[Facebook vs Delhi Assembly] Assembly's Function Not Confined To Legislation; Can Have Inquisitorial Role : Supreme Court

The Court also ruled that Assembly can summon non-members.

Sister Abhaya Case: Plea Before Kerala High Court Challenging Order Granting Parole To Convicts Filed

The accused were convicted and sentenced nearly three decades after the murder of the 21-year-old nun.

Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court Announces Launch Of Telegram Channel For Providing Info On Cause Lists, Case Status Etc

Chief Justice Abhay S. Oka of the Karnataka High Court on Thursday addressed a letter to the Bar and litigants announcing the launch of a Telegram channel that would serve the High Court and the District judiciary of 30 districts in the State. Furthermore, a 'Telegram Chatbot' has also been developed for the High Court and has been named as 'Karnataka High Court Virtual Case Information...

Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On Appeals Against Gujarat HC Judgment Striking Down 97th Constitution Amendment On Cooperative Societies

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its judgement in the appeals filed by the Union of India challenging Gujarat High Court's judgment striking down certain provisions of the 97th Constitutional amendment relating to Cooperative Societies. .The Gujarat High Court had quashed the amendment for no recourse being taken to Article 368(2) of the Constitution providing for ratification by...

Suggest Steps To Streamline System Of Preparing Victim Impact Report For Purpose Of Granting Compensation: Delhi High Court To DSLSA

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Member Secretary of Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) to suggest steps in order to streamline the system of preparing victim impact report, used for assessing compensation and also for determining the financial capability of the accused persons.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Mukta Gupta requested the Member Secretary to file...

Matrimonial Cruelty- "Why Police Forcing Woman To Go Back To Husband": Allahabad High Court Seeks SP's Reply

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday called for an explanation from Senior Superintendent of Police, Aligarh, and the Superintendent of Police, Kasganj as to why a woman, harassed by her husband and thrown out of her matrimonial house was being forced by the police to go back to her husband.The Bench of Justice J. J. Munir noted:"The petitioner prima facie is a deserted woman, who has nowhere...

Anticipatory Bail Plea Of Juvenile U/S 438 CrPC Not Maintainable: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that an anticipatory bail application filed under Section 438 of CrPC by a juvenile is not maintainable; that bail is granted to a juvenile in a bailable or non-bailable offence, notwithstanding anything contained in CrPC."The provisions of Section 438 Cr.P.C. are enumerated for granting the bail to the person who has apprehension of the arrest....

"Live-Streaming Only Answer To Adjournment-Seeking Antics, So Society At Large Can See The Cause Of Pendency": Justice Chandrachud

Justice DY Chandrachud on Thursday remarked that the only answer to the adjournment-seeking antics is live-streaming of cases so that the society at large can see who is taking time and how matters get adjourned.The bench of Justices Chandrachud and MR Shah was considering a 2018 SLP when it was met with a request for adjournment on behalf of the petitioner. The junior counsel told the bench...

Calcutta High Court Relies On Hand-Written Letter Of Child Alleging Negligence, Grants Custody To CWC

The Calcutta High Court last week reiterated that in matters of custody, welfare of child must be of utmost consideration. Accordingly, it upheld removal of a child from his mother's custody on the basis of the child's hand-written letter regarding neglect and ill-treatment.Justice Shivakant Prasad opined that the welfare of a minor would triumph all other considerations by observing,"Thus, it...

'Judicial System Exists For Common Man': Supreme Court Emphasizes The Need To Write Short & Clear Judgments & Restrict Time For Oral Submissions

In its postscript to the 182 paged judgment refusing to quash Delhi Assembly's summons To Facebook India Head In Delhi Riots Enquiry, the Supreme Court emphasized the need to restrict the time period for oral submissions by lawyers and to have 'more crisp, clear and precise' judgments which litigants can understand."The purpose of our post script is only to start a discussion among the...

Facebook Can't Disrupt India's 'Unity In Diversity' Claiming Ignorance Or Lack Of Pivotal Role : Supreme Court

"The role played by Facebook is more active and not as innocuous as is often presented when dealing with third party content", the Court said.

'Problem Seems To Be Endemic': Delhi High Court Reprimands Delhi Govt For Failure To Pay Government Counsels' Fees, Recommends Centralised Scheme

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday admonished the Delhi government for its repeated failure in clearing the outstanding dues of its government counsels. The petitioner, a government counsel, had raised several memos to the State government for outstanding payment in lieu of her professional service. However, despite such constant communication the government had failed to clear the...