deprived Of Equal Rights & Tyrants Take Undue Advantage Of It": Allahabad HC Denies Bail

Observing that in villages, towns, and semi-urban areas, there is no effect of women's awakening going on for centuries but traditionally women are unsecured, deprived of equal rights, deprived of the right to redress injustice, the Allahabad High Court recently denied bail to two gang rape accused. "Undue advantage of this environment are taken by tyrants of the society, who do not...

Presence Of Estranged Husband Not Required To Process An OCI Card Application: Delhi High Court On Iranian Woman's Plea

The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that imposition of the condition mandating the presence of both spouses for the purpose of processing an OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card application in the absence of any statutory rule or guideline to this effect, is untenable. The Court was adjudicating upon a plea by an Iranian citizen who was aggrieved by the imposition of such a...